Equal parts instinct and training demonstrated by a military police team leader saved the lives of scores of people 10 months ago in Afghanistan near the provincial capital of Jalalabad.

Stolen Army computer equipment was recovered by local police last week, apparently without the thieves being able to access personal information the devices stored.

For many, the rising cost of gas is making the daily commute even more frustrating than usual. But there are choices for Soldiers and civilian employees on Fort Lewis.

It takes an impressive resume to command heroes. By objective accounts, Col. Robert P. Whalen Jr. owns one.

The I Corps Chaplain’s Office invested Lt. Col. Kenneth Stice the post chaplain in a Change of Stole ceremony July 10 at the North Fort Chapel.

A special day has been set aside to recognize and honor surviving spouses and family members for their contributions to the military and our country.

Infantrymen poured out the back of the Strykers, their feet pounding on the hard asphalt on their way to their objective. Their mission was to conduct negotiations with the “local tribal elder” of Leschi Town. With less than two hours sleep in some cases, only their personal drive and sheer intensity of the missions kept them going.

In a march seven months in the works, nearly 400 Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment took to the woods across Railroad Avenue in formation the evening of July 10 for a 25-mile foot march, returning 11 hours later with blisters on their feet and smiles on their faces.

The screeching sound coming from McChord Air Force Base last week might have been the rubber from tires of something other than a C-17 Globemaster aircraft meeting the tarmac.

FORT LEWIS – The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate the new Fort Lewis Post office, Building 4170, Kaufman Ave. on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. This historic building has been completely renovated to accommodate the Post Office. The ceremony will begin with the building dedication by Garrison Commander Col. Cynthia Murphy and new Tacoma postmaster Robert Galtrude. Following the dedication, Galtrude and congressional representatives will unveil the newly re-issued 42 cent purple heart commemorative stamp.

In the future, Fort Lewis officials hope to make commuters’ gas woes a thing of the past.

Thousands of visitors descended on Fort Lewis July 4 for the annual Freedom Fest celebration.

Fort Lewis Soldiers received a visit from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates this week, as he spent Monday and Tuesday talking with Soldiers, Airmen and their families.

Saving a Soldier’s life can be as simple as donating a pint of blood — and with the Armed Services Blood Bank Center Pacific Northwest in its new facility at the Madigan Annex, saving Soldiers could not be simpler.

Independence Day’s rich tradition was honored July 4 as we were all reminded about the great sacrifices that have been made over the course of our nation’s history.

Command Sergeant Major Matthew Barnes assumed the responsibility of garrison command sergeant major from Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Willey in a ceremony July 2.

ATLANTA — A Fort Lewis Soldier was selected as the noncommissioned officer of the year for the Army command supporting all operations in the Middle East.

In an impressive display of ceremonial multitasking, the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade changed its name, its organization and its commander on July 3 at Fort Lewis.

There is a story that a handful of logistics professionals years ago sat around a table at Fort Lewis, sketching on a napkin the organization that could best support the installation and units around the Pacific Ocean.

Colonel Brian Haebig was happy and humbled to take command of the 404th Army Field Support Brigade last week.

A true benefit is something that is given to Soldiers and their families at the lowest possible cost, said Gene Lantz, director of the Fort Lewis Commissary.

Make-believe insurgents didn’t know what hit them last week in Yakima Training Center as 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment descended upon them for a platoon-level combined arms live fire exercise.

The Dragoon Raiders formally returned to Fort Lewis Tuesday in a ceremony marked by tears, speeches and the strains of marches played by the 56th Army Band.

For one Soldier, the return to Fort Lewis meant more than a reunion with family and the chance for well-earned time off.

Fort Lewis officials identified a toxic, blue-green, algae bloom in the south end of American Lake June 20.

More than 200 representatives from Department of Defense installations participated in the first Joint Base Implementation Review Conference held at Fort Lewis’ American Lake Community Center June 23 to 27.

Every summer, Fort Lewis, becomes the home for the largest ROTC training exercise in the United States, Operation Warrior Forge.

Money is available to heroes whose lives have been permanently altered by a traumatic injury.

Fort Lewis was the setting as the Department of the Army set out to showcase the life of today’s Soldiers and their families.