When Capt. Jae Kim was wounded in Afghanistan, the first friendly face he recognized was that of Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom.

For those who argue standard Army-issued gear doesn’t stand up to extreme environments, Capt. Matthew Blumberg has proof otherwise. He and his Soldiers climbed to the top of a 12,281-foot mountain in it.

Even in a digital world, Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Evergreen Elementary School looks the same, from the hallways and classrooms right down to the office plants, fax machines and educational wall posters.

As 10-year-old Brooklyn Howard read aloud each page of “Kitten’s First Full Moon,” she realized she’d lost the attention of her only listener.

Robert Simmons walked up on a parking lot turned into a display for military police vehicles, weapons and other equipment. He had once thought about making law enforcement a career. Now, decades later, he intended to thank those who did.

The Army is adaptable. You can take away its fancy gadgets and technology and it would still get the job done; however, there are two things the Army can’t do without — officers and NCOs. They have different roles, but their cooperation is the cornerstone of the Army’s success.

Two minutes into fire extinguisher safety training at Madigan Child Development Center May 15, Ed Chavez interrupted the presenter to make a point to a group of Joint Base Lewis-McChord Child, Youth and School Services employees.

Raider Families and friends welcomed back 154 Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, May 18, after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

For the second time in less than a month, Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift wings flew to Antarctica and completed an aeromedical evacuation, May 10.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is working to reduce waste in its food service facilities, finding ways to salvage everything from your food to the plate under it. JBLM became the first Department of Defense test site for a pilot program using compostable serviceware last week.

WASHINGTON — Sexual assault in the military is a crime and a problem that all military members at all levels will have to fight together, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said May 17.

WASHINGTON — Service members married to other service members are no longer automatically enrolled in the Family Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program, Pentagon officials said. They must now opt into the coverage.

WASHINGTON — It’s as easy as a click of a mouse or a tap on a smartphone, and in a few seconds sensitive Army information might be shared that could get Soldiers killed.

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History would be written quite differently if Lt. Gen. Robert Brown had decided to attend the University of Michigan on a basketball scholarship.

To meet current demands on services and derive maximum value in a tighter resource environment, the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation announced this week a number of schedule changes to Joint Base Lewis-McChord fitness centers, pools, child services and libraries effective June 1.

WASHINGTON — In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday he had “very reluctantly” decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department’s civilian employees between July 8 and the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30.

Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 42nd Military Police Brigade gathered to mourn and remember 25 of their fallen comrades during a Pierce County law enforcement memorial May 8 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood.

Ed Saylor is in a league of his own that was once 80 Army Airmen strong.

Governor Jay Inslee’s first executive order details a five-part plan aimed at giving military veterans added advantage in the Washington state workforce and the full range of their earned benefits.

Makers of tools and weapons used by the U.S. armed forces put their wares on display last week, gauging users’ responses to their latest products.

A team from Army Installation Management Command and Joint Base Lewis-McChord concluded a comprehensive cemetery accountability project last week at the Fort Lewis cemetery on JBLM, and will continue the mission at four other regional military burial sites overseen by JBLM’s casualty assistance office.

The United States and Australia have long been allies. They fought together against the Japanese in World War II and, now, in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. With the next contingent of Australian soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan this summer, the U.S. Army is helping them prepare for what they will potentially encounter.

Spring sunshine and blue skies made a perfect day for JBLM’s fifth annual Pet Pawrade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Saturday.

One would have thought Madigan Army Medical Center was throwing a party as the popular song ‘Gangnam Style’ blared throughout the medical mall, causing a flash mob of hospital employees to dance in the gallop-styled craze.

While senior enlisted Soldiers endured the grueling tests of the Mangudai Warrior Competition, unit commanders and senior staff officers participated in a concurrent event to build esprit de corps among Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s senior leaders May 2.

For the second year in a row, Madigan Army Medical Center has been awarded the most prestigious environmental achievement award presented by Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for health care facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations.

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