JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD A group from JBLM has prepared to make its way through the 2014 CrossFit Open. It’s the annual, worldwide competition that seeks to find the greatest athletes in CrossFit.

12 JBLM female service members and family members, had the opportunity to play a women’s team when Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane contacted JBLM about organizing a men’s and women’s exhibition basketball tournament Feb. 21 at Wilson Sports and Fitness Center.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD With only in-store advertising, the word still spread far and fast: Seahawks were coming to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Subway contacted the Lewis Main Exchange to partner the launch of a new menu item with a meet and greet of Super Bowl champion receivers Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin of Seattle. Also making an appearance was Jared Fogle, spokesman for Subway, who travels all over the world visiting stores at military installations.

TACOMA — First Lieutenant Bryan Halicki hadn’t played ice hockey since he was 13. But when he learned his commander of the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, Lt. Col. Scott Fitzgerald, was starting a team of 7th Infantry Division Soldiers from JBLM, there were no second thoughts.

Brianna Galvan set two goals for her freshman wrestling season at Steilacoom High School. She has already met one and is well on her way to achieving the second in her young, successful prep career.

Fairchild to play JBLM in basketball tourney

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — A former Soldier and an active-duty captain teamed with two civilians to win an Olympic bronze medal in four-man bobsleigh for Team USA on Sunday at the Sanki Sliding Center here.

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb and Team USA civilian brakeman Steve Langton became the first U.S. athletes in 62 years to win a two-man bobsled Olympic medal by taking the bronze at Sanki Sliding Center here last night.

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and Team USA Olympic skeleton coach Sgt. 1st Class Tuffy Latour received a whole lot of love from his skeleton athletes on Valentine’s Night at Sanki Sliding Centre.

SOCHI, Russia — When racing blindly down the mountain at 80 miles per hour, trust and teamwork are crucial for two Soldier-athletes who attribute their resilience in the sport of luge to military training.

Free Pac-12 women’s hoops tickets available

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD A small team of JBLM Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation staff members is responsible for creating and executing the extra curricular activities for JBLM units and family members. Team member Tara Ricci, an intramural programmer, brings her own experience as an athlete to the program.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Michel Helland is an athlete and a Soldier. To the chief warrant officer with Joint Base Lewis-McChord Criminal Investigation Command, the words are interchangeable.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD The spirit of the 12th Man has thrilled and united everyone in the Pacific Northwest on the Seattle Seahawks’ road to victory this year, so much so, that one 446th Airlift Wing Reservist went out of his way to make a young “12” he had never met before feel like a part of the team.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Check out Bayonets ice hockey team: The 7th Infantry Division’s Bayonets Hockey Club faces Moose Hockey Feb. 22 at 8:25 p.m. at the Puget Sound Hockey Center. Visit the “Bayonets Hockey Club — 7th ID” Facebook page for more information.

SOCHI, Russia Ten Soldiers from the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program are in Sochi for the XXII Olympic Winter Games and WCAP bobsled driver Sgt. Nick Cunningham was among those smiling and waving to 40,000 spectators in the stadium and a worldwide television audience Feb. 7.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD The 2014 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Race Calendar will include a modified half marathon and 5K run that intramural sports staff hopes will become a showcase event for the base and South Sound community.

KOENIGSSEE, Germany U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program brakeman Capt. Chris Fogt, former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsled driver Steven Holcomb, as well as Curt Tomasevicz and Steve Langton, won the 2013-14 World Cup season finale in four-man bobsled, Jan. 26, in Koenigssee, Germany, a nice final warmup for Olympic competition.

NATICK, Mass. He shrugged it off as just another routine day in his lab, but testing conducted by Dr. Phil Gibson helped Burton Snowboards pick a fabric for uniforms that the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team will wear at next m

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Operation Kid Fit looking for parents

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Justin Garagan started to get the itch to see what was outside his familiar surroundings of Lakewood and JBLM. On a whim last spring he applied for a Child, Youth and School Services program assistant position at Camp Zama, Japan. A few months later, in July, he started his new position.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii The NFL stars came to Schofield Baracks, Jan. 22, to spend some quality time with Soldiers.

Katherine Shroyer had a pretty good day at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Swim Meet Jan. 22 at Soldiers Field House with four first place finishes.

Jermaine Kearse will play in the biggest game of his career Sunday.

Gregory Leak is just two seconds away from the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Marathon event.

Operation Kid Fit looking for parents

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Less than a month into the new year and the 2014 Joint Base Lewis-McChord intramural season is in full swing. Wednesday’s JBLM Swim Meet at Soldiers Field House featured about 30 individuals and five teams in the annual competition.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Hannah Culberg had the chance to demonstrate her skill at navigating while running at full speed at the 2013 International Military Sports Council Orienteering World Championships Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 2013, in Sweden.

SAN ANTONIO Alabama golden boy Shaun Hamilton joined the ranks of great All-American linebackers Jan. 4 at the 14th annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl.