Embed update: Eating Easter ham and getting stuck in the sand … differently
Happy Easter from Shinkai District, Afghanistan. You’ll be happy to know your soldiers got a good meal with pie, turkey and ham at Forward Operating Base Sweeney. There wasn’t much else for the holiday...
View ArticleUPDATE 2: Two paratroopers rescued from trees
Emergency personnel came to the rescue of two Army paratroopers who got hung up when wind blew them into trees during a training jump Thursday afternoon near Rainier, according to a news release....
View ArticleFather says Lewis-McChord soldier killed in blast
Another Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier has died in Afghanistan, according to his family. Spc. Trevor Pinnick, 20, of Lawrenceville, Ill., died Monday when a mine exploded, his father, Thomas Pinnick,...
View ArticleSen. Murray announces grant to extend life of South Sound Military and...
Sen. Patty Murray today announced a $250,000 grant to fund a South Sound regional planning group that works with Joint Base Lewis-McChord to ease the impacts of the military’s growth in Pierce and...
View ArticleFOB Tacoma now using Facebook comments
Something’s changed on FOB Tacoma: You now use your Facebook account to post comments. Editor Karen Peterson wrote a column explaining the reasons for the switch. The change also will allow readers to...
View ArticleArmy EOD sergeant from JBLM killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier trained to disable the enemy’s lethal, handmade bombs in Afghanistan was killed by an explosive on Saturday, the Defense Department announced tonight. Kenneth Wade...
View ArticleJBLM trial update: Pilot’s fate is in jury’s hands; family of fallen...
6:30 p.m. update: Closing arguments are complete and a court-martial panel composed of 10 Air Force officers is weighing the reckless endangerment and dereliction of duty charges against Capt. Jared...
View ArticlePanetta releases statement on ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta just issued the following statement related to the deal reached in Congress on the so-called “fiscal cliff,” which included automatic cuts in military spending: On behalf...
View Article4th Stryker Brigade completes deployment to Afghanistan
It took almost three months, but a Stryker combat brigade based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has finished deploying its soldiers to Afghanistan, the unit’s deputy commander reported Friday. Lt. Col....
View ArticleLakewood seeking donations for returning 4-2 soldiers
The city of Lakewood is accepting donations to assist single soldiers assigned to a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker brigade set to return home this summer. Residents interested in making donations can...
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