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Joint Base Lewis–McChord is a training and mobilization center for all services and is the only Army power projection base west of the Rocky Mountains in the Continental United States. Its geographic location provides rapid access to the deepwater ports of Tacoma , Olympia , and Seattle for deploying equipment.
Several colleges and universities offer classes at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma, Washington. The Fort Lewis and McChord AFB Education Centers host these colleges, which offer a variety of course work to serve both civilians and military personnel.
It is based entirely at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Currently, the brigade is commanded by Colonel Sabrina Thweatt (AOC: 65D) in history to command a US Army medical brigade, and Command Sergeant Major Michael P. Morrill. [2] The commanders' mission statement for the success of the brigade is the following:
The person drowned at a popular South Sound lake. Joint Base Lewis-McChord has shut down all of its beaches for a safety review following the drowning Monday of a service member. “We just want ...
The United States Air Force's 1st Air Support Operations Group is a combat support unit located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The group provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.
The Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington.. As a state militia unit, the Western Air Defense Sector is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command.
Every summer, JBLM conducts prescribed burning to some of its nearly 90,000 acres that cover about 142 square miles. Here’s what to know about the prescribed burn and how long it’ll last.
The brigade contains four prime components, [4] all headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The Brigade's two permanently assigned MP battalions are the 504th and 508th Military Police Battalions at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. [4] The Brigade also contains a Force Protection unit and a detachment for the Brigade's Provost Marshal. [4]