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Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord .
Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010 to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord.
Fort Lewis (Washington), a United States Army post (1917–Present) in the U.S. State of Washington Fort Lewis Internment Camp, a former internment camp (1942–1943) at Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Lewis Six, a 1970 event at Fort Lewis, Washington; Joint Base Lewis–McChord, a joint military base into which Fort Lewis, Washington, was ...
In 1987, Bill Foulk, [b] a staff sergeant in the 2nd Ranger Battalion based at Fort Lewis, moved to Ash Street in Hilltop, Tacoma, Washington, buying the worst home on the block for $10,000 (equivalent to $25,366 in 2024) so that he could restore it. [7] At the time of the shootout he had been in the Army for 12 years. [4]
Lewis Army Museum (originally Fort Lewis Military Museum) is a military museum at Joint Base Lewis–McChord in the state of Washington, U.S.It is housed in the historic former Red Shield Inn, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and can be seen prominently from Interstate 5.
In 1954, 2d Division Artillery returned to the U.S. at Fort Lewis, Washington. For actions in Korea the unit earned 10 Campaign streamers and was awarded two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations. At least six members of the Division Artillery headquarters and medical detachment were awarded the Silver Star for actions during the Korean ...
Used to support Fort Lewis, Army helicopters assisted with medical evacuations at Mount Rainier National Park on numerous occasions in the 1970s. Army helicopters were also used to insert search-and-rescue [SAR] teams into inaccessible areas on the east, north, and west sides of the mountain, lowering rangers to the ground by a cable device known as a "jungle penetrator."
North Fort Lewis is a census-designated place located in Pierce County, Washington. It is a part of Fort Lewis , which is a part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord . Demographics