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Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62nd Airlift Wing located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord.
The US Navy's main airfields are designated as Naval Air Stations or Naval Air Facilities, with Naval Outlying Landing Fields (NOLF) and Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields (NALF) having a support role. Some airfields are parented by a larger naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military .
In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China.
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.
Naval Base Kitsap is the third-largest Navy base in the U.S. [1] The base has a workforce of 15,601 active duty personnel. It also provides service, programs, and facilities for their hosted combat commands, tenant activities, ships' crews, and civilian employees.
Fairchild Air Force Base: Tacoma: TCM TCM KTCM McChord Field (Joint Base Lewis–McChord) (was McChord Air Force Base) 3,736 Tacoma: GRF GRF KGRF Gray Army Airfield Yakima: FCT FCT KFCT Vagabond Army Airfield (Yakima Training Center) Yakima: Selah Airstrip (Yakima Training Center) Notable private-use airports: Blakely Island: 38WA BYW
Joint Base Lewis-McChord – located 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Tacoma, Washington; Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – located in Southeast Washington, D.C. Joint Base Andrews – located 22 kilometers (14 miles) south of Washington, D.C.
McChord Field (formerly and still commonly known as McChord Air Force Base) is a United States Air Force base in the northwest United States, in Pierce County, Washington. South of Tacoma , McChord AFB is the home of the 62nd Airlift Wing , Air Mobility Command , the airbase's primary mission being worldwide strategic airlift.