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  • New route winds through history, culture

    Airmen at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have something new to look forward to before starting their weekends.Due to construction on the JBLM Joint Base Connector road, McChord Field leadership has implemented a new route for the weekly "Team McChord Run."The route changed as a result of the Barnes Gate

  • JBLM units battle for sustainability

    With a chance to win $10,000, the Net Zero competition is back for round four of competitions at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.The Net Zero competition provides a monetary incentive for service members on JBLM to exhibit more sustainable behaviors and actions to help save money, protect training lands

  • Torch passed at youth basketball camp

    Donny Bretzinger, of the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, has a passion for the sport of basketball that has passed on to his three kids -- Kross, Ki'Ara and De'Jeera.So when he learned about the free Drills 4 Skill Basketball Clinic hosted by the Peninsula High School boys' basketball

  • Revamped center offers bowling, family fun

    Steve Fontana is entering his eighth-year as a bowling center staff member on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, but the last year was spent at Bowl Arena Lanes on Lewis Main.That's because McChord Field's Sounders Lanes was closed for renovations since November 2013. Now Fontana -- excited as ever -- is one

  • Getting “Back to Basics” with safety

    Team McChord members gathered together during a Safety Down Day Jan. 8 to re-evaluate how they safely accomplish their mission here at McChord Field. Lt. Gen. Carlton Everhart, 18th Air Force commander, directed each wing under his command to take a collective pause in order to refocus and

  • McChord to inactivate C-17 squadron in FY16

    Recently, the Air Force announced the inactivation of two C-17 squadrons- one at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. and one at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.  These inactivation's were part of the FY15 President's Budget submission released in March 2014 and will occur over the course of the next two