Photo from 1945 when now retired Col. Roy Moore Jr. commanded B Company, 735th Tank Battalion, in World War II.
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter stands idle on the tarmac with Mount Rainier in the background, May 11. These helicopters will become a familiar sight around Joint Base Lewis-McChord after the 1st Battalion, More
Soldiers drop to the ground after exiting a UH-60 Black Hawk during an air insertion training exercise here, May 22. Companies from 2nd Battalion, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion partnered with A Company, 2n More
Spc. Gary Reed, medic, 62nd Medical Brigade, pulls security as part of an assault on mock enemy insurgents in the Leschi Town training area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23. Reed was providing medic More
U.S. Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and I Corps judge science fair entries at Mann Middle School in Lakewood, Wash., Feb. 12, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austan Owen/Released)
As a test of mental and physical strength, Staff Sgt. John Galvan, 46th Aviation Support Battalion Hydraulic Maintenance Supervisor, delicately places a brass nut atop another, after completing multiple physica More
Spc. Perciben Cosico, aviation hydraulics specialist, D Company, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, cleans and repairs a hydraulic wheel brake for a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Cosico, 44 and a native of t More
A Kiowa Warrior pilot 4th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, fires 2.75 inch rockets during a range qualification for tables three and four on Joint Base Lewis-McChord March 1. This is t More
The Taylors' checkerspot butterfly calls prairie land on Joint Base Lewis-McChord its home. Because of shrinking habitat, the training areas on JBLM are one place where humans and wildlife can coexist. Wildlife More
Soldiers from the 4th Platoon, H Company, 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment and the 209th Military Intelligence Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division pose for a group shot after Military Ope More
Spc. Mark Daves, an unmanned aerial vehicle maintainer with 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, pushes a Shadow UAV down the runway. 3-2 SBCT is participating in the American, British, Canad More
Physician's Assistant Lt. Christina Campbell, a 30-year old, Sarasota, Fla., native, inventories her battalion's medical supplies at the ABCA Coalition Aid Station near Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 17, 2008. Soldi More
Spc. Rich Olson, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, leads the 7th Platoon command squad of 3 Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards into a house during the British Soldiers deliberate attack training at the Joint Mu More
Canadian Company second-in-command Capt. Nick Gallagher, a 30-year old, Perth, New Brunswick, native, attached to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, India Company, maintains vigilance as his unit asses More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards relocate abandoned cars from the city of Nuristan using a light wheeled tractor at the Joint Multi-National Training Center Sept. 26, 2008 during Cooperative Spirit 2008 More
Staff Sgt. Adam D. Repcik, an information security officer for the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, works on a laptop computer Saturday during Cooperative Spirit 2008 at the Joint Multi-N More
U.S. Army snipers assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, observe and train Japanese snipers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-De More
Members of the 4th Tank Battalion, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force watch illumination rounds slowly fall from the sky ending their day at a tank gunnery range, Sept. 11 at Yakima Training Center, Wash. The t More
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, move to their vehicles to prepare to train with U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Reg More
U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, take a break to eat lunch and chat with the members of the 4th Tank Battalion, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forc More
MILES equipment expert Bruce O'Dell explains to the leaders of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, how the MILES equipment works and how it will facilitate the mission rehearsal exercise at More
A runner vaults over a six-foot wall during the JBLM Down and Dirty 8K Mud Run July 4.
Lt. C. J. Simonsen, pilot of the Blue Angel's number seven jet, gives pre-flight instructions and tips to Sam Argier, a meteorologist for KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, during a community outreach program designed tha More
Sgt. 1st Class John Monnett (left), a human intelligence collector and Staff Sgt. Tiffany Monnett, a broadcast journalist and native of Grants Pass, Ore., both assigned to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd I More
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe introduces Sgt. Jonathan Cheung to a crowd gathered at a 9-11 memorial concert at the Puyallup Fair Sept. 12. Cheung was presented with an award for community service by membe More
Maj. George Johnson, commander of the U.S. Army Air Analyst Detachment at Yakima Training Center, ensures the security of the engine components on one of the installation's two UH-72 Lakota helicopters Sept. 13 More
Santa Claus visits with children and families in the audience during a holiday concert Tuesday at Carey Theater on Joint Base Lewis-McChord that was arranged exclusively for special needs children and families More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Woodrow Ishman, left, and and Lt. Col. Steven Berger present Staff Sgt. James Goodner with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, with a certificate Of achievement at More
Lt. Col. Elisabeth G. Crooks – rear detachment commander, Headquarters Battalion, I-Corps, gives a safety briefing to her soldiers following a battalion run outside I-Corps Headquarters building, Sept. 30, at J More
Sgt. John Santos, 3rd Platoon, 562nd Engineer Company, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, interviews a role player at the National Training Center Nov. 5. Santos was gathering intelligence about the local popu More
Pvt. Roderick Dowdell, a military policeman with the 571st MP Company provides security for a key leader engagement during a scenario exercise at the National Training Center.
Pfc. Camren Bento (right), medic with 3rd Platoon, 978 Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Support Battalion and Sgt. Thomas Mario (left), Medic with Headquarters Plt., 978th MP Company, 2nd BSB, carry wounded More
Spc. Eijah Allman (left), medic, and Maj. Wes Theurer (right), physician, C Company, 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, treat a neck wound on a simulated injury at the National T More
Pfc. David J. Reeves (left) and Spc. Matthew Flint (right) practice exiting a Black Hawk helicopter prior to an aerial reaction force mission at the National Training Center Nov. 10. Reconnaissance Platoon, Hea More
Col. Barry F. Huggins, commander 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (center) greets the role-player (right) acting as the local Afghan commander in the fictional town of Sorkh Kotal Mezre, Nov. 12, National Tra More
Sgt. Shantell Belk, A Company, 2nd BSB, ground guides a vehicle, towing thousands of gallons of fuel, to its position in a resupply convoy at the National Training Center Nov. 14. The 2nd BSB sent out daily con More
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., received a heavy snowfall and freezing conditions during the week of Jan. 17-22. Most of the post's personnel stayed home for the week and keep updated on information through th More
Grasping an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon for the first time, Karissa Thompson, a member of the Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce, takes the opportunity to experience part of soldier tasks at the Engagement Ski More
Pvt. Jared Beier, Pvt. Zachary Hilleary and Spc. Alexander Clements(from left to right), radar section, Headquarters and Headquarter Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, ground the generator t More
An 8-year-old Luke Cerio, stepson of Sgt. 1st Class James Knower, charges up a hill during B Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment's G.I. Jane Day event Feb. 3. The Knower family took first place in the "battle More
Pfc. William Medina, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment medic, works with his team to pull a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, during the squadron spur ride, Feb. 13. The approximately 20-hour event w More
Col. Barry Huggins, commander, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and his adjutant salute the colors as Huggins (center) inspects the "Lancer."
Paul Gracy, Community Police Team, Seattle Police Department, speaks to leaders of 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, during training at the West Seattle police precinct April 9. The leaders are gaining inf More
Sgt. Francis Aque, C Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, calls in a nine-line medevac during testing to earn the Expert Infantry Badge. The 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division conducted an Expert Inf More
Jay Gruenfeld, a World War II veteran and author speaks to officers of 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, during a professional development session, April 12. Gruenfeld brought the full weight of his experienc More
Soldiers with the 555th Engineer Brigade stand in formation before they cross through the NCO arches and are inducted into the Corps of Non-commissioned Officers during a ceremony, June 1.
Spc. Kateesha R. Henry, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, treats a simulated casualty.
Sgt. Dariusz Kryzywonos, field artillery surveyor/meteorological crewmember, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, answers ques More
Sgt. Laura A. Reid, 17th Fires Brigade, reacts to direct fire at one of the six Army Warrior Tasks testing stations during the I Corps Soldier of the Year Competition on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 7. The w More
Sgt. 1st Class Donald Register, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and an infantry platoon sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stands b More
Medics with Company C, 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division treat a simulated casualty June 12 inside their aid station on the National Training Center at Fort More
Staff Sgt. Bryant Bamba (center) a native of Guam and an infantry squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division yells commands during Military Operat More
An Afghan role-player portraying an Afghan army officer asks David Sheffer, a dog trainer with Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind., a question about Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab and tactical explosives dete More
Staff Sgt. Barry Gentry, an operations officer detachment sergeant for the 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, greets his son, Kristian [3], after being out in the field for four days for a Defense Chemical More
Lt. Col. Miller, brigade surgeon assigned to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, listens to key leaders during a simulated regional medical meeting, June 14, at Fort Irwin, Calif. The brigad More
John Greer a longtime bicycle commuter exits DuPont Gate during his daily eight-mile ride home, June 15. Greer says that he adheres to all the safety standards and rules for cycling on JBLM where he works as a More
Lt. Joseph Field, field artillery officer assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Division, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, holds a conversation over an MRE (Meal, Ready-to-Eat ), with More
Lt. Joseph Field, field artillery officer assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, holds a conversation over an MRE (meal ready to eat), More
Spc. Joshua Jones, preventive medicine specialist, 227th Preventive Medicine Detachment, 62nd Medical Brigade, tests for total dissolved solids in water during a field training exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McCh More
Soldiers of B Battery, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, load ammunition into the M3P Machine gun that is part of their Avenger weapons system while at the range for qualification on Joint Base More
Jessica Wendt, an ROTC cadet at South Dakota State University, strains to complete one more pushup before her time runs out during the Army Physical Fitness Test on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 26. Res More
Col. John Thompson, commander of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Ky., takes the colors for the regiment's 4th Battalion from Lt. Col. Heath Niemi, the former commander of the Jo More
Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. James Sturges salutes Maj. Gen. Jefforey A. Smith, commanding general, U.S. Army Cadet Command, before receiving a plaque for earning honor graduate during his assessment course, Warr More
May Burnett, an education services representative, helps soldiers access GoArmyEd during an introduction class on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18. The website is a virtual portal to allow soldiers to m More
Pfc. Adan Perez, a corrections specialist with the 67th Military Police Company, 508th MP Battalion, prepares to enter a small shack with his squad, July 18, during a three-day training exercise on Joint Base L More
(left) Master Sgt. Robert Cuthbertson, orders and tasking noncommissioned officer, welcomes (right) Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Bailey, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive noncommissioned officer More
Spc. Brandon Willis, a signal support specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Military Police Brigade, covers food during a breakfast burrito fundraiser, July 20, at Joint Base Lewis- More
Approximately 200 members of the Army's 62nd Medical Brigade boarded a flight from JBLM, July 26, en route to Camp Atterbury, Ind., to take part Vibrant Response 13. Vibrant Response is a training event which s More
U.S. Soldiers of the 547th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (left), Wash., receive an injured, radiolactively contaminated pat More
Undersecretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal speaks to leadership at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. and members of the community during a groundbreaking ceremony, July 30, signifying the official start of a y More
U.S. Army Maj. Kelly Blair (right), commander of the 250th Forward Surgical Team, 62nd Medical Brigade, and surgeon at Madigan Healthcare System, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., instructs Soldiers as they perf More
Lieutenant Gen. Robert Brown, commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., speaks to members of the local media Aug. 2 during a press conference at Madigan Army Healthcare System to addres More
Spc. Cody Hogener (left) and Pvt. Jose Rodriguez share a laugh while serving dinner at I Corps Special Troops Battalion Dining Facility, Aug. 2, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rodriguez has been skateboardi More
Soldiers from A Troop, 1st Battalion, 303rd Cavalry, 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, encourages families to explore their Humvee during National Night Out at Gig Harbor, Wash.’s More
From foreground to background: Col. H. Charles Hodges Jr., the new commander of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter, commanding general of the Army's Installation Management Command out o More
A team participating in the 3rd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, Family Spur Ride here drag a simulated casualty up a hill to an evacuation site Aug. 9. Family members were invited to spend the afternoon comple More
A technician with the 2012 U.S. Army Soldier Show, whom the show's production stage manager chose last month to fill in onstage for an injured dancer, helps assemble the production's elaborate setting Aug. 9, t More
2012 U.S. Army Soldier Show cast members Pfc. Justin Easter, a combat medic from Fort Bliss, Texas, and Staff Sgt. Felicia Mitchell, a criminal investigator from Fort Myer, Va., perform, Aug. 10, for soldiers a More
Aarin Mathis, 6, and Troy Enos, 5, play at a pirate themed camp at JBLM's Northwest Adventure Center's lakeside cabins, Aug. 17. The Exceptional Family Member Program hosted the event to provide an opportunity More
A greenhouse on the grounds of the Northwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., was turned into a classroom two years ago under a horticulture program in which inmates lear More
Valerie Alston, a performance enhancement specialist with the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness-Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., talks to Sgt. 1st Class Mark Reid A More
The soldiers of 4th Platoon listen as 2nd Lt. John Vadegevel, platoon leader, 22nd Human Resource Company, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, explains the route they will take during training for a convoy live-fire exe More
Capt. Terry Cobban, chaplain with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., introduces himself to attendees of a strong bonds retreat at Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Mound, W More
The Zachery and Elizabeth Fisher House sits just a short distance from the Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. and provides a lodging option for those families with a service member bei More
Lt. Gen. Robert B. Brown, commanding general, I Corps., shakes hands and embraces Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, during the Honors Ceremony outside the I Corps Headquarte More
Staff Sgt. Clayton Clute, a team leader with the 710th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., takes information from a civilian instructor with A-T Solutions, a company that he More
Spc. Zachary Sawyer, ammunition specialist 63rd Ordnance Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, tightens and adjusts his shoulder straps before being flipped upside-down in the RG-33L mine More
Staff Sgt. Cartrell Fleming, military police-dog handler, 51st Military Police Detachment, 504th MP Battalion, 42nd MP Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and his partner, Sgt. 1st Class Cummings, explosi More
Sgt. Dariusz Krzywonos, field artillery surveyor/meteorological crewmember, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), 2nd Infantry D More
Staff Sgt. Frank Brown (left) introduces Spc. Reymond Wallace (right) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Operation Rising Star auditions held at Heroes Sports Lounge, Sept. 13. Twenty eight contestants auditio More
Hooked up to a computer with a built-in heart monitor, Master Sgt. Michael Minor (center), the training noncommissioned officer for the 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, focuses on controllin More
Sgt. Alfonso Sanchez (left) rewards Staff Sgt. Cuki after she detected an explosive training aid during certification Sept. 17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Dog handler teams traveled to JBLM for a week-lo More
In honor of tradition, Sean Ragudo and Desiree Grosman, both professionals from the Arthur Murray School of Dance, performed a rumba and salsa during a Hispanic American Heritage Month luncheon on Joint Base Le More
Ted R. Frisk (left), tour coordinator for the Seattle Mariners, takes Spc. Reina Garay, a native of San Salvador, El Salvador, and an administration assistant with the 593rd Sustainment Brigade out of Joint Bas More
Surgeon Maj. Kelly Blair, (Left) and assistant, Spc. Jonas Carlo Vitocruz (right), 250th Forward Surgical Team, work together during a procedure as part of a training exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More
Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers stop at the family advocacy and child, youth and school services stations during a suicide awareness terrain walk Sept. 27. “Many suicides that take place have to do with relat More
Clint Pugh, Ophthalmic technician, Laser Refractive Surgery Center, Madigan Healthcare System explains the procedure for the corneal scan to 1st Lt. Christopher Griggs, executive officer, 14th Engineer Battalio More
Sgt. James Flohr, machine shop sergeant, 542nd Support Maintenance Company, adjusts the tolerance specifications on a computer numerically controlled milling machine on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 4. The mac More
Jennifer Peltier, wife of Army Spc. Christopher Peltier, military intelligence systems maintainer/integrator, I Corps, won the 2012 Operation Rising Star military singing finale at the Heroes Lounge, Joint Base More