Local links, March 24
Not too many stories of local troops out there today: 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Dad’s return from Afghanistan surprises kids [The News Tribune] 62nd Medical Brigade Just What the Doctor...
View ArticleLocal links, March 24
The 62nd Airlift Wing public affairs shop has an article about a staff sergeant serving in Chile as part of the U.S. military’s response to the Feb. 27 earthquake. Other local links: 3rd Brigade, 2nd...
View ArticleMedical units respond to Haitian earthquake
Staff Sgt. Karen Harless thinks often the Haiti’s children: kids of all ages wandering the crumbled streets of Port-au-Prince, their parents nowhere in sight. When they saw American military vehicles,...
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62nd Medical Brigade prepares for deployment
It seemed like just a short while ago, Sgt. Lorenzo Lopez said, that he returned from a 15-month deployment to Iraq. “Time flew,” said Lopez, a 22-year-old human resources specialist with the 62nd...
View ArticleLocal links, March 31
I’m back from a few days off. If you haven’t read it, check out my Sunday stories about the Stryker vehicle. In the main story, I covered a bit of the history and what folks across the military (from...
View ArticleLocal links, April 5
If you haven’t had a chance, check out my colleague Steve Maynard’s excellent report about families coping with the loss of a loved one during combat. He profiles the parents of Parkland’s Sgt. Thomas...
View ArticleJBLM soldiers roll out for community projects
Look out for the guy in camouflage cleaning up Highway 5 tomorrow. He’s going to have lots of company on the road, and at other community service projects around the South Sound today and Saturday....
View ArticleLewis-McChord medics and engineers returning from Afghanistan
Hundreds of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers are coming home early this week from deployments to Afghanistan. The first group is celebrating its homecoming tonight, when the headquarters company of...
View ArticleLewis-McChord hosting its last large Iraq homecoming this week
Here’s another sign that the war in Iraq is almost over: Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tuesday is hosting what it expects to be its last significant homecoming for soldiers serving there. Over the past...
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JBLM’s new chief of warrior transitions brings a background in medical...
The Army tapped a veteran helicopter pilot from Oregon with deep experience in medical evacuations to be the newest leader of a unit that cares for ill and injured soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
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