Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Military families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, say reforms adopted in 2019 have done little to improve housing conditions.

Housing has long been a major benefit for service members, a subsidy to salaries that trail the private sector. But amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families.

C-17s are a mainstay in the skies over Pierce County. So the image of Afghans clinging to one – specifically one based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord – triggers a deep connection for local residents. One local veteran talks about the C-17 and what it’s like to see something connected to home become an iconic image at the end of a war.

First lady Jill Biden arrived in Washington state Monday to tour military bases and meet with service families.She was greeted at Joint Base Lewis-McChord…

The top general at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is asking for new recruits.Lt. Gen. Randy George is part of a three-day Armywide push to enlist 10,000 people,…

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is marking 100 years of exerting its influence both locally and globally.Camp Lewis opened in 1917 just south of Tacoma. It was…

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a major military installation. But it's also like a city where about 60,000 service members, civilians, and contractors go to…

Researchers at the University of Washington say they may have found one way to get soldiers suffering from alcohol abuse the help they need.A heavy…

The Tacoma News Tribune reported Thursday that the Department of Defense will cut 1,250 service members from the enlisted ranks at Joint Base…

More than 8,000 service members at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be leaving the military in each of the next few years as the military draws down its…