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From 1942 to 1946 the U.S. Army leased 160,000 acres (650 km 2) of land in the area for the Yakima Anti-Aircraft Artillery Range.Then in 1951 the Army purchased 261,000 acres (1,060 km 2) for the Yakima Firing Center, which would become the modern Yakima Training Center.
Joint Base Lewis–McChord is a training and mobilization center for all services and is the only Army power projection base west of the Rocky Mountains in the Continental United States. Its geographic location provides rapid access to the deepwater ports of Tacoma , Olympia , and Seattle for deploying equipment.
The United States Air Force's 1st Air Support Operations Group is a combat support unit located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The group provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.
The Yakima Training Center is a major sub-installation of JBLM and provides a full range of training lands and ranges to active and reserve component units. Encompassing more than 320,000 acres (500 sq mi; 1,300 km 2 ), YTC is a world-class facility.
Every summer, the Army at Joint Base Lewis-McChord sets off prescribed burns. Here’s when and where you might see smoke and fire. Don’t panic if you see smoke blowing over JBLM on Wednesday.
The 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade is located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 201st was originally named the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade and on 3 July 2008 it became the Army's third active duty battlefield surveillance brigade and was renamed the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (BfSB). The US Army ...
Owen Ray, a former colonel in the U.S. Army at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, enters a Pierce County Superior Court room prior to his sentencing hearing on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Tacoma, Wash.
- A former Army Commander stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is receiving a written reprimand for his military personnel file after a court martial hearing found him guilty of sexual harassment.