Military Medical Merger Should Lead to Faster Hospital Admission, Officials Say Patients should expect to be admitted faster and receive better access to specialized care at Lewis-McChord's medical center.
These Are the First Units to Get Army’s New Night-Vision Binoculars Army Futures Command enabled the service to develop and field the new technology fast, officials said.
Birdcalls and Night Movements: Soldiers in Pacific Train to Fight in Jungle Some of the lessons learned included the Filipino infantry's clandestine and night movement techniques.
Fire-Generated Winds Pose Hazards to National Guard Efforts to Fight Wildfires The California wildfires can create their own violent weather, hampering firefighting efforts.
Active-Duty Army Engineers Being Sent to Fight California Wildfires About 200 troops from the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion at JBLM will get a course in becoming "wildland firefighters."
At Least 6 Fatalities as Amtrak Train Derails, Crashes Near JBLM Amtrak train 501 was traveling southbound from Seattle when it derailed along Interstate 5 about 7:30 a.m.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...