Joint Base Lewis Mcchord

Sgt. Alidou Ali Ouro Nille, right, a Camo2Commerce Heroes Corporate Fellowship Academy fellow graduate from 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo with Washington State More

Coalition service members and civilians from (left to right) France, the United States and Mongolia, serve themselves treats at the Thanksgiving lunch, Nov. 24, at Kabul International Airport. Thanksgiving, alt More

Artists with Team Chihuly work to finish a piece of glass art during a demonstration at the Museum of Glass Feb. 18, 2013, in Tacoma, Wash. More than 1,500 participants, predominately based at Joint Base Lewis- More

Congressional staff delegates enjoy a real Army lunch out on the range July 19, during a three-day tour of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. The 24 delegates visited JBLM in order to better advise Congress member More

BREMERTON, Wash. (Sep. 25, 2014) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Brittany Payne, from Chicago, fires an M240 machine gun at a firing range on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Sailors assigned to the weapons and security depar More

(Chief Seattle graphic by Martin Čížek, which can be found at: File:B-17E_19_BG.jpg; and B-17 crew positions graphic, which can be found at: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/details/die-besatzung/) Here the E mo More

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on militar More

Col. (ret.) Ralph Jenkins, 510th Fighter Squadron commander, poses for a photo while serving as a fighter pilot during World War II. During one of the last reunions with his squadron members a pact was made tha More

Photo from 1945 when now retired Col. Roy Moore Jr. commanded B Company, 735th Tank Battalion, in World War II.

Canadian air force Lt. Col. Mark Roberts addresses a room full of U.S. and Canadian members of the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), Washington Air National Guard during the first annual National Day of Honour More

Soldiers with 7th Infantry Division Unit Ministry Teams take a break from scrambling up a slope of boulders strewn during the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.

In this Cambodian refugee processing document from 1980, Sgt. Maj. El Sar (third from right), I Corps command chaplain sergeant major, is pictured (from left) along with his stepfather, Neang Noun, mother, Touc More

PVT Pamela K. Williams poses for photo during her in-processing for Basic Combat Training in 1988. Now the Command Sergeant Major for the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Williams just celebrated her 30 More

Col. Garin Tentschert, former 97th Airlift Squadron commander out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., operating a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft back in 2001. Tentschert is also an Alaska Airlines chief pilot, r More

Retired Master Sgt. Gene Peeples, of Largo, Fla., poses for a photo before the reactivation ceremony of the 7th Infantry Division Oct. 10 at Watkins Parade Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Peeples, who is More

Sgt. Maria Acuna, a Modern Army Combatives Program level-three instructor with Task Force Warhawk, demonstrates different clinches to Soldiers in TF Warhawk July 17 at Shindand Airfield. Soldiers completed a 40 More

Pfc. Michael Martinez, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and a Longview, Wash., native, goes through the ruck More

Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, affix the regimental colors to a rucksack to carry during the Manchu Mile Sept. 13, here. The history of Manchu Mile dates back to 1900 when soldiers of the 9th More

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade flies overhead during air assault training with 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Joint Base More

The Army prides itself on the diversity of our nations finest Soldiers. National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions, cultures and values of Hispanic American Soldiers who protect our nation. T More

Food specialists from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade sampled menu options from Unilever’s Seductive Nutrition class on Feb. 7, taught in preparation for National Nutrition Month in March. Soldiers learned tha More

Capt. Frederick Smalls Sr., 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division chaplain, gives a motivational speech as the guest speaker for the 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16t More

Pvt. Wilmot, a food service specialist from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, serves food to Soldiers during lunchtime Aug. 10, 2017 at the Raptor's Nest Dining Facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Soldiers at More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The F More

"Blackwatch" Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division enjoy the day at Pasir Putih Beach in Indonesia during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day, Sep More

U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Japanese soldiers from 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Regimental Combat Team, 4th D More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Pilots and Crew Chiefs, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fly overhead during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 16, 2016. The More

Capt. Ursula S. Riley, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade behavior health officer, instructs 16th CAB soldiers at the Evergreen Chapel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on how to assist someone that might be suicid More

Members of the official party of the Joint Warfighting Assessment(JWA) 2019 lay wreaths on a memorial during the Anzac Day dawn service on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., Apr. 25, 2019. On Anzac Day we remember More

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Command Teams along with the unit flags participated during the University Place Duck Daze Parade at University Place, Wash., June 2, 2018. University Place is 16th CAB's community More

Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, honored their forefathers by conducting the Manchu Mile road march at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More

The addition of the all digital cockpit inside the UH-60M Black Hawk decreases the crews' stress load and increases the crews' situational awareness.

U.S. Army Capt. David McKenna, a communications officer with the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, translates as Spc. Justin Teschner, a sniper with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Comba More

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Raptor's Nest Dining Facility (DFAC) competes for Army level Philip A. Connelly Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash, March 6, 2018. Raptor's Nest DFAC is a finalist in the More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christian Lakars, a pilot assigned to the U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment in Yakima Training Center, Washington, hones his skills on the RT-1523 in preparation for his expert field me More

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

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division receive a brief at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. More

Health care specialists practice starting an IV and pushing medications that they determine will help a simulated patient during the Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced course at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord More

Capt. Tony Sagastizado, an Army engineer officer assigned to 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division stands next to Arthur Benson, whose RV had overturned in Fede More

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Specialists (TACP) carry a simulated casualty during combat lifesaver training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 26, 2017. U.S. Army medics assigned to 16th Comb More

Black troopers from the 9th Cavalry Regiment pass in review following the American Lake Maneuvers of 1904 on what is now Fort Lewis. In the decades following the Civil War, the black regiments, known as Buffalo More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Habhab, Task Force Gunfighters commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Whittenton, TF Gunfighters command sergeant major, case their colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Op More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. JT Thomson, U.S. Forces Afghanistan deputy commanding general for support, speaks to attendees during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2017. Task F More

U.S. Army Soldiers and aircraft assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct sling load and air assault training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 10, 2016. The training allowed the Soldiers to sling More

Pvt. Nikolas Wilson, a native of Jamaica, water treatment specialist with 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, explains the process of operating a Tactical Water More

USArmy Soldier and noncommissioned officer SFC Christopher Howell of 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division graduates from the Master Leader Course at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Joint B More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 26, 2017. The pilots and Soldi More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warha More

An infantryman with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division practices clearing the M2 machine gun on April 6, 2016 as part of Expert Infantryman Badge testing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washing More

Master Sgt. Joshua A. Schillereff, Task Force Raptor senior career counselor from Port Orchard, Wash., and Staff Sgt. Kevin Davis, TF Bellator senior career counselor from Dallas, work their upper body during t More

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provid More

Soldiers in a color guard present the colors during a change of command ceremony June 30, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The change of command ceremony was held for the 46th Aviation Support Battalion More

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons pro More

The Mission Command Systems Integration exercise held on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., allowed 16th Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers to demonstrate their ability to fully operate a command post and adequatel More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade stands ready for a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 3, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7t More

(Left to right) Col. Paul A. Mele, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade incoming commander, Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commander, and Col. Rob P. Dickerson, 16th CAB outgoing commander, inspect t More

Lt. Col. Brian T. Watkins, 4-6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Stanley W. Williams, 4-6th ARS command sergeant major, present the unit's cased colors during a ceremony on Gray More

A U.S. Army Crew Chief, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, scans his sector as the sun sets near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 21, 2016. Aircraft from 16th CAB were support More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conducts pre-flight checks on a Shadow Unmanned Aerial System at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 1, 2016. The Shad More

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fire M4 carbines during a reflexive-fire range at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2016. The range allowed Soldiers More

Members of the Philippine National Police prepare to compete in a timed shooting competition during Menton week at Joint base Lewis-McChord, Wa., December 4, 2017. Menton week celebrates the 1st Special Forces More

A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, talks to a Vietnam Veteran during a visit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 20, 2016. The Angry Skipper Association is More

Lt. Col. Mark Sisco (right), 46th Aviation Support Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen McCabe (left), 46th ASB command sergeant major, give blood in support of the 46th ASB blood drive.

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division sits ready for training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 2, 2017. The clear skies allowed Mount Raini More

U.S. Army Col. Rob P. Dickerson, center, the commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade meets with his company commanders at the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade dining facility to discuss the Army's Sexual Hara More

Sgt. Lenar Settle, an UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter repairer assigned to Bravo Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and a native of Whitehall, Penn., was killed in a car accide More

Gold Star Families remember their loved ones at the memorial wall during Menton week opening ceremonies in front of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Headquarters at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wa., December 4, More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, perform routine-and necessary-maintenance on Apache helicopters while adhering to social distancing protocol More

Maj. Gen. Thomas S. James, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, listens to U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade briefing maintenance operations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Ap More

Members of the first Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in a timed shooting competition challenge during Menton week at Joint base Lewis-McChord, WA on December 4, 2017. Menton week celebrates the 1st More

Army Sgt. Carlos Diaz, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade rapid refuel point noncommissioned officer in charge, explains AH-64E Apache helicopter refueling procedures to Navy fuelers from the U.S.S. John C. Stennis. More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, assisted 17th Field Artillery Brigade during battalion sling-load external evaluations (EXEVALS.) on Joint Base More

Spc. Carl Denis, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, UH-60 Black Hawk Repairer, with 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, enjoys being a Soldier. As a green to gold scholarship recipient, h More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct aircraft maintenance at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2016. The Seattle area More

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tiger More

Mallory Carmichael, a Family Advocacy Program specialist with the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Department of Personnel and Family Readiness (DPFR), adjusts her slides while streaming her Wellness Symposium course o More

U.S. Army Spc. Sahil P. Thakkar, an Apache helicopter mechanic with 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, translates and assists an Indian general prior to a flight at Joint Bas More

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division lands at Port of Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 2, 2017. Aircraft from 16th CAB were moved to the port to prepare fo 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

A Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) participates in a timed shooting competition during Menton week at Joint base Lewis-McChord, WA on December 4, 2017. Menton week celebrates the 1st Special More

The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta More

1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade engages in a Field Training Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 27, 2018. 1-229th ARS' training this week focuses on training More

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017. The Flying Dragons are prepar More

Members of the First Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in a lifting competition challenge during Menton week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA on Dec. 5, 2017. Menton week celebrates the 1st Special For 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

Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Helton, 7th Infantry Division Command Sergeant Major, visits the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Raptor Resiliency Center, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 26, 2018. Staff Sgt. Va More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to land on a forward arming and refueling point at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, More

U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead on a training flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 7, 2016. Pilots spend cou More

U.S. Army Spc. William L. Spencer, a crew chief assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion practices inspecting a Humvee as part of a Sling Load Inspector Certification Course at Joint Ba More

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- The senior enlisted advisor to the commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), salutes the names of the fallen 1st SFG (A) More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, 7th Infantry Division fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, O More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ricky Gaines, I Corps chief food operations management noncommissioned officer and competition judge, explains his evaluations of food service inside the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade contain More

A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Co., 1st Special Forces Group (airborne), jumps from a Blackhawk helicopter over Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., August 21, 2020. The helicopter was More

Pvt. Juan Gonzalez, Chicago native assigned to Blackwatch Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division takes a photo with his counterpart from the Tentar More

An A-10 Warthog participates in a joint air attack team exercise at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Feb. 26. The exercise was the culmination of three weeks of training between members of the Air Force, Navy and More

Two infantrymen with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division take a break while practicing range finding, a portion of 2nd Brigade’s Expert Infantryman Badge testing where they evaluate their dis More

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade directs an aircraft before a training flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 23, 2017. Aviators hone their skill More

4-6 Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron leaders, with 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, salute the flag during the E Troop Change of Command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 15, 2018. The Troop b More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division gets in his aircraft at Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, May 1 More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Boley was promoted from Chief Warrant Officer 4 to Chief Warrant Officer 5, June 13, 2018 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Boley is the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade Standardiza More