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.
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...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
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...
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...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...