JBLM - The News Tribune | Tacoma-Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Jobs, Homes and Cars

JBLM HEADLINES

JBLM soldier sentenced to life without parole in killing of wife, rape of teen

Published February 24th, 2013 - 7:05AM

A Joint-Base Lewis McChord soldier has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to stabbing his wife to death and raping her daughter.

JBLM soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing wife, raping stepdaughter

Published February 23rd, 2013 - 2:36PM

A Joint-Base Lewis McChord soldier has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to stabbing his wife to death and raping her daughter.

I Corps to turn focus toward Pacific

Published February 23rd, 2013 - 2:10AM

The Defense Department’s highest ranking officer in the Pacific visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Friday to get battle-hardened Iraq and Afghanistan veterans thinking about new challenges as diverse as climate change and rising Asian powers.

JBLM enthusiastically unveils new all-weather Apache helicopters

Published February 22nd, 2013 - 2:40AM

Veteran pilots at Joint Base Lewis-McChord tick off their favorite features about the latest models of the Army’s menacing Apache helicopters they received this winter:

Soldier pleads guilty to fatally stabbing wife on JBLM, raping stepdaughter

Published February 21st, 2013 - 1:07PM

A soldier pleaded guilty today to charges that he fatally stabbed his wife on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and raped her daughter in August.

Washington among the states with most to lose if forced Army cuts unfold

Published February 19th, 2013 - 3:58PM

Forced Army budget cuts would cost Washington state $461 million this year unless Congress strikes a deal to prevent them by March 1, according to an Army report obtained by The News Tribune.

JBLM crews deliver supplies to Mali

Published February 19th, 2013 - 6:49AM

Air Force crews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord have been delivering troops and supplies to Mali for more than three weeks in support of an international mission against a North African al-Qaida group.

JBLM helps 11-year-old leukemia patient become pretend WWII pilot for day

Published February 14th, 2013 - 7:19AM

Eleven-year-old Carl Hess was given a chance that many people never get: To have a dream fulfilled. His parents suggested a trip to Disneyland. “No, no, no,” Carl said. “Something amazing that I could not do in my entire life.”

Charges dropped against JBLM soldier accused of impersonating officer in dealings with prostitutes

Published February 14th, 2013 - 2:29AM

Pierce County prosecutors have dropped charges against a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of impersonating a Tacoma police officer in conversations with two prostitutes and trapping one of the women in his car.

Fallen JBLM sergeant always the 'professional'

Published February 7th, 2013 - 6:40AM

Sgt. David Chambers strived to do his best for the Army, even as his life slipped away in a medical evacuation helicopter flying over southern Afghanistan.

Lakewood man pleads not guilty to leaving puppies to die at JBLM

Published February 6th, 2013 - 11:45AM

A 27-year-old Lakewood man pleaded not guilty this morning to charges he left nine puppies to die in a wooded area on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

JBLM soldier arrested in connection with slaying of brother-in-law

Published February 6th, 2013 - 11:28AM

A 26-year-old Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier has been arrested in connection with the torture and homicide of her husband’s autistic stepbrother in Wisconsin last summer.

'We are glad you are home:' 3rd Stryker Brigade marks end of Afghanistan tour Tuesday at JBLM

Published February 6th, 2013 - 7:24AM

Sherry Wyatt sobbed Tuesday at a Joint Base Lewis-McChord memorial that seemed to pull her heart in two directions. She felt devastated remembering her son, Spc. Sterling Wyatt, killed in Afghanistan six months ago while serving with a Lewis-McChord Stryker brigade. Yet her heart swelled as she felt love from the soldiers who knew her son. They rallied to her last summer, and they stayed close as the months wore on.

'We are glad you are home': 3rd Stryker Brigade marks end of Afghanistan tour today at JBLM

Published February 5th, 2013 - 12:27PM

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Montera returned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s main parade ground today for the first time since he left for Afghanistan more than a year ago.

Secretary of Army promotes life skills on visit to JBLM, steers more resources to ‘resiliency’ programs

Published February 5th, 2013 - 10:58AM

Secretary of the Army John McHugh came to the South Sound on Monday to launch an initiative to promote life skills in military families, seeking to streamline and advertise resources so that soldiers know where to turn in times of need.

« Previous Page

MEMBER CENTER