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Joint Base Lewis Mcchord | Fort Lewis | McChord Air Base
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Fort Lewis, named after Meriwether Lewis of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition, is one of the largest and most modern military reservations in the United States.
Consisting of 87,000 acres of prairie land cut from the glacier-flattened Nisqually Plain, it is the premier military installation in the Northwest.
Fort Lewis is situated in a key location along Interstate 5, allowing easy access to Sea-Tac airport and to the deepwater ports of Tacoma and Seattle.
Welcome to Fort Lewis Army Base.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Address
Bldg. 1010 Liggett Ave. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433
HOURS
M-F: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat: Closed Sun: Closed
Mission
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a training and mobilization center for all services and is the only Army power-projection platform west of the Rockies. Its key geographic location provides rapid access to the deep-water ports of Tacoma, Olympia, and Seattle for deploying equipment. Units can be deployed from JBLM-McChord Field, and individuals and small groups can also use nearby Sea-Tac Airport. The strategic location of the base provides Air Force units with the ability to conduct combat and humanitarian airlift to any location in the world.
History
The consolidation of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force base began operation as a Joint Base in January 2010. We are one of 12 new joint bases created by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closing Commission. JBLM has over 100 years of service history and is the oldest military installation in the Pacific Northwest. Camp Lewis was established in 1917. In 1947, the U.S. Air Force became a separate branch of the Armed Forces.
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