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2 JBLM paratroopers land in tree
Firefighters worked Thursday afternoon to rescue two paratroopers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord who became stuck in a tree, military officials told KIRO 7. The paratroopers landed in an area near Rainier, near the intersection of Military Road Southeast and 138th Avenue Southeast, the base said. They were not injured. JBLM ...
Army announces new two-star headquarters at JBLM
A new two-star Army headquarters will be established at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Army Secretary John McHugh announced Thursday. "This new headquarters will provide command and control for several brigade-size units, many of which have been activated since 2003," McHugh said. "Under the leadership of Gen. Ray Odierno, the chief of ...
Police: USS Stennis sailor tried to strangle cab driver with legs
A sailor aboard the USS Stennis is under arrest after police said he tried to strangle a cab driver, with his legs, from the back seat of a taxi. The Bremerton Police Department said the 21-year-old sailor was picked by a driver with the On Your Way taxi company at ...
Thousands of U.S. veterans download PTSD app
The federal government is going high-tech to help wounded soldiers and veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs says more than 53,000 people have downloaded their mobile app, called PTSD Coach, in the last year. The app was created to help veterans understand and deal with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. ...
Tacoma Marine killed in Afghanistan
A young U.S. Marine from Tacoma was killed Tuesday, just one month away from leaving the service and heading to college. Lance Cpl. Ramon Kaipat, 22, was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol, his uncle, Alex Mettao, said. “Next month, he was gonna come back and go ...
Wife's statements to media won't factor in case against JBLM soldier, retired judge says
Questions have arisen as to whether the wife of a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians has contradicted his lawyer. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales’ attorney has said Bales was stressed by four deployments to war zones and two injuries, including brain trauma, and that ...
Man was in scuffle with accused JBLM soldier 10 years ago, but doesn't remember incident
A police report released Tuesday revealed a 2002 assault charge against the Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of gunning down 16 Afghan civilians earlier this month. According to the report, Bales, who had enlisted in the military less than a year before the incident, was being thrown out of the ...
Lawyer concerned about soldier being a danger to himself
The lawyer for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales said he is concerned about the soldier being a danger to himself. While Seattle attorney John Henry Browne would not say whether Bales, the man accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, is on suicide watch at Fort Leavenworth, he said “He’s being watched ...
Lawyer: JBLM soldier suspected in Afghan shootings has sketchy memory of night of massacre
The lawyer for Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, said Monday that Bales has a “sketchy memory” of the night of the attacks, according to the AP. Seattle defense attorney John Henry Brown said the 38-year-old Bales remembers some ...
Home of U.S. soldier accused in Afghan killings put up for sale
The Lake Tapps home of the U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians is up for sale, days after the Army moved them onto Joint Base Lewis-McChord. A senior U.S. official on Friday identified the soldier as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who was stationed at JBLM. Last week, ...
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