Superheroes came out of the woodwork during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Nurses 5K run and 2K walk in honor of National Nurses’ Week. The run took place May 10 and more than 300 runners participated, some donning super hero costumes in support of National Nurses’ week.

“Nurses are heroes. They take care of our Soldiers so they can come home to their families,” sa
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Even after the initial healing, after awaking from unconsciousness in Germany and receiving therapy in his home country of the Republic of Georgia, Cpl. Mamuka Javakhishvili still had a great journey to embark on— one that would take him more than 6,000 miles to America.

He arrived at the Warrior Transition Battalion’s Bravo Company here in late February with his brother and
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Adventure starts early most Saturday mornings on the water in Ruston Way. You can often find a small but dedicated group of divers getting their equipment ready for yet another diving exploration of the waters at Less Davies Park on the north side of Tacoma. One person you will most certainly find there is Sgt. Michael Biggs, a Soldier with Charlie Company.

The Soldiers who show up to t
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For the second year in a row, Madigan Healthcare System’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company hosted a weekendlong series of events to allow Soldiers to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.

The badge is one of a few foreign awards U.S. military members can wear on their uniforms. The events must be officiated by a member of the German Armed Forces, making it a difficu
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When he woke up, 17 days had vanished. The last thing Sgt. Nino Gray remembered was riding in his Stryker in Afghanistan, on the way to deal with youths damaging a Hesco barrier. Now, he found himself in a hospital bed halfway around the world with his mom and one-year-old son Jayden by his side.

“I thought I was dead; I thought I was in some crazy coma… it took about a wee
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Although he also tried tossing a basketball from a wheelchair for the first time, picking up a bow again was what really caught the interest of Sgt. David Glasscock at the Community-Based Warrior Transition Unit’s adaptive reconditioning day in Portland March 9.

Glasscock joined more than 60 other CBWTU Soldiers from Oregon and Washington who gathered together at the muster March
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