The harrowing escape through the Cambodian jungles, the constant struggle to evade guerrilla forces, the years spent at a Thai refugee camp— Sochara Chumnoeur remembered none of this when she arrived in America in 1988.

At just eight years old, Chumnoeur arrived with her family in Connecticut knowing little English. While she may have forgotten about her home country (which she believes her mind blocked out), her parents ingrained her Cambodian culture in her here. She also learned h... Full Story

After leading the Warrior Transition Battalion for two years, Lt. Col. Jason Wing relinquished command to Lt. Col. Jeffery Mosso April 19. The transition was finalized with the pomp and circumstance of a very wet change of command ceremony held at Watkins Field.

Until receiving the colors from Wing, Mosso was chief of future operations with the Western Regional Medical Command. He has served other Joint Base Lewis-McChord units in the past and he will be receiving support at home from his wife, Katie, and their three children: Tyler, Kody and Kylee.

At the beginning of ... Full Story

“Do you know what your future looks like?” This is the first of many questions the Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment “VetSuccess Program” asks all Soldiers being medically discharged, especially those in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System.

“Anyone in the IDES process is going to automatically be found entitled to (vocational rehabilitation benefits),” said Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Colleen Graney. “Servicemembers that have been referred to th... Full Story

For four months in Iraq, Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Newman carved out the time to take on the additional roles of coach, mentor and cheerleader to dole out the motivation and tough love needed to push one of his Soldiers past what he had thought possible.

“We were putting up a Soldier for the board, and they said that he couldn’t pass, he would not be able to do it,” said Newman, now a Soldier with Bravo Company here.

With that challenge, Newman took that Soldier... Full Story

Even before the wheels of the medevac flight hit the tarmac, the patients onboard the C-17 had a slew of people lined up to support them on the ground here, ensuring their medical needs were met, their bags handled, and that they were met immediately by someone who would take care of them.

Most of the patients are medically evacuated from Afghanistan, have spent time in Germany, and have been on the move for the last 24 hours. Although receiving continuous medical care, many of their lives are tumultuous, as they wait to find out what will happen with their health and future overall... Full Story