Fort Lewis, Washington
| Fort Lewis | |
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| Part of United States Army I Corps United States Army I Corps |
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| Located near: Tacoma, Washington | |
17th Field Artillery Brigade Fort Lewis
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| Coordinates | 47°06′21″N 122°33′52″W / 47.10583°N 122.56444°WCoordinates: 47°06′21″N 122°33′52″W / 47.10583°N 122.56444°W |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Joint Base Garrison (US Army)  U.S. Army IMCOM |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Joint Base Garrison (US Army)
Fort Lewis is a United States military facility located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington, under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis–McChord. It was merged with the United States Air Force's McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010 into a Joint Base as a result of Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations of 2005.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a training and mobilization center for all services and is the only Army power-projection base west of the Rocky Mountains. Its geographic location provides rapid access to the deep water ports of Tacoma, Olympia and Seattle for deploying equipment. Units can be deployed from 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 with the C-17 Globemaster III.
The Joint Base Garrison operates the installation on behalf of the warfighting units, families and extended military community who depend on JBLM for support. The mission of the unit is to provide support to mission commanders and the joint base community, to serve as an enabler to the soldiers as they train and project America's combat power, and to make JBLM the station of choice for American soldiers and their families.
With an Army joint base commander and an Air Force deputy joint base commander, the garrison supports the installation through directorates and agencies that provide a full range of city services and quality-of-life functions; everything from facilities maintenance, recreation and family programs to training support and emergency services.
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