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Joint Base Lewis McChord

Joint Base Lewis–McChord
JBLM - Emblem.png
Part of United States Army Installation Management Command
Located near: Lakewood, Washington, U.S.
17th Field Artillery Brigade - JBLM.jpg
Artillery Brigade training at JBLM Lewis Main
62d AW C-17 loading Army personnel from Fort Lewis.jpg
62d AW C-17 loading Army personnel on JBLM McChord Field
Coordinates 47°06′21″N 122°33′52″W / 47.10583°N 122.56444°W / 47.10583; -122.56444 (Joint Base Lewis-McChord-AR) (Fort Lewis)
47°08′51″N 122°28′46″W / 47.14750°N 122.47944°W / 47.14750; -122.47944 (Joint Base Lewis-McChord-AF) (McChord Fld)
Site information
Controlled by United States Army
Site history
Built Joint base est. 2010,
Fort Lewis est. 1917,
McChord Field est. 1930
In use 1917–present
Garrison information
Garrison

Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, JBLM (US Army)
United States Army Installation Management Command Distinctive Unit Crest.png U.S. Army IMCOM

627th Air Base Group - Emblem.png 627th Air Base Group
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL 322 ft / 98 m
Coordinates 47°08′15″N 122°28′35″W / 47.13750°N 122.47639°W / 47.13750; -122.47639Coordinates: 47°08′15″N 122°28′35″W / 47.13750°N 122.47639°W / 47.13750; -122.47639
Website www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil
Map
KTCM is located in Washington (state)
KTCM
KTCM
Location of Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 10,108 3,081 Asphalt/Concrete
160/340 † 3,000 914 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration
† Landing Zone (LZ) is for C-130's only: LZ South (16) / LZ North (34)

Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, JBLM (US Army)
United States Army Installation Management Command Distinctive Unit Crest.png U.S. Army IMCOM

Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62d Airlift Wing located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord. The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Army's Fort Lewis and the United States Air Force's McChord Air Force Base which merged on 1 February 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.


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