Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM)
JBLM’s origin dates back to a 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decision to merge Fort Lewis, McChord AFB and Yakima Training Center into a joint base supported by an Army-led Joint Base Garrison. The Joint Base Garrison consists of 4,700 Soldiers, Airmen, and civilian employees. JBLM has four major areas: JBLM Lewis Main, JBLM Lewis Main North, JBLM McChord Field and JBLM Yakima Training Center. In all, JBLM covers approximately 420,000 acres in Southern Puget Sound and Eastern Washington.
JBLM is home to I Corps, 62nd Airlift Wing, and the 446th Airlift Wing. Approximately 30 Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps units are based at JBLM.
JBLM’s assigned population of more than 116,000 people includes more than 40,000 military members, about 15,000 civilian employees, and more than 61,000 military family members. An estimated 29,000 retired DOD members live within 50 miles of JBLM.
Based on these demographics, JBLM is Pierce County’s top employer with an estimated workforce payroll exceeding $2.5 billion.
JBLM Public Affairs office at (253) 967-0147.
62nd Airlift Wing’s Public Affairs office at (253) 982-5637.
446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, call (253) 982-3330.
Camp Murray
Headquarters to the Washington State Military Department, a state agency, and the Washington Army and Air National Guard, Camp Murray also holds the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. The Center coordinates for all state responders during a disaster. (253) 512-8989.
Lakewood Veterans Memorial
A memorial to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 26, 2003, at Lakewood City Hall. The memorial consists of a globe that denotes that American forces have served throughout the world in the defense of their country and to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. Around the perimeter of the site are benches for each of the five uniformed services. The benches are colored in their respective service colors and are embedded with the appropriate service seals.