Seattle District News

Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility opens on JBLM

Sgt. 1st Class John Healy — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:57:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Correctional Activity and the 508th Military Police Detention Battalion hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony, Dec. 1, announcing the opening of the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility.

Game-changing refueling operations for JBLM helicopters

Bud McKay — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:40:00 GMT

A new $25.1 million airfield refueling facility became operational on Gray Army Airfield at Joint Base Lewis-McChord following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 17. The new facility can refuel Army helicopters on three, hot-fueling pads without the helicopters having to shut down.

Army Corps Completes JBLM Airfield Runway Repairs Ahead of Schedule

Kalyn Curtis — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT

The construction of a single-span concrete arch at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airfield, Tacoma, Washington, was completed ahead of schedule in February 2021. The reinforced concrete structure can withstand a 100-year stormflow compared to the 1950s design that could withstand a 50-year stormflow, and replaces two steel pipe culverts that began eroding and thinning out, causing major structural issues and debris blockages to the runway and the Clover Creek stream that ran beneath it.

New bridge restores full McChord airfield capabilities

John Norgren, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:26:00 GMT

A McChord C-17 Globemaster III took off Dec. 22 over the new underground bridge to commemorate the reopening of the McChord Field runway to its full, 10,100-foot operational length. This follows the 11-month closure of almost half of the runway due to two failing culverts under the runway, taxiway and infield.