Golf course dedicates putting green for POW/MIA
The American Lakes Veterans Golf Course on Friday plans to remember prisoners of war and soldiers who remain missing in action by dedicating a new nine-hole putting green in their honor. The ceremony...
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UW doctor working with Army to rethink pain treatment for veterans
A push to rethink pain treatment for soldiers and veterans aims for fewer pill prescriptions and a varied approach to easing chronic suffering among patients at Madigan Army Medical Center. The...
View ArticleChanges at the top for Lewis-McChord Air Force and medical units
Summer will bring a few new commanders to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Defense Secretary Robert Gates today announced that the top medical officer stationed at the base would move on to the U.S. Army...
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Rumsfeld looking back as he visits Lewis-McChord this week
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is visiting Joint Base Lewis-McChord Friday to meet with service members and promote his memoir, Known and Unknown. It’s Rumsfeld’s first trip to the base...
View ArticleHoroho’s testimony shows scope of Army PTSD investigations at Madigan
Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho this week told lawmakers in a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Army is investigating the ombudsman program that drew attention to a Madigan Army...
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Wounded Air Force EOD technician from JBLM competing in military Warrior...
Two weeks ago, we wrote about a pair of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers who were heading to Colorado to participate in this year’s Warrior Games for wounded and ill service members. It turns the base...
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Keep wounded JBLM soldiers in your thoughts and follow these stories of recovery
On Sunday we published this feature on 1st Sgt. Mike Leonard’s long road to recovery since he lost a leg an Afghanistan almost three years ago while serving with a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker...
View ArticleArmy releases investigation into Madigan PTSD complaints. Read excerpts and...
A 100-page Army investigation into patient complaints at MadiganArmyMedicalCenter reveals a hospital under siege a year ago, where “tearful” discussions about doctors allegedly misdiagnosing...
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Injured JBLM soldier wins two medals at Warrior Games
An injured soldier from Castle Rock met one of his last goals as he prepares to leave the Army when he cleaned up at the Warrior Games this month, earning two medals in the annual athletic competition...
View ArticleMadigan furlough schedule closing medical services on different days of the week
“Friday furloughs” are the norm at Joint Base Lewis-McChord this summer, but the calendar is more complicated for the 120,000 people who rely on Madigan Army Medical Center for care. The hospital plans...
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