Fort Lewis News

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that Lt. Gen. Frank Wiercinski says Hawaii is expected to keep its 22,500-active duty soldiers as the Army downsizes.

Jason Easterly/Citizen Correspondent U.S. Army Spc. Justin Alvarado poses for a group picture with his family and friends upon arriving at the Southwest Florida International Airport on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows that the number of civilian and military employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord increased by almost 64 percent since 2006, a pace that marked the fourth-fastest clip for any domestic military installation.

The court-martial trial for Army Sgt. John Russell has concluded. Now a military judge will decide whether the 14-year Army veteran was deluded by depression and despair as he shot five fellow service members in Iraq.

The son of Olmos Park City Manager Michael W. Simpson has died from injuries sustained in a bomb blast in Afghanistan where he was serving in the Army, the elder Simpson confirmed when reached by telephone.

A private first class with three tours in the Middle East, Todd Golden took off his shoes like all the other passengers entering the security checkpoint at the Boise Airport last June.

You'd think preparing to serve a tour of duty in Afghanistan with your Army unit would be a sure fire way to get out of jury duty.