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54-543: By 2006 work on FTTS was faltering and according to the foreword of Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics 2006-2007 by Shaun C Connors and Christopher F Foss ( ISBN   978-0710627612 ): "The U.S. Army’s original intention was that the FTTS (the logistic support for the Future Combat System (FCS)) with just two variants would eventually replace virtually all of the current tactical wheeled vehicle fleet. In

108-859: A Joint Program Office to manage the JLTV effort was endorsed. The AUSA pdf file previously referenced stated that: "Following approval, [of the JLTV Initial Capabilities Document by the Secretary of Defense], the Future Tactical Truck Systems Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, the PSD [Platform Systems Demonstration], EMIP [Expedited Modernization Initiative Procedure] and various Office of Naval Research Science and Technology activities will inform

162-489: A Military Utility Assessment (MUA) at Fort Lewis , Washington. The MUA was scheduled to occur during the first and second quarters of FY07, with the results to fed into the requirements development process, this to define future truck requirements. Elements of FTTS-UV ACTD were fed in to the ongoing Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, this the replacement for part of the HMMWV fleet. On 24 April 2006, establishment of

216-406: A free balloon flight at the field on November 4, 1927. The field is now used by Army helicopters. Helicopters based at the airfield assisted with medical evacuations at Mount Rainier National Park on numerous occasions in the 1970s. Army helicopters were also used to insert search-and-rescue [SAR] teams into inaccessible areas on the east, north, and west sides of the mountain, lowering rangers to

270-535: A more realistic approach, the current FTTS-MSV/UV Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) efforts (with input from other efforts) will now be used ‘to define requirements’ for future U.S. Army trucks." The Association of the United States Army (July 2006) "Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy: Meeting Current and Future Needs" pdf stated that the ACTD for FTTS was taking a two phase approach;

324-606: A runway 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long by 600 feet (180 m) wide. From 1942 to 1943, 42 Japanese , German , and Italian Americans were held at Fort Lewis as part of the government's "enemy alien" internment program during World War II . The Japanese and Italian internees were transferred to Fort Missoula and the Germans to Fort Lincoln , and the temporary detention facility closed on March 30, 1943. Italian prisoners of war, organized into units, were trained as quartermaster units at Fort Lewis since, after Italy surrendered to

378-635: A sole source basis to Oshkosh , is anticipated in the near future. FHTV contract awards include HEMTT and PLS . To evaluate possible future truck systems and designs, the U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command refereed the Future Tactical Truck Systems - Advanced Concepts and Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program. Navistar International and Lockheed Martin 's proposals, the International FTTS and Lockheed FTTS Utility Vehicles were selected, as well as

432-478: Is Camp Murray ( Washington National Guard ). Fort Lewis was originally established in 1917 with the passage of a Pierce County bond measure to purchase 70,000 acres (280 km ) of land to donate to the federal government for permanent use as a military installation. A portion of the initial land was taken from the Nisqually tribe 's reservation. (The Nisqually people would later petition unsuccessfully for

486-582: Is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington . Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord . Fort Lewis, named after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition , was one of the largest and most modern military reservations in the United States, consisting of 87,000 acres (136 sq mi; 350 km ) of prairie land cut from

540-513: Is a world-class facility. The training center is in the high desert and is covered with sagebrush, volcanic formations, dry gulches, and large rock outcroppings. YTC has vast flat valleys separated by intervening ridges that are suited to large-scale mechanized or motorized forces. Much of the steeper terrain resembles areas of Afghanistan. Twenty-five ranges, including the state-of-the-art Multi-Purpose Range Complex and Shoot House, are available for individual or collective training. Prior to 1941,

594-766: Is as of 2023 located in Croydon . The company continues to provide open-source intelligence in the defence, security, aerospace and transport sectors. Of their publications, books (published annually ) include Jane's All the World's Aircraft , Jane's Fighting Ships , Jane's Military Communications , Jane's World Air Forces , Jane's World Navies , and Jane's World Railways . Periodicals include Jane's Defence Weekly , Jane's Intelligence Review , Jane's International Defence Review , and Jane's Navy International . Jane's Police Review (2011) and Jane's Airport Review (2019) were discontinued. Jane's All

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648-630: Is available at the Yakima Training Center in eastern Washington, including maneuver areas and additional live fire ranges. In 2009, the former Fort Lewis Regional Correction Facility was remodeled and renamed the Northwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF). The facility houses minimum- and medium-security prisoners from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. During the summer months (June, July, and August), JBLM North hosts

702-481: Is available at the Yakima Training Center in eastern Washington, including maneuver areas and additional live fire ranges. In 2009, the former Fort Lewis Regional Correction Facility was remodeled and renamed the Northwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF). The facility houses minimum- and medium-security prisoners from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Also adjacent to the post

756-516: Is located within the installation's area. As of the 2000 census , the CDP, which includes the most densely populated part of the base, had a total population of 19,089. As of the census of 2000, there were 19,089 people, 3,476 households, and 3,399 families residing on the base. The population density was 1,248.5 people per square mile (482.0/km ). There were 3,560 housing units at an average density of 232.8 per square mile (89.9/km ). The racial makeup of

810-582: Is very rocky from glacial meltwater deposits. Poison oak is found in the training areas. Canada Thistle grows thickly in some areas. All trees are to be left standing; post policy prohibits cutting or trimming them. The temperatures during summer vary from the mid-40s at night to the mid-70s during the day, occasionally peaking over 90 °F (32 °C). Although July and August are the driest months. Fort Lewis, due to its size and reserved land, serves as an important habitat for amphibian development and study. The census-designated place (CDP) Fort Lewis

864-652: The 9th Infantry Division (United States) was reactivated and trained there until its deactivation in 1991. The Fort Lewis Military Museum was established in 1972 to preserve and document the post's history. The base received much media attention in the wake of the Kandahar massacre , committed by a Fort Lewis soldier in March 2012. The 1st Joint Mobilization Brigade disbanded in late May 2014. It previously controlled and provided host unit support for mobilizing, deploying, and demobilizing reserve component units from all

918-476: The Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Fort Lewis , along with Lockheed Martin 's design and Armor Holdings ' Maneuver Sustainment Vehicle. Jane%27s Information Group Janes is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military , national security , aerospace and transport topics, whose name derives from British author Fred T. Jane . Jane's Information Group

972-607: The Armor Holdings proposal for the MSV. In August 2006 they were tested at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds . Following this evaluation they were parked in The Pentagon courtyard for evaluation by higher-ranking military officials." International Truck 's proposal for FTTS utilized a Parallel Hybrid Drivetrain and modular armor. It has undergone testing by 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division and 14th Engineer Battalion at

1026-679: The CONUS hub for the Alaskan West Coast Wing , ferrying supplies, equipment, and aircraft to the Eleventh Air Force at Elmendorf Field , near Anchorage. Also used by Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot, primarily to service aircraft being sent to Alaska . The Army Air Force closed its facilities in 1947. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

1080-700: The Iraq War . On February 5, 2004, Task Force Olympia was activated as a sub-element of I Corps headquarters with the mission to command forward-deployed units in Iraq . This marked the first time that I Corps had forward soldiers in combat since the end of the Korean War . Task Force Olympia included units from all three components of the Army (Active, Reserve, and National Guard) as well as Marine and Australian officers. Task Force Olympia's subordinate units included

1134-485: The Leader Development and Assessment Course , a capstone program for the U.S. Army's ROTC program. Also adjacent to the post is Camp Murray ( Washington National Guard ). The Yakima Training Center is a major sub-installation of JBLM and provides a full range of training lands and ranges to active and reserve component units. Encompassing more than 320,000 acres (500 sq mi; 1,300 km ), YTC

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1188-640: The de facto public source of information on warfare and transportation systems. Based in Greater London for most of its existence, the group was owned by the Thomson Corporation , the Woodbridge Company , then IHS Markit , before being acquired by Montagu Private Equity in 2019. In March 2022, Janes acquired Washington, D.C.-based RWR Advisory Group. The company name is officially Jane's Information Group, and it

1242-414: The glacier -flattened Nisqually Plain. It is the premier military installation in the northwest and the most requested duty station in the Army. Joint Base Lewis-McChord (Fort Lewis) is a major Army installation, with much of the 2nd Infantry Division in residence, along with Headquarters, the 7th Infantry Division , 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command , and the 1st Special Forces Group . However,

1296-410: The 1st JMB) in 2011. The United States Army's I Corps commands most Army units at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and conducts planning and liaison with other assigned active and Reserve component units in the continental United States. It is one of the active Army's contingency corps. I Corps stays prepared to deploy on short notice worldwide to command up to five divisions or a joint task force. In 1981,

1350-617: The 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division , which deployed for Iraq on November 8, 2003, and returned to Fort Lewis after one year of combat duty, and the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division , which departed Fort Lewis on September 15, 2004, for one year, and returned in September 2005. On June 1, 2006, the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, changed its name and became the 2d Cavalry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, with its home station in Germany. A new unit then unveiled

1404-506: The Allies and declared war on Germany , they were not strictly held to the work requirements that prohibited prisoners of war from working on items directly headed for the war or in the war effort. At the conclusion of World War II, the northwest staging area of Fort Lewis became a separation center and discharged its first soldiers in October 1945. Sometime in the early 1960s, Interstate 5

1458-533: The CDP has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41.2 km ), of which 15.3 square miles (39.6 km ) are land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km ) are water. The total area is 3.78% water. The military base is, as previously stated, much larger than the CDP defined by the Census Bureau. Fort Lewis' terrain is primarily a mixture of dense conifer woods and open Puget prairie- garry oak woodlands. Invasive Scotch Broom has taken over many areas. The landscape

1512-930: The Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, and the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office. Three military units support the Joint Base Garrison. JBLM Soldiers receive medical care through on-base Madigan Healthcare System facilities such as the Madigan Army Medical Center , the Okubo Clinic, and the Nisqually Clinic. JBLM Airmen receive medical care at

1566-474: The Headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division is primarily a garrison management body. Fort Lewis's 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 the nearby Sea-Tac Airport . The strategic location of the base provides Air Force units with

1620-526: The I Corps was reactivated at Fort Lewis. On October 12, 1999, General Eric K. Shinseki , Chief of Staff of the Army, announced I Corps would lead the acceleration of Army transformation, training, and the initial creation of the first two Stryker Brigade Combat Teams at Fort Lewis. Since September 11, 2001, I Corps and Fort Lewis assets have been active in providing support for Global War on Terrorism operations, including Operation Noble Eagle (Homeland Defense), Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), and

1674-686: The McChord Clinic as well as the Madigan Army Medical Center. JBLM has more than 25,000 soldiers and civilian workers. The post supports over 120,000 military retirees and more than 29,000 family members living both on and off-post. Fort Lewis proper contains 86,000 acres (134 sq mi; 350 km ), and the Yakima Training Center covers 324,000 acres (506 sq mi; 1,310 km ). JBLM Main & North have abundant, high-quality, close-in training areas, including 115 live fire ranges. Additional training space

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1728-645: The Shoot House and Urban Assault Course opened in 2005. YTC has an AAFES shopette, a recreation center, and a gymnasium available to soldiers and their families. The Firing Point community club, with cafeteria, opened in February 2009. Gray Army Airfield ( IATA : GRF , ICAO : KGRF ) is a military airport located within Fort Lewis. The field is named in honor of Captain Lawrence C. Gray, who died during

1782-623: The U.S. military services. The unit began as the 2122st Garrison Support Unit (Army Reserve), overseeing the mobilization of about 27,000 Soldiers. The group of fewer than a dozen personnel mobilized about 15,000 soldiers within three weeks at the start of the War in Afghanistan . The unit was redesignated the 654th Area Support Group (Forward) in May 2004 and the 1st JMB in March 2007. Training and mobilization validation moved to individual units (instead of

1836-447: The World's Aircraft and Fighting Ships are included in the 2019 edition of the AP stylebook as references for proper notation of aircraft and military ship names. Jane's Combat Simulations was a brand of computer flight simulation games and naval warfare simulations produced between 1996 and 2000 under license to Electronic Arts . Fort Lewis (Washington) Fort Lewis

1890-528: The ability to conduct combat and humanitarian airlifts with the C-17 Globemaster III . The Joint Base Garrison operates the installation on behalf of the warfighting units, families, and extended military community who depend on JBLM for support. The mission of the unit is to provide support to mission commanders and the joint base community, to serve as an enabler to the soldiers as they train and project America's combat power, and to make JBLM

1944-586: The area consisted of ranches and a few scattered silica mines. Just before World War II, the Army's need for a large training and maneuver area became apparent, and the Army negotiated with landowners to lease 160,000 acres (250 sq mi; 650 km ) for the Yakima Anti-Aircraft Artillery Range. Military organizations in the Pacific Northwest used the center for range firing and small unit tests. The first range

1998-558: The base was 60.4% White , 20.3% African American , 1.4% Native American , 3.4% Asian , 1.8% Pacific Islander , 6.2% from other races , and 6.4% from two or more races. 13.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,476 households, out of which 85.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.2% were non-families. Of all households, 2.0% were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who

2052-877: The bulk of the Joint Base Garrison include: Additional staff offices that support the installation mission include the Joint Base Public Affairs Office, the Religious Support Office, the Resource Management Office, the Equal Employment Opportunity Office, the Installation Safety Office, and the Plans, Analysis, and Integration Office. Other partners who work closely with the Joint Base Garrison include

2106-649: The camp site on May 26, 1917, and a few days later the initial construction began. As work on the camp was pushing forward, the War Department named it "Camp Lewis" after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The entire camp was ready for occupancy a month ahead of schedule. In 90 days, Stone had supervised the construction of a "city" of 757 buildings and 422 other structures, all lighted and heated for 60,000 men. The first recruits moved into their new barracks on September 5, 1917, exactly two months after

2160-546: The center. At the start of the Korean War, the Army decided to expand the Yakima Training Center. In 1951, the Installation was enlarged to 261,451 acres (1,058.05 km ), and construction of the current cantonment area began. In 1986, a further expansion was initiated, and in 1992, the Army acquired additional land to enlarge YTC to 327,000 acres (1,320 km ). The Multi-Purpose Range Complex opened in 1989, and

2214-450: The citizens of Pierce County voted by an eight-to-one margin to bond themselves for $ 2,000,000 (equivalent to $ 47,563,636 in 2023) to buy 68,721 acres (107.377 sq mi; 278.10 km ) of land. They donated the land to the federal government for military use. The only stipulation was that the tract be used as a permanent army post. Captain David L. Stone and his staff arrived at

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2268-579: The colors of its new designation on June 1, 2006: the 4th Brigade, 2d Infantry Division. Subordinate units assigned to Fort Lewis are: JBLM has more than 25,000 soldiers and civilian workers. The post supports over 120,000 military retirees and more than 29,000 family members living both on and off-post. Fort Lewis proper contains 86,000 acres (350 km ), the Yakima Training Center covers 324,000 acres (1,310 km ). JBLM Main & North have abundant, high-quality, close-in training areas, including 115 live fire ranges. Additional training space

2322-572: The first phase involved modeling and simulation (M&S) efforts in which multiple vendors presented concepts for technologies to be incorporated into designs for the UV and MSV variants of FTTS. The second phase included awards to three of the M&;S contractors to manufacture prototype designs: two contractors to produce their UV version with trailer, and one contractor to produce two MSVs with companion trailers. All vehicles and trailers were to be evaluated in

2376-494: The ground by a cable device known as a "jungle penetrator". Helicopters began assisting with high-altitude (above 10,000 feet) SAR operations in the 1980s. Helicopters were also used for "short haul" rescue operations, in which a ranger and litter were carried in a sling below the helicopter to the scene of the accident. During World War II, the Air Transport Command's 4131st Army Air Force Base Unit used GAAF as

2430-566: The northwest, the 91st was considered "Washington's Own." In 1917, Pierce County, through the process of condemnation proceedings (eminent domain), took 3,370 acres (13.6 km ) of the Nisqually Indian Reservation (14 km ) for the Fort Lewis Military Reserve. The following two years saw tremendous activity at Camp Lewis as men mobilized and trained for war service. With the conclusion of

2484-468: The original construction of Fort Lewis as a captain, returned as its commanding general in 1936, serving until 1937. The project of constructing an army airfield, which later became McChord Air Force Base , directly north of the Fort Lewis installation, received approval as a WPA project in January 1938, and $ 61,730 was allocated for construction. The allocation provided for clearing, grading, and leveling

2538-475: The post building plan had been handed to the contractors. When they implemented the auction of the new cantonment, workmen subscribed for $ 4,000 to build the main gate, which is still standing. The arch was built of fieldstone and squared logs, resembling the old blockhouses that stood in the northwest as forts. Some 60,000 men, including the 13th and 91st Divisions , moved into the hastily constructed cantonment to train for World War I. Recruited largely from

2592-459: The requirements process, thus ensuring requirements are realistic, achievable and relevant to all services. Deliveries of the medium and heavy category trucks in production when FTTS commenced, and to be replaced by FTTS, continue. The FMTV (now with Oshkosh ) production contract has recently been extended to September 2016, and award of the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles IV (FHTV) contract, on

2646-508: The return of this land.) In 1927, Pierce County passed another bond measure to establish a military airfield just north of Fort Lewis. The airfield, called Tacoma Field, opened in 1930 and was renamed McChord Field in 1940. McChord Field separated from Fort Lewis when the U.S. Air Force was created in 1947 and was subsequently renamed McChord Air Force Base. The two bases operated independently of one another for more than 60 years before merging in 2010. Fort Lewis began as Camp Lewis in 1917, when

2700-449: The station of choice for American soldiers and their families. With an Army joint base commander and an Air Force deputy joint base commander, the garrison supports the installation through directorates and agencies that provide a full range of city services and quality-of-life functions, everything from facility maintenance, recreation, and family programs to training support and emergency services. The major organizations that make up

2754-652: The war, activities at Lewis ground to a standstill. Camp Lewis passed from the hands of Pierce County and became the property of the federal government when the deed for 62,432 acres (253 km ) was recorded in the county auditor's office in Tacoma. When World War I ended in 1918, the Nisqually people petitioned for their land to be returned to them, but the request was denied by the Secretary of War , Newton Baker . Brigadier General David L. Stone, who had supervised

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2808-514: Was built through the fort, separating the northwest corner of the fort and creating "Northfort". With the departure of the 4th Infantry Division (United States) for Vietnam in 1966, Fort Lewis once again became a personnel transfer and training center. David H. Hackworth described his service commanding a training battalion at the Fort during the Vietnam War in his memoir "About Face". In 1972,

2862-400: Was constructed in 1942 on Umtanum Ridge , 13 miles (21 km) northeast of the present cantonment area. In 1947, approximately 60,000 acres (240 km ) were cleared of unexploded ammunition and returned to the original owners. During 1949 and 1950, the state of Washington used the center for summer training of its National Guard units, and regular Army troops were permanently assigned to

2916-478: Was founded in 1898 by Fred T. Jane , who had begun sketching ships as an enthusiast naval artist while living in Portsmouth . This gradually developed into an encyclopedic knowledge, culminating in the publishing of All the World's Fighting Ships (1898). The company then gradually branched out into other areas of military expertise. The books and trade magazines published by the company are often considered

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