FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) — Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Starting Monday that’s what the military wants the combined Fort Lewis Army and McChord Air Force bases to be called.
The combination comes from a decision five years ago to realign bases.
Fort Lewis began as Camp Lewis in 1917. McChord began as McChord Field in 1940.
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