Merged bases called Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Published 7:48 am Friday, January 29, 2010

FORT LEWIS — 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.