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Fort Lewis

Town in Pierce County, west-central Washington; population (1990) 22,200. It is located 21 km/13 mi south-southwest of Tacoma and to the southwest of Lakewood. It is a residential suburb and service town for the 520–sq km/200–sq mi Fort Lewis, which was established in 1917 as an infantry training centre; it is the West Coast's largest army base. McChord Air Force Base is to the northeast.



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Moore Year Duty Station 1926 Fort Sill, OK 1927 Fort Lewis, WA 1928 Fort sill, OK 1929 Fort Des Moines, IO 1930 Fort Sill, OK 1931 Fort Sheridan, IL 1932 Fort Sill, OK 1933 Fort Sill, OK 1934 Fort Sam Houston, TX 1935 Fort Sill, OK 1936 Fort D.
America's Army developers also joined with elements of the 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, WA to model Stryker systems and missions.
Other pilot locations include Fort Lewis, WA and Fort Meade, MD.
 
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