Saturday, September 1, 2012

Major General Lanza expected to improve troubled Joint Base Lewis-McChord

New general expected to improve JBLM management
August 31, 2012
Seattle Post Intelligencer
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD
Wash. (AP)

The Army expects the addition of a two-star general at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will improve oversight of combat brigades and provide more attention to the care of soldiers and their families.

The base welcomed Maj. Gen. Stephen Lanza on Thursday as the commander of the reactivated 7th Infantry Division.

Lanza's arrival completes a pledge from Army Secretary John McHugh to create a division headquarters at Lewis-McChord to better manage rapid growth. JBLM has more than 34,000 active-duty soldiers, up from 19,000 in 2003.
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