JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. - Coll Charles Hodges took command of JBLM Tuesday from Col. Thomas Brittain, who came on board in July 2009, leading the merger of two single-service installations, Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base, into one joint base in 2010. Hodges looks forward to taking responsibility for the same installation services used by the infantry battalion he commanded years ago.