17th Public Affairs Detachment
Hometown: Fort Lewis, WA, US
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Featured Video
2013 EFMB Qualification JBLM
The Expert Field Medical Badge is a special skill award that recognizes exceptional competence and outstanding performance by Soldier medics. Spc. Jesiah Dixon shows us what it takes to earn the coveted badge. Also available in high definition Soundbites from Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Wrighton and 1st Lt. Georgina Smith
Video by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 04.12.2013
Recent Photos
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Spirit of competition alive in artillery soldiersSoldiers with 1st Battalion (155mm Towed), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, set up an M777A2 howitzer during a best section competition May 1,...
Photo by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor | 17PAD | 05.01.2013
‘It’s all we know’From left, Noah, 7, Ruby, 4, and Dominik Lipari, 10, make sacrifices every day to support their soldier and father Maj. Ben Lipari, a Pearl River, La., native, and...
Photo by Sgt. Memory Payne | 17PAD | 04.21.2013
Gunga Din challenges soldiers, brings team togetherSoldiers of Team 102 jump over an obstacle during the Gunga Din competition hosted by 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade April 18, 2013. The Gunga...
Photo by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor | 17PAD | 04.18.2013
Soldier takes shot at 2013 Warrior GamesU.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Andrew, with the Warrior Transition Battalion, picks up a shot put during a track and field practice at Cowan Stadium in Joint Base...
Photo by Sgt. Zachary Gardner | 17PAD | 04.16.2013
Summer safety: Not just for humansSpc. Tyler Vandegaart, a Port Charlotte, Fla., native and animal care specialist at the JBLM Veterinary Center, plays with Snickers, a pug, during a checkup, April...
Photo by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor | 17PAD | 04.15.2013
Million dollar babiesLydell Spry, a boxing coach at the installation’s Youth Boxing Academy, tightens a student’s hand wraps before practice at the SKIES Unlimited Youth Academy April...
Photo by Sgt. Zachary Gardner | 17PAD | 04.02.2013
Recent Video
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2013 EFMB Qualification JBLMThe Expert Field Medical Badge is a special skill award that recognizes exceptional competence and outstanding performance by Soldier medics. Spc. Jesiah Dixon shows...
Video by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 04.12.2013
Soldier Lifeguard ClassWith Summer fast approaching, Soldiers and their families look to local lakes, rivers and pools to have fun and cool off. Spc. Jesiah Dixon shows us how one program...
Video by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 03.19.2013
22nd ECC Demolition ExerciseThe Army has around 190 jobs for enlisted members to choose from. Army Sergeant Lyndsey Carr gives us an inside look at what makes one of these jobs so dynamite....
Video by Spc. Lyndsey Carr | 17PAD | 03.13.2013
Real Warriors NFL EventSoldiers and Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord attend an event hosted by the Real Warriors Campaign. Service members and former NFL players discuss the stresses of...
Video by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 01.12.2013
Electrical Safety spotWinter Electrical safety spot created to help prevent power overload during the holiday season.
Video by Spc. Lyndsey Carr, Spc. Jesiah Dixon, Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, Sgt. Memory Payne and Staff Sgt. Michael Sparks | 17PAD | 12.19.2012
3-38 Cavalry Field TrainingSoldiers from 3-38 Cav train in Washington State's Gifford-Pinchot National Forest. They spend days at a time in the field, observing an area from a well hidden...
Video by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 12.05.2012
Recent News Stories
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Gunga Din challenges soldiers, brings team together“Oh, snap,” was Pfc. Devandra Love’s first thought when she learned she would compete in the Gunga Din competition. Soldiers who participated the year before...
Story by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor | 17PAD | 05.07.2013
Spirit of competition alive in artillery soldiersThe word competitive does not do justice to the rivalry between artillery sections in 1st Battalion (155 mm Towed), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires...
Story by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor | 17PAD | 05.07.2013
Summer safety: Not just for humansLike their human companions, pets will face seasonal health hazards as summer approaches. With a little forethought, owners can keep their pets safe and still have...
Story by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor | 17PAD | 04.22.2013
‘It’s all we know’At an early age, military children learn to say goodbye to family and friends. Traveling around the world or having a parent deploy can be challenging and confusing...
Story by Sgt. Memory Payne | 17PAD | 04.21.2013
Soldier takes shot at 2013 Warrior GamesAt 6 feet 3 inches tall, 270 pounds, he will throw shot put and discus for the Army during the 2013 Warrior Games. Sgt. Joshua Andrew’s greatest strength is not...
Story by Sgt. Zachary Gardner | 17PAD | 04.18.2013
Million dollar babiesJOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – It looks like a gymnasium – high ceilings, a wood floor, the smell of sweat – but it’s more. It’s a house of discipline,...
Story by Sgt. Zachary Gardner | 17PAD | 04.09.2013
Recent Audio
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10th CAB Helicopter Phasing
Package of Soldiers with Task Force Mountain Eagle, based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, perform maintenance and repairs on a wide variety of military helicopters,...
Audio by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 06.15.2011
Package of Soldiers with Task Force Mountain Eagle, based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, perform maintenance and repairs on a wide variety of military helicopters,...
Audio by Spc. Jesiah Dixon | 17PAD | 06.15.2011
Recent Publications
The July edition of The Field Report shows how a dog can be a comfort to those preparing to deploy. Servicemembers compete against civilians in rugby, and one woman helps...
The June edition of The Field Report shows you how one boys dream came true; The best of the best compete in First Army's best warrior competition
The May edition of the Field Report focuses on JBLMs third annual Combatives tournament.
The April edition of the Field Report focuses on Earth Day and what we can do to help save the earth. Also includes, a Purple Heart awarded; a Sergeants Major love for...
