Soldier at JBLM shot by live round during training, leads to stand-down

A soldier was wounded last month during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord after live rounds were mixed with blanks, the Army said Tuesday. “The injured soldier was admitted to Madigan Army Medical Center and is in stable condition,” said Lt. Col. Jennifer Bocanegra, an Army spokeswoman at Lewis-McChord, the Army-Air Force installation south of Tacoma in Washington. The units involved in the April 25 training incident include the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the 7th Infantry Division. The soldier was injured by a live round fired from an M249...