JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Defense Committee on Women in the Services kicked off its tour of 13 different military installations April 5, starting at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
The purpose of committee's visit was to conduct research on gender integration, mentorship, talent management, parenthood and co-location policies, and transition training programs.
"DACOWITS conducts research with the military annually," Col. Aimee Kominiak, military director said in a statement. "The committee's research has resulted in a number of policy initiatives and quality of life improvements for all service members."
The committee was founded in 1951 by then Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, shortly after women were officially integrated into the Armed Services.
DACOWITS' research is taking place at a time when the Department of Defense is developing implementation plans to assist servicewomen as they transition into military occupations formerly only open to men.
Part of the group's visit to JBLM included a tour of Stryker Brigade in I Corps' 7th Infantry Division and the 62d Maintenance Squadron of the 62nd Airlift Wing, where committee members were able to speak and visit with female Soldiers and Airmen in their places of work.
The base is the largest military installation on the western seaboard. I Corps is the mission command headquarters on the installation and is regionally aligned to U.S. Army Pacific, conducting a number of bilateral and multilateral training operations with partnered nations every year.
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