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SNCO overcomes ultimate tribulation

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony DiMase is the 62nd Maintenance Squadron lead production superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. DiMase works with Airmen in different maintenance specialties to ensure Team McChord’s 40 C-17 Globemaster III aircrafts are ready to take flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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How one Airman maximized their growth thanks to a second chance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse Wayland, left, Robert Hadwin, second from left, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Nonn, 62nd Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, right, identify a part issue on the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 11, 2021. As a maintenance squadron production superintendent, Nonn interacts with hundreds of Airmen across several different maintenance specialties to ensure necessary work gets done on JBLM’s 40 C-17 Globemaster III aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikayla Heineck)
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How one Airman maximized their growth thanks to a second chance

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Nonn is the 62nd Maintenance Squadron production superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As a maintenance squadron production superintendent, he interacts with hundreds of Airmen across several different maintenance specialties to ensure necessary work gets done on JBLM’s 40 C-17 Globemaster III aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikayla Heineck)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

A completed prototype for a face mask sits on a table while William Nelson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Metals Technology Shop foreman, and Robert Hogsett, 62nd MXS Metals Technology Shop 3D printer technician, work on creating more at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. Nelson and Hogsett 3D printed face masks for the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section for them to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

The 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Metals Technology Shop builds a face mask using a 3D printer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. The metals technology shop is in the process of using their 3D printer to create facemasks and shields for the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section during COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

Robert Hogsett, 62nd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology Shop 3D printer technician, adjusts the original design for a face mask to be 3D printed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. Hogsett and a fellow coworker fine-tuned a prototype for the mask to be used by the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section to keep the safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

William Nelson, left, 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Metals Technology Shop foreman, and Robert Hogsett, 62nd MXS Metals Technology Shop 3D printer technician, test the seal around a prototype face mask created by the shop’s 3D printer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. Hogsett came up with the idea to wrap the printed mask with a rubber glove to provide a better seal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

William Nelson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Metals Technology Shop foreman, wraps a rubber glove around the base of a prototype N95 mask at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 16, 2020. The metals technology shop used their 3D printer to create prototype face masks and shields for the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section due to COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

The 62nd Maintenance Squadron Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team tow a simulated damaged C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. Exercises like this maintain Team McChord’s readiness to deploy and operate anywhere anytime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

The 62nd Maintenance Squadron Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team tow a simulated damaged C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. Along with the CDDAR inject, the 62nd Maintenance Group also conducted engine running offloads during night operations, responded to a simulated aircrew member infected with COVID-19 and more during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

Airmen assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Squadron Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team set up the attachment for the towing cable for a simulated damaged C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. Exercises like this maintain Team McChord’s readiness to deploy and operate anywhere anytime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

An Airman assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Squadron Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team sets up the attachment for the towing cable for a simulated damaged C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. The week-long exercise evaluated Team McChord’s ability to conduct airlift operations while complying with real-world COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

Airmen assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Squadron Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team carry a towing cable for a simulated damaged C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. The week-long exercise evaluated Team McChord’s ability to rapidly deploy and conduct airlift operations in contested airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh) (Portions of this photo have been blurred for operational security)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

An Airman assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Squadron Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team checks the gear for towing a simulated damaged C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. Along with the CDDAR inject, the 62nd Maintenance Group also conducted engine running offloads during night operations, responded to a simulated aircrew member infected with COVID-19 and more during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

Staff Sgt. Tyler Stover, 627th Security Forces Squadron weapons vault NCO in charge, checks a simulated deploying Airman’s paperwork before issuing a weapon during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. The week-long exercise was designed to evaluate Team McChord’s ability to conduct airlift operations while complying with real-world COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

Team McChord Airmen process through the 62nd Logistic Readiness Squadron deployment line during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. The week-long exercise was designed to evaluate Team McChord’s ability to rapidly deploy and conduct airlift operations in contested airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXG participates in Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War

Airman 1st Class David Newgent, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-17 Globemaster III to its parking spot during Exercise Long Hammer/Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 10, 2020. Exercises like this maintain Team McChord’s readiness to deploy and operate anywhere anytime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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AGE

Senior Airman Michael Holder, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, pressure washes a floodlight unit in preparation for on-load onto an aircraft on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 3, 2020. Pressure washing flight line equipment that requires fuel to be operated is standard to prevent any excess oils, leakage or fuels from getting onto the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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AGE

Senior Airman Michael Holder, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, pressure washes a floodlight unit in preparation for it being loaded onto an aircraft on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 3, 2020. Pressure washing flight line equipment that requires fuel to be operated is standard to prevent any excess oils, leakage or fuels from getting onto the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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AGE

Senior Airman Christian Inscoe, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, tightens a cargo strap on a maintenance inspection stand to prepare it for loading onto an aircraft on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 3, 2020. Before a piece of flight line equipment, such as a stand, is loaded onto an aircraft, it undergoes thorough cleaning, cargo loading preparation, and inspection to help keep the aircraft clean and everyone on it safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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