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CES catches fighters

The aircraft barrier arresting system BAK-12 sits on the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. The BAK-12 holds tension on a massive cable extended across the runway that can catch aircraft, equipped with a tail hook, weighing up to 80,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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CES catches fighters

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron tie pendant cable tie-down ropes and verify cable support disc spacing on the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. The aircraft barrier arresting system, BAK-12, holds tension on a massive cable extended across the runway that can catch aircraft, equipped with a tail hook, weighing up to 80,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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CES catches fighters

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing prepares to take off from the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th Civil Engineering Squadron tested their aircraft arresting system, BAK-12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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CES catches fighters

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing lands at the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th Civil Engineering Squadron tested their aircraft arresting system, BAK-12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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CES catches fighters

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Cleveland, barrier maintenance NCO in charge, left, and Staff Sgt. Dalynn Berry, electrical power production journeyman, both with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron, walk down the McChord Field flightline during an aircraft barrier arresting system test at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th CES tested their aircraft arresting system, BAK-12. The F-15 was going 80-100 knots when it landed on the runway and subsequently engaged the cable system to come to a stop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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CES catches fighters

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Edmundo Garcia, an electrical power production journeyman with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron, walks down the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th CES tested their aircraft arresting system, BAK-12. The F-15 was going 80-100 knots when it landed on the runway and subsequently engaged the cable system to come to a stop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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CES catches fighters

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a post-engagement inspection on an F-15 Eagle on the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron tested their aircraft arresting system, BAK-12. The F-15 was going 80-100 knots when it landed on the runway and subsequently engaged the cable system to come to a stop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
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Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

Betsy Dudley, military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), tours a C-17 Globemaster III with Jerry Miller, Prime Nuclear Airlift Force program coordinator with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley oversees an issue portfolio encompassing defense, foreign affairs, veterans and intelligence issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

U.S. Air Force Col. David Fazenbaker, left, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, gives a welcome brief to Betsy Dudley, center, military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Liz Larter, right, district director to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley and Larter toured JBLM to hear more about the Team McChord mission and daily life of Airmen on a joint base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rob Ferrel, 4th Airlift Squadron nuclear airlift flight commander, gives a Prime Nuclear Airlift Force brief to Betsy Dudley, military legislative assistant, and Liz Larter, district director to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley and Larter toured JBLM to hear more about the Team McChord mission and daily life of Airmen on a joint base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

Betsy Dudley, military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), tours a C-17 Globemaster III with Jerry Miller, Prime Nuclear Airlift Force program coordinator with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley oversees an issue portfolio encompassing defense, foreign affairs, veterans and intelligence issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

Betsy Dudley, military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), speaks with Charles Thornton, 627th Security Forces Squadron joint operations officer, about security operations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley oversees an issue portfolio for the congresswoman encompassing defense, foreign affairs, veterans and intelligence issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

Betsy Dudley, right, military legislative assistant, and Liz Larter, left, district director to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), receive a Prime Nuclear Airlift Force brief at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley and Larter toured JBLM to hear more about the Team McChord mission and daily life of Airmen on a joint base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, learns how to secure a patient to a litter from Senior Airman Dominique Springswoodley, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, during her base tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 3, 2020. The objective of the AMC leadership’s visit is to learn from and listen to AMC Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Tech. Sgt. Jereme Henson, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron special handling shift supervisor, briefs Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, about 62nd APS’s mission at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 3, 2020. Van Ovost is currently touring AMC bases as part of her listening tour to learn from AMC Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, sits in a new 62nd Security Forces Squadron patrol vehicle during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. The Pilot for a Day program aims to give each child a break from whatever challenges they may face by giving them their own special day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, operates a parachute simulation during his McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay spent the day with the 4th Airlift Squadron touring multiple places on McChord Field to experience what it’s like to be a Team McChord pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

Staff Sgt. David Bowden, 62nd Operational Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training, demonstrates how to use a compass to children participating in McChord Field’s Pilot for a Day program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. While undergoing SERE training, McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, had the opportunity to use a simulator to steer a parachute onto a ship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, learns about McChord’s fire station during a tour of McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay received his own flight suit and jacket, 4th Airlift Squadron patches and coin and a C-17 Globemaster III model during his day as a 4th AS pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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4th AS welcomes newest ‘Pilot for a Day’

McKay Neel, McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, sprays water out of a fire truck during a McChord Field tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2018. McKay also saw a demonstration by military working dogs, learned about survival, evasion, resistance and escape at SERE training, flew a C-17 Globemaster III simulation and toured an actual C-17 during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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