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  • Mighty Moose sighting at EAA Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, WI

    U.S. Air Force C-17 West Coast Demo Team, assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, flies a C-17 Globemaster III demonstration profile at the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, Wis., July 27, 2022. EAA is the largest annual air show in the U.S. and coined as The World’s Greatest

  • 7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, gives remarks during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S.

  • Team McChord hosts Women in Aviation Panel

    Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Peggy Phillips, Retired Lt. Col. Kimberly Ford, Ms. Laina Reeves and Maj. Courtney Vidt, sit on a Women in Aviation Panel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 28, 2022. The panel shared their personal experiences as women in a male-dominated career field in

  • 62 OSS prepare and test equipment

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 62nd Operations Group aircrew flight equipment section, conduct life raft inspections at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 19, 2022. The AFE members also perform inspections, maintenance, and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment, aircrew chemical

  • Team McChord hosts Women’s History Month panel

     In honor of Women’s History Month, Team McChord held a “Come Hear Our Story” panel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 9, 2022. The event hosted women service members and spouses who shared their experiences to Team McChord members. Additionally, the panel facilitated discussion on various

  • McChord Air Museum reopens

    The McChord Air Museum reopened its doors after being closed for almost two years at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, February 22, 2022.The museum gives visitors opportunities to learn about McChord Field’s significant history.“It's important for us to tell McChord’s history,” said Shon Zawada,

  • Team McChord hosts Black History Month Amazing Race

    U.S. Air Force Airmen run during the Black History Month Amazing Race at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 23, 2022. The Amazing Race is one of Team McChord’s Black History Month timed events, where teams must answer historic questions correctly before they receive the clue to their next

  • Joint Operations at its finest

    62nd Operations Support Squadron survive, evade, resist, and escape specialists hosted an evasion exercise for U.S. Army Alpha Company 2-158, 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment where they practiced evasion living utilizing fire, shelter and camouflage paint. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st

  • 5th ASOS fires on all cylinders during Yakima FTX

    The 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, conducted a week-long field training exercise here, April 26-30, 2021.The exercise was an all-encompassing training to become more proficient in infiltration and exfiltration, small arms marksmanship, heavy