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  • Team McChord Airmen depart for XAB 24.2 deployment

    Over 150 Team McChord Airmen said farewell to friends and family before deploying as Lead Wing in support of Expeditionary Air Base 24.2 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 30, 2024.The new XAB deployment model allows for units to deploy together enabling a smoother transition with

  • Team McChord participates in Delta Field Certification Exercise

    U.S. Air Force servicemembers participate in deployment training Feb. 12-16, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Various units across Team McChord participated in the week-long Field Certification Exercise (FCX) to meet the requirements under the new Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN)

  • 4-6 ACS and 8th AS execute air load operations for deployment readiness

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 8th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Army Soldiers with the 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment work together during an air load operation at Yakima Airport, Washington, Feb. 15, 2024. Joint trainings ensure Army and Air Force assets are operable for deployments regardless

  • Team McChord leaders gear up for upcoming deployment

    Members from Team McChord and more than 30 other Air Force bases are primed and ready to embark on a springtime deployment as the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.This deployment marks a pivotal moment for the 386th AEW and the Air Force, as it will be one of the first

  • 62d AW returns from AFFORGEN deployment

    U.S. Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing return from a deployment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 4, 2023. This deployment was the 62d Airlift Wing’s first under the new Air Force Force Generation Model in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command

  • Swap in, swap out – McChord Airmen deploy to Al Udeid

    Every Airman has their own story about deploying, whether they’re about to retire and haven’t deployed once or a junior Airman deploying for the third time in three years.At McChord Field, Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing, along with other C-17 Globemaster III bases within Air Mobility Command, are