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  • Team McChord hosts a deployment fair supporting Airmen and families

    Team McChord hosts a deployment fair at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 11, 2024. The event was held to provide information and resources to military families and to facilitate connections with each other to aid them in navigating the challenges of a deployment. Team McChord holds these

  • JBLM Air Force Resident Advocate is here to help

    In 2019, Congress approved additional funding to assist military families living in base housing who were experiencing health hazards such as infestations, mold, or asbestos exposure.Due to numerous health concern reports, the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act was passed, establishing

  • JBLM opens Heritage Room Honoring Military Spouses

    The Team McChord community gathered March 1, 2024, to celebrate the grand opening of the McChord Heritage Room in Honor of Military Spouses at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. This spouses space, pays homage to Joan Brown, the wife of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Brown, former Wing Commander at the 62d

  • Team McChord opens base to University of Washington ROTC

    University of Washington ROTC toured a C-17 Globemaster III along with various locations around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 23, 2024. The cadets were introduced to Team McChord Airmen as well as various aviation career fields and toured a C-17 to experience the rapid global mobility

  • 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)

  • JBLM welcomes Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Gen. Manoj Pande

    U.S. Air Force Airmen and Army Soldiers host the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army Gen. Manoj Pande and his delegation at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 15, 2024. Airmen from the 62d Airlift Wing briefed Pande on the 62d AW’s power projection and capabilities, and Soldiers from I Corps

  • 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

  • McChord Air Museum welcomes a piece of history

    In 1982, Keith Ferris, a Hawaiian aviation artist, completed a painting titled "McChord Country" and donated the artwork to McChord Air Force Base, where it adorned the walls of the McChord Club for the next four decades.Over the years, exposure to the elements in the surrounding environment took a