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  • Team McChord Airmen participate in autonomous drone demonstration

    U.S. Air Force liaisons from the drone manufacturer, Skydio, met with Airmen across Team McChord to demonstrate the benefits of their fifth-generation X10D drone system at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 23, 2025.During the demonstration, Airmen were able to learn a great deal about the

  • Team McChord readies high-reach crane transport for maintenance support

    Team McChord Airmen and civilians across 62d Aerial Port Squadron, 62d Maintenance Group and the 4th Airlift Squadron loaded an Altec high-reach crane onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 17, 2025. The crane was transported to Arizona to facilitate the

  • 62d AW Leadership and Team McChord NCOs Visit JBSA

    62d Airlift Wing leadership, U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio Anaya, 62d AW commander, Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Korchak-Campbell, 62d AW command chief, and a group of distinguished Team McChord NCOs visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, April 9-10, 2025.During this visit Anaya had the honor of serving

  • McChord C-17s first in AMC to refuel with commercial KDC-10B tanker

    In a historic first for Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron and 8th Airlift Squadron conducted a C-17 Globemaster III training flight to execute aerial refueling with a commercial KDC-10B on April 10, 2025. The mission leveraged a Pacific Air Forces

  • Col. Anaya Visits IAAFA

    U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio Anaya, 62d Airlift Wing commander, visited the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, on April 9, 2025.During this visit Anaya was able to gain a deeper understanding of the academy and learn even more about its valuable mission. As a Latin

  • 4AS welcomes 2025’s most daring pilot

    This year’s pilot for a day program hosted Benny Blankenship, a courageous young boy and an avid Sonic the Hedgehog fan, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, April 17, 2025. The pilot for a day program provides a child with a chronic disease, or illness, the opportunity to experience the excitement of

  • 62d APS readies fire truck for airlift, supporting swift humanitarian aid

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, 446th APS and 709th Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, load a fire truck onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 8, 2025.A donated fire truck arrived at JBLM via flatbed truck to be shipped to

  • Team McChord SAPR kicks-off Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month

    The 62d Airlift Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a Superhero 5K kicking-off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 1, 2025. SAAPM is observed throughout the month of April each year to raise awareness and reinforce the

  • Disciplined Devoted Care: McChord’s DCC Program

    McChord’s C-17 Globemaster III dedicated crew chief program began in June 2023 by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Davids and Senior Airman David Cook, both current 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chiefs.When asked about the origins of the program, Davids recounted a story of an