Airman's finance efforts honored

One McChord Field senior NCO recently received the highest Air Force-level finance award that a superintendent can receive, but she said she didn't do it alone."I work with great people," said Senior Master Sgt. Melisa Bumgardner, 62nd Comptroller Squadron superintendent. "You don't come by an award

Mere minutes between life and death

As storms brewed throughout northern California Feb. 7, the community of Hiouchi in Del Norte County went dark. Whole trees and large branches were thrown by the wind into power lines and transformers, and more than 5,600 people in Del Norte lost power. One of those people was Joe Akin, a retired

Class 15B graduates ALS

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here Feb. 12, 2015.Senior Airman Charles Bailey, 62nd Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Robert Bell, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation SquadronSenior Airman Steven Bultemeier, 627th Communications SquadronSenior

Exercise SNAPSHOT illustrates JBLM's capabilities

Team McChord welcomes their new Chiefs

Airmen can go through many changes in their Air Force careers, from duty stations to titles and to Air Force Specialty Codes and even rank,  things are constantly changing.One of the most profound changes that a service member can experience is reaching the height of all enlisted grades, E-9.At the

McChord empowers Airmen to pick up

According to the Washington State Department of Ecology, every year more than 12 million pounds of litter are tossed onto Washington roads.  The department has funded litter pickup programs at a cost of more than $4 million each year.How much does littering affect Team McChord members? They're soon

Confidential civilian assistance

Confidentiality is the key word when talking about the Employee Assistance Program here at JBLM.A one-stop information and referral program for Department of Defense civilian employees, retired military, and (active duty, retiree, civilian employee) dependents, the EAP provides assistance for a wide

62nd MXG deputy commander makes Colonel

Summer rotation ends for Deep Freeze

McChord Airmen embark on their 575th mission in support of the National Science Foundation's Antarctic operations.A C-17 Globemaster III left Feb. 7th with three sets of air crews and several support personnel from McChord field from units including the 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th AW and the 22nd

More than the mission

The Special Tactics Airmen of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron are showing that even in the challenging conditions of a deployment,  time can still be made to give back to those in need. In less than a month, combat controllers assigned to the 22nd STS were able to help raise more than $20,000 for