Air Force senior got start at McChord Field

There are 128 college football teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), each with about 125 total players both on and off the rosters -- a grand total of around 16,000 players.Jamal Byrd, a senior defensive back for the Air Force Falcons, is one of

Stony Oak community welcomes first tenants

At the start of the 19th century, the Stony Oak area at McChord Field served as a stock farm that raised both cattle and horses. In 1908, maps show the area sat on the outskirts of military training facilities. But today, the 35-acre plot is considered "home" to some Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Job fair draws thousands to JBLM

Kyle Hutchinson, a sergeant in 1st Battalion, 303rd Cavalry, and his wife, Darcy, weaved their way between more than 300 booths at the Service Members for Life Transition Summit Hiring Fair on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 23, in the hopes of landing a job.With numerous private and government

Expeditionary Airmen operate DOD's busiest single runway

Fighter jets, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, small and large cargo planes are among few of the 46 different types of aircraft that deployed service members help operate daily in-and-out of the busiest single runway airfield in the Department of Defense. Since 2006, the annual airfield

Aviation students learn about the U.S. Air Force

Eight students belonging to the Aviation Explorer Post 1735 took full advantage of learning what it takes to get a C-17 Globemaster III in the air during a tour of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 25.The Aviation Explorer Post 1735 is comprised of a small group of students from the Gig Harbor,

Meriwether and Rainier Elementary schools grand opening

Disney and Starbucks part of five new initiatives for transitions

Five new employment initiatives intended to help service members seamlessly transition from the military into the civilian workforce were unveiled Tuesday during a "Senior Leaders' Seminar" as part of the Washington Service Member for Life Transition Summit.Approximately 800 elected officials,

Congratulations to ALS Class 14-G

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here Oct. 23.Senior Airman Kila Archer, 1st ASOGSenior Airman Jeremy Archuleta, 5th ASOSSenior Airman Roberto Armas, 62nd APSSenior Airman Zachary Aslett, 62nd APSSenior Airman Joshua Benavente, 62nd

Directors and CEO's visit JBLM

Airmen from the 7th AS and 22nd STS conduct joint training