JBLM military families enjoy camp at Malibu Club

Located on the shores of the Princess Louisa inlet beneath mountain peaks that reach as high as 8,000 feet known as the Canadian Royal Fjords is a resort called Malibu Club.At this resort they have everything from kayaking, to water skiing, to navigating mountain bike trails, to riding zip lines, to

Congressman Derek Kilmer visits JBLM

Coalition forces participate in world-wide exercise

Service members from around the world participated in a world-wide network exercise at the 5th Air Support Operation Squadron here Aug. 27.Coalition Virtual Flag was an online large-scale exercise that allowed U.S. and coalition forces to execute an operation plan. The exercise allowed them to trade

McChord Airmen participate in Annual Swim to Live event

The Bellingham Bay is located in northern Washington just 17 miles south of the Canadian border. Its waters are dark, murky and flowing with strong currents. The water temperature of the bay stays just below 50 degrees. Monday morning, four Airmen from McChord Field jumped in and swam a relay of

Fabrication flight keeps C-17s in the air

Behind the scenes of the 62nd Airlift Wing, Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight work day and night to keep our McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flying.Responsible for repair and refabrication of aircraft structural components, fabrication flight is a vital part of

Team McChord holds annual Sports Day

TACPs and Army Special Forces put their battlefield skills to the test

Airmen and Soldiers competed to see who had the best battlefield-ready team during the Cascade Challenge here Aug. 19.The Cascade Challenge is a vigorous three-day competition created to test the skills of tactical air control party and Army Special Forces members. The competition challenges the

Airmen test their limits

For athletes, swimming 2.4 miles in Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, might sound like enough of a challenge - then add a 112-mile bicycle ride directly after that swim and a few might reconsider signing up. But that's not all. As a finale: a 26.2 mile run. Now even the most pshysically fit athletes might

Officials celebrate connectivity

The merger to create Joint Base Lewis-McChord may have occurred four years ago, but for the first time a project is underway that will physically connect the Lewis Main and McChord Field areas of the base. On Aug. 19 installation commander Col. H. Charles Hodges Jr., gave Sen. Patty Murray, Rep.

Team McChord Airmen focus on motorcycle safety