Fishing with dad makes for ‘slimy’ good fun

Haven and Aubrey Loucks had been looking forward to fishing with their dad for more than eight months.When Jason Loucks returned from deployment with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, the family didn't have to wait long for the perfect opportunity. The Loucks clan was one of many Joint Base

Congressional staff delegates visit McChord

Doolittle Raider speaks at 72nd anniversary of raid on Tokyo

Kid Calypso visits McChord Field

Clean out your medicine cabinet: April 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

TRICARE beneficiaries have a safe and easy way to dispose of expired prescription drugs.The Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA's) National Prescription Drug Take-back Day is April 26. Sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to bring excess prescription drugs that otherwise could be abused

Reporting Sexual Assault and AFOSI's role

The topic of sexual assault has received a great amount of coverage over the past year.  Statistically, the crime is one of the most under reported offenses within our society. That is reflected within the microcosm of the Air Force. Understandably, there are many reasons why an individual would

What's with the long lines at the front gate?

Have you ever been caught in a long line of cars at the front gate and wondered what is going on? Starting Feb. 7, JBLM implemented a new entry control system, Automated Installation Entry, which now assists with entry control procedures.The purpose of the new AIE system is to increase security of

McChord Field SNCO competes to be one of Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen

Master Sgt. Marc Sellers, 62nd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight chief, was named, March 28, 2014, Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Airman of the Year in the senior non-commissioned officer category. He will now compete at the Air Force level to become one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding

Shindand Airmen play vital air mobility role

When cargo aircraft touch down at Shindand Airfield, Afghanistan, it's the Airmen of the Air Terminal Operations Center that are responsible for unloading and then reloading them with cargo and passengers, a job they tackle 400 times every month.Over a recent three month period, the Shindand crew

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visit McChord Field