'Crisis Look' exercise lets McChord Airmen test their emergency deployment response time

A conflict breaks out somewhere in the world. American citizens or allies are under attack. The U.S. military is called upon to respond as fast as possible to the situation.It could happen at any time, so each year the Air Force drills all of its bases as a part of Readiness Exercise Crisis

Commissary shoppers now have club-pack options, too

Being a part of prototype projects is nothing new for Janice Coleman, store director for the McChord Field Commissary here.In a program that began March 7, her store became the pilot location for the new Commissary Club format with a section dedicated to club packs and oversized packaged products

AMC vice commander visits JBLM

Team McChord kicks off AFAF 2014

Service members get boost in transition to trades

A new program pairs Joint Base Lewis-McChord with the United Association Local No. 26 to teach welding and heating, ventilation and air conditioning skills to transitioning service members, allowing them to exit the service directly into skilled labor positions. The Veterans in Piping training

Congratulations to the 2013 Annual Award recipients

Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord who were named the "Best of the Best" at the 2014 Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 20.Key SpouseJennifer LongoriaCivilian Category IJohn Draper, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Civilian Category IIADavid Devine, 5th Air Support Operations SquadronCivilian

C-17 crews demonstrate joint, international capabilities

Five C-17 Globemaster III aircraft departed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and dropped more than 380 U.S. and Royal Thai paratroopers into Lopburi Airfield, Thailand, Feb. 15 in support of Exercise Cobra Gold, a multi-national military exercise.The airdrop operation was flown by

22nd STS conducts jump training

Congratulations to ALS Class 14-B

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Feb. 13 at McChord Field, Wash. Staff Sgt. Ryan Abel 627th Civl Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Ramsey Tesch 62nd Aerial Port Squadron

Congratulations to quarterly award winners

Congratulations to the following members of the 62nd Airlift Wing who earned a quarterly award for the months of October through December 2013.Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Kathleen Paul, 62nd Medical Squadron Noncommissioned Officer of the QuarterStaff Sgt. Martin Harrison, 62nd Airlift Wing