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  • 62nd AW hosts Honorary Commanders Change of Command

    The 62nd Airlift Wing held a ceremony May 31 to recognize community leaders who will be part of the Honorary Commanders Program.The Honorary Commanders Program, which pairs community leaders with commanders at McChord Field, seeks to educate and increase the knowledge and understanding of key civic

  • Congratulations to our newest master sergeant selects

    Congratulations to the following technical sergeants who were selected for promotion to master sergeant.Jeffrey Austin, 10th Airlift SquadronBradley Ball, 627th Civil Engineer SquadronDeidra Balmer, 1st Weather SquadronBrian Diehl, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJess Edmiston, 62nd Maintenance

  • Team McChord deploys for second medical evacuation

    For the second time in less than a month, Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings flew to Antarctica and completed an aeromedical evacuation, May 10.At the request of the National Science Foundation, the JBLM crew, alongside an aeromedical evacuation team from Pacific Air Forces, safely

  • 62nd Maintenance Operations Squadron deactivates

    The 62nd Maintenance Operations Squadron was deactivated here May 13 as part of an Air Force-wide restructuring initiative to better allocate company and field grade officers to needed positions."Simply put, there are not enough FGOs to fill major billets throughout the Air Force," said Maj. Clinton

  • JBLM hosts Military Retiree Appreciation Day

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord will host its annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day event May 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hangar 9, building #1166, on JBLM-McChord Field. Event officials are expecting approximately 2,000 military beneficiaries to attend.Military Retiree Appreciation Day events

  • Congratulations to ALS Class 13-D

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School May 9 at McChord Field, Wash.Senior Airman Rebecca Arnold, 62nd Aerial Port SquadronSenior Airman John Atkins, 22nd Special Tactics SquadronSenior Airman Jordan Aucoin, 627th Civil Engineer SquadronSenior