'I am Air Force Energy' campaign kicks off

October is Energy Action Month and provides an opportunity to promote energy and water conservation awareness as part of a national campaign led by the Department of Energy. This year's theme, 'I am Air Force Energy,' puts the Airman at the center of the campaign. The goal is to inspire the total

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs visits McChord Field

Airmen urged to reenlist, extend before MilPDS upgrade

Air Force officials are urging Regular Air Force Airmen who are eligible to reenlist or extend their current enlistment in December and early January 2013 to complete these personnel actions through the myPers website and their base military personnel sections or force support squadrons by Nov. 15

Adventures Unlimited re-opens

Adventures Unlimited on McChord Field re-opened its doors to a brighter and updated facility Sept. 18.The rental shop houses equipment needed for any outdoor adventure from mountain climbing to kayaking to camping. The facility closed May 12 and underwent a 90-day $156,000 renovation. Joint Base

Team McChord kicks off ODF main season

Airmen from 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings, kicked off their participation in the 2012-2013 Operation Deep Freeze main season, transporting National Science Foundation cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Oct. 1. Deployed as the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Joint Base

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4th AS returns home after 68-day deployment

More than 80 Airmen from McChord Field's 4th Airlift Squadron, 62nd Operations Group and 446th Airlift Wing were greeted by family and friends Oct. 1 after a 68-day deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Their mission

New Zealanders wowed by McChord airpower

Thousands of New Zealanders visited the Christchurch International Airport for a chance to get a glimpse inside the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, which deployed to Christchurch, New Zealand from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sep. 29 in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2012.Airmen

Redeployment mission success comes to Transit Center: Airlift Squadron gives first class ride to service members

Editor's Note: President Obama ordered a drawdown of surge troops to no later than Sept. 30, 2012. This article is part one in a three part series on the men and women who are working hard to redeploy combat forces in Afghanistan during the transition of security control to the Afghan National

7th AS deploys for overseas contingency operations

The 7th Airlift Squadron deployed Sept. 26 in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.More than 65 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 7th AS departed for a 60-day deployment to the Middle East. They are accompanied by Airmen from