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

Louisiana native helps bring service members home

"Get seated as fast as possible, we have to fill this jet all the way up," said the loadmaster, giving directions to the passengers who had just entered the C-17 aircraft from Camp Bastian Airfield, Afghanistan.On this day, his passengers were more than 150 Marines who had been deployed for more

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team visits McChord Field

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'Night at the Museum' - McChord Field 2012 AF Ball

"Unlike other events you attend like a squadron holiday party or a group picnic, the U.S Air Force Ball transcends squadron, unit, even wing cohesion and brings all Airmen and their families together to celebrate the rich history of the Air Force as a whole," said Col. Wyn Elder, 62nd Airlift Wing