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  • McChord Field Gateway Center gives parents options

    From part-day preschool to advanced fencing classes, the McChord Field Child, Youth and School Services Gateway Center provides several options for parents and their children, both during and after school hours."This place has come a long way since we became a joint base," said Samantha Rivera,

  • Log Fest awards banquet recognizes Airmen

    The 62nd Maintenance Group recognized "the best of the best" during the 2011 Log Fest awards banquet April 13."The annual banquet is our opportunity to recognize aerial port and maintenance personnel who have won annual awards in their particular categories as well as announce our top Knucklebuster

  • March monthly military justice update

    The following are the military justice and administrative discharge actions involving Airmen on Joint Base Lewis-McChord that occurred during March 2012. The punishments are determined based on the individual facts and circumstances of each case.The following information is a summary of

  • 62nd OG gives back to spouses

    Frequent deployments, tours of duty, humanitarian missions and training flights may lead loved ones to ask, "What are they doing up there?"More than 100 loved ones got the chance to find out April 14 when they took to the skies as part of the 62nd Operations Group spouse orientation flight.The

  • Earth gets more than a day on JBLM

    For some, a single day might be enough to give back to the planet they live on -- but not at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.Following installation tradition, a week's worth of events have been planned to educate and improve the base community. Many of the events require volunteers -- but the effort is

  • Air Force ends pilot travel card program

    The Air Force recently decided to transition existing Controlled Spend Account travel cards to an enhanced Government Travel Card by the end of fiscal year 2012. "The CSA, a pilot travel card program, provided some enhancements for travelers, but also brought about significant challenges for our

  • 62nd AW welcomes new command chief

    The 62nd Airlift Wing's new command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Gordon Drake, joined the team April 12, 2012.Drake takes command from Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Warren who is heading to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, to serve as the 100th Air Refueling Wing's Operations Group superintendent.As the