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  • Family, friends welcome 7th AS home

    More than 120 Airmen from McChord Field's 7th Airlift Squadron were greeted by family and friends Feb. 29 after a 60-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.The Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary

  • AMC commander visits McChord Field, delivers new C-17

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns, Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Feb. 24 to deliver McChord Field's newest C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. During his short visit, Johns also took the opportunity to thank and inspire Airmen during a commander's call."First of all, I want to

  • JBLM Facebook Town Hall to go live Thursday

    Morning formations have been sources of information for military members for generations. At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the largest military installation on the West Coast, it would take Seattle's CenturyLink Field to house a community-wide formation, or just a Facebook account. As pleasant as the

  • 10th AS deploys for overseas contingency operations

    The 10th Airlift Squadron deployed Thursday in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.More than 90 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th AS departed for a 75-day deployment to the Middle East. They are accompanied by Airmen from the 446th AW and others from Elmendorf Air Force Base,

  • Congratulations to 2011 Annual Award recipients

    Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord were named the "best of the best" at the 2011 Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 22. The awards were presented by Lt. Gen. Paul J. Selva, Pacific Air Forces vice commander. Key SpouseEmily Culbert, 10th Airlift SquadronCivilian Category IA62nd Airlift

  • DOD begins prorating imminent danger pay

    Service members now will receive imminent danger pay only for days they actually spend in hazardous areas, Pentagon officials said here today.The change, which took effect Feb. 1, was included in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law Dec. 31.The

  • Congratulations to NCO Academy Class 12-2

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy Feb. 16 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.Tech. Sgt. Ryen CarpenterTech. Sgt. Abraham ForehandTech. Sgt. Jason GrubaughTech. Sgt. Angelique JoinerTech. Sgt. Mark KeeneTech. Sgt. Jason MoritzTech. Sgt. Anthony

  • Team McChord stays prepared with MOBEX

    The 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings and 627th Air Base Group conducted a mobility exercise Feb. 10 - 17 to improve the ability to survive and operate, solidify mobility processes and strengthen the ability to complete missions under adversity in preparation for an Operational Readiness Inspection in

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare