Air Force officials release high year tenure details

Air Force officials announced Dec. 19, high year of tenure limit changes for the grades of senior airman, staff sergeant and technical sergeant that go into effect in 2013. The changes are a part of additional force management programs that are ongoing to continue to size and shape the force to

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Instructors school in classroom and on the court

The ball is tossed into the air and for a moment, everyone holds their breath. Eyes follow the ball as an Airman's hand reaches up to take possession, and the first game of the four-day intramural basketball tournament officially began.Although the 627th Security Forces Squadron maintained

Congratulations to ALS Class 12-A

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Dec. 15 at McChord Field, Wash.Senior Airman Michael AltenburgSenior Airman Brian BairdSenior Airman Sandra BishopSenior Airman David BouchardSenior Airman Katheryn CampbellSenior Airman Gerald ClarkSenior

Electronic flight bags could boost operational safety, effectiveness

(Editor's note: The 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office localized this article.)Just as emergency doctors might thumb through tons of pages of manuals to reference follow-on care procedures for a patient they just stabilized, mobility aircrew members sift through volumes of reference materials

November monthly military justice update

The following information is a summary of non-judicial punishments given by commanders under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during November 2011. The punishments are determined based on the individual facts and circumstances of each case.- A staff sergeant from the 62nd Aircraft

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First sergeants host fourth annual Unaccompanied Airmen Holiday Feast

McChord Field Fitness Center to begin renovation project early January

Racquetball players, weight lifters and other gym goers may have to alter exercise routines as the McChord Field Fitness Center begins an estimated six-month renovation project in early January.According to Rick Randall, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Non-Appropriated Funds Resource Management division

Monthly military justice update

The following information is a summary of courts-martial convened from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, 2011. Courts-martial include general, special and summary courts-martial with charges under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. - A general courts-martial was convened at McChord Field, Wash. The