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  • APS Airman pulls local woman from burning car

    The night before Halloween is often referred to as 'Devil's Night.' This term dates back to the 1940s and is associated with acts of petty vandalism and reckless behavior. Keeping the reputation of 'Devil's Night' in mind, Staff Sgt. Landon Jensen, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor,

  • Fit Plate gives Airmen healthy option

    Look out, waistlines! There's a new tool for keeping Airmen 'Fit to Fight,' changing the eating habits of Team McChord each day. This new tool is called the Fit Plate, and it can be found everyday during breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Olympic Dining Facility on McChord Field. Prominently

  • Air Force ‘Tops in Blue’ touches down at McChord

    More than 50 years ago then Maj. Al Reilly had idea- build an Air Force-wide competition different from the many athletic competitions already thriving throughout the service, make it based on creative talent, and then use what he found to entertain other Airmen and their families around the globe.

  • Airmen make plans to aid heart ward

    Airmen deployed to the Transit Center at Manas visited the Children's Heart Ward of the Kyrgyz Scientific Research Institute of Heart Surgery and Organ Transplantation Nov. 11. The Airmen are all members of the Manas Area Benefit Outreach Society, a private organization that provides charitable

  • FTAC helps Airmen adjust to active duty life

    A year before, and in some cases only months before, they were wide-eyed young people fresh out of high school, while some were twenty-somethings looking for a new start. Some maybe used to slink down in their chairs, and some would speak to their neighbors in class while the instructor spoke. Some

  • Air Force leaders issue Veterans Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:America is built upon the achievements and the sacrifices of veterans. On Veterans

  • McChord Airmen clean up local school's garden

    Nine McChord Field Airmen rolled up their sleeves and strapped on their work boots as they spent a Saturday morning cleaning and restoring a garden at Madrona School Nov. 5 in Seattle.Madrona School, part of the Seattle Public School system, is a facility that educates students from Kindergarten