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  • Restaurants offer military members, vets thank-you meals

    A variety of restaurants and fast-food chains are offering free or discounted meals to active-duty, Reserve and retired military members and veterans in thanks for their service this Veterans Day.Most participating restaurants will require patrons to arrive in uniform or with some form of military

  • McChord Field welcomes NSI inspectors

    The 62nd Airlift Wing will welcome inspection teams from the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team and the Air Force Inspection Agency as they arrive to conduct the 62nd AW's Nuclear Surety Inspection, Nov. 15 - 21.Additionally, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency will provide oversight of the

  • Quality of life upgrades continue at JBLM

    Barely a year old, Joint Base Lewis-McChord continues to upgrade its amenities that serve a growing, diverse military and military Family population. The trend continued when installation leadership, along with Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation and private construction company reps broke

  • CSAF addresses key Air Force issues at JB Andrews

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz provided insight into the latest developments in Air Force funding, manpower and morale during a chief of staff call here Nov. 1. Schwartz opened the event by delivering introductory comments to the Team Andrews audience, then addressed the concerns of

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce Nov 2. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the

  • Congratulations to 62 AW's newest chief master sergeants

    Congratulations to the following senior master sergeants who were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant.Senior Master Sgt. Terry Osheim, 62nd Maintenance Operations SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Curtis Stanley, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • Team McChord delivers aid to Turkish earthquake victims

    An aircrew of five Airmen assigned to McChord Field's 10th Airlift Squadron delivered humanitarian relief supplies to eastern Turkey, Nov. 1, 2011, to aid victims of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which hit the region Oct. 23. "The men and women of Team McChord are always ready to provide airlift at a

  • 8th AS returns home after dual-location deployment

    More than 90 Airmen from McChord Field returned home Nov. 3 after a 67-day deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The 8th Airlift Squadron was deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to two separate overseas

  • Tops In Blue returns with local flavor

    Tops In Blue, the premiere entertainment showcase of the Air Force, is scheduled to perform 7 p.m. Nov. 8 in Hangar 9 at McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The 2011 edition of Tops In Blue is entitled "Rhythm Nation." The performances will feature music from Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday,

  • Congratulations to NCO Academy Class 11-7

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy Oct. 28 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Tech. Sgt. Jordan ApplegateTech. Sgt. Justin BabbTech. Sgt. Charles BranumTech. Sgt. Ronald BroughtonTech. Sgt. Jess DentonTech. Sgt. Dustie FogartyTech. Sgt. Jeremy