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  • Congratulations to SDE and IDE selects

    Congratulations to the following Airmen for being selected for Intermediate and Senior Developmental Education courses. Air Force developmental education programs expand knowledge and increase understanding of the role of air, space and cyberspace power in times of peace and war. The programs

  • Congratulations to ALS Class 11-G

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Oct. 27 at McChord Field, Wash.Staff Sgt. Kai BeckerStaff Sgt. Joshua Busch Senior Airman Elix Carrasquillo Senior Airman Cassia Carrasquillo Senior Airman Jeremy Chivington Senior Airman James Drury III

  • Energy superstars set shining examples, get cash for future initiatives

    The red carpet unrolled as Air Mobility Command honored its energy efficiency superstars, wrapping up Energy Awareness Month with a celebration of innovation. Both the facility and aviation fuel efficiency offices recognized at total of six individuals and 42 units with awards and incentives for

  • 4th AS deploys for overseas contingency operations

    An airlift squadron from McChord Field deployed Wednesday in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.More than 100 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th Airlift Squadron departed for a 60-day deployment to the Middle East. The Airmen will take over operations of the 817th Expeditionary

  • McChord aircrew gives Hillary Clinton ride on C-17

    It was originally planned as a "routine" airlift mission. But a Reserve aircrew, along with active duty members, ended up carrying precious cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III to Tripoli, Libya earlier this week.Six Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing, a 62nd Airlift Wing active-duty pilot, and a

  • AMC meets, exceeds Air Force ground energy goals

    Air Mobility Command has saved millions of dollars through energy-efficient projects across its 13 installations. With an annual energy bill of $100 million, it plans to save even more. As a leader in energy and water conservation efforts, AMC continues to aggressively pursue the federally mandated

  • Patient movement from McMurdo Station, Antarctica

    Airmen and a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a routine mission, which included patient movement, from McMurdo Station, Antarctica to Christchurch, New Zealand October 17. Active-duty and Reserve Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings are currently deployed to

  • AMC Chief Scientist: Alternative fuels can be the ‘cleaner jet fuel’

    Just as the character "Doc" in the "Back to the Future" movie loaded the flux-capacitor of the time-travel modified 1975 DeLorean with a banana peel and trash from Marty McFly's garbage can, Air Force scientists are looking for the next readily available, renewable clean-burning aircraft fuel.Air