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

Team McChord escorts Clinton on unannounced Libya trip

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

AMC saves energy in the office, on the road

With an annual energy bill of more than $100 million, not including aircraft fuel, Air Mobility Command officials are exploring ways to save energy and the money spent on it. While the most obvious energy savings might come from the flying mission, AMC is working just as hard to save energy on the

New C-17 Globemaster III arrives McChord Field

Airmen focus on fitness

According to a July report, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen are exceeding Air Mobility Command and Air Force averages on the year-old Air Force Fitness Test. Coming in just higher than AMC and as much as 3 percent higher than the Air Force overall in the "excellent" category, Airmen from the 62nd

AMC offers incentives for ideas during Energy Awareness Month

Air Mobility Command is offering free incentives for energy-saving ideas during its second annual Fuels, Energy, and Environment (FEE) Idea Campaign Oct. 1-30 during Energy Awareness Month.AMC military members and civilians who submit eligible fuel, energy or environmental conservation initiatives

McChord maintainers fuel the fight