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  • Air Force releases updated dress and appearance instructions

    The Air Force's instruction on dress and personal appearance recently received an appearance upgrade with the release of the updated instruction on July 18. Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance, received the facelift after several years of interim updates as uniform items

  • Local boy becomes ‘Pilot for a Day’

    A 9-year-old boy got off an aircraft simulator and said, "I hope I'll remember this for the rest of my life."That boy from Grayland, Wash., is battling cystic fibrosis and recently had an opportunity to sport a flight suit and step into the shoes of an Airman when he visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord

  • Team McChord supports Antarctic MEDEVAC

    Stepping into action after short notice, Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings, alongside Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Kadena Air Base aeromedical evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, successfully landed during the first ever C-17 Globemaster III mid-winter Antarctic

  • USNORTHCOM announces travel restrictions to Mexico

    The USNORTHCOM commander has added three Mexican states to the list of travel-restricted areas and confirmed the validity of the travel advisory to Acapulco.No states were taken off the list and additional requirements for Air Force personnel traveling on leave are still in effect."Mexico is a

  • Lt. Dan tours C-17, plays JBLM Freedom Fest

    Actor Gary Sinise has a long list of ties to America's military and its veterans. While he's never served, Sinise is probably best known for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor, a disabled Vietnam veteran in the Oscar-winning movie "Forrest Gump."However, the movie star did not visit Joint Base

  • Total Force Airmen successfully MEDEVAC Antarctic worker

    Utilizing night vision equipment and navigating around volcanic ash hazards, a C-17 Globemaster III and crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, alongside aeromedical evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, successfully evacuated an ailing Antarctic government contractor June

  • McChord Field prepares to host RODEO

    Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th AW and 627th Air Base Group have begun preparing 'Rainier Ranch' to host the multitude of United States and International teams when they arrive at the end of the month. The installation will host Air Mobility Command RODEO 2011, and competition is set to