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  • Celebrate national nutrition month, visit the McChord dietitian

    March is national nutrition month, a time to focus and re-emphasize the importance of eating right and getting plenty of exercise. To enhance and sustain the strength of the Air Force, every Airman is personally obligated to take care of themselves and be ready to answer the nation's call. In order

  • New WADS boss takes charge at ceremony

    More than 200 Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemembers and South Sound residents came together March 4 to witness Col. Peter D. Stavros accept command of the Western Air Defense Sector from Col. Paul D. Gruver in a ceremony at the McChord Field Theater.The Western Air Defense Sector is not a typical

  • Mobility Airmen deliver search and rescue teams to Japan

    Two Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation Friday. President Barack Obama pledged

  • Military gears up to help Japan

    U.S. forces are swinging into action to assist Japan in the wake of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck early this morning."We are assessing the situation and positioning forces so that they are ready to respond and provide disaster relief if directed," said Navy Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, a

  • McChord earns AMC distinguished Nuclear Surety Safety Award

    The 62nd Airlift Wing Nuclear Surety Office recently earned the 2010 Air Mobility Command distinguished Nuclear Surety Safety Award. "Our mission is very unique, it's different from every other base," said Mr. Tom Thompson, 62nd AW nuclear surety manager and AMC Nuclear Surety Individual of the

  • AMC announces finalists for first sergeant, outstanding Airmen of the year

    The commander of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., announced in a message March 7 the finalists for AMC's first sergeant of the year and outstanding Airmen of the year for 2010.Twelve Airmen from across AMC have been selected for the competition. In his message, General Johns said the