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  • McChord Field stays prepared with MOBEX

    The key to ensuring deployment success requires hours of work and collaboration from Team McChord. The 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings and 627th Air Base Group conducted a MOBEX here Nov. 5 - 10 to enhance those skills and keep the three units prepared for deployment success. "This is the first joint

  • Commentary - Even one suicide is too many

    An alarming trend is happening in the Air Force, and we need your help. We've had a drastic increase this year in the number of suicides among total force Airmen -- active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilians. Last year we lost 84 Airmen by suicides; this year, we've nearly reached that number, and it

  • Airmen support Antarctica mission

    Active-duty and Reserve Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., spent a few days supporting Operation Deep Freeze at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and related their experiences to the Defense Department's "Armed with Science" blog recently.Among the officers

  • Congratulations to ALS School Class 10-G

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Oct. 21 at McChord Field, Wash. SrA Jerrod W Bradley, 627th Logistics Readiness SquadronSSgt Nathan J Carlson, 62d Aerial Port SquadronSrA William F Cleveland, 627th Civil Engineer SquadronSSgt Andrew B

  • Innovative thinkers gather at USTRANSCOM

    More than 200 of the most innovative thinkers from industry, academia and the military gathered Oct. 5 to 7 at U.S. Transportation Command here to explore approaches and solutions to USTRANSCOM's challenges. USTRANSCOM and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency served as hosts for the

  • Commentary - Your IG Support on JBLM

    The creation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) has changed how many personnel are aligned under their organizations. This may cause confusion regarding IG (Inspector General) requests for assistance or fraud, waste, and abuse reporting procedures. To ease your concerns, we have provided some

  • McChord Airman's tearful homecoming surprise

    October 5 was a normal day at Iva Alice Mann Middle School for 12-year-old Paxton Baker, until she got called into the principal's office. With her head down, Paxton slowly walked down the hall to the principal's office. She opened the door to find her father, Tech. Sgt. Raymond Ibay, 627th Air Base

  • McChord Airmen honor fallen firefighters

    Every October, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation sponsors the official national tribute to all firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Firefighters assigned to the 627th Air Base Group paid their respects to their fallen brothers during a ceremony Oct. 3 at

  • Altus civic leaders tour McChord Field

    A group of 29 civic leaders visited McChord Field Sept. 30 to see the end result of the Airmen that have trained at Altus Air Force Base, and to learn about McChord Field's mission. Civic leader/ employer tours are organized in order to spread mission awareness, foster liaisons between civilian and