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  • 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

  • AMC finishes Phoenix Stripe leadership conference

    Air Mobility Command held a Phoenix Stripe conference Sept. 13-17 offering a select group of NCOs and mid-grade government civilians a chance to learn additional leadership skills and how they are a part of the overall mission.According to Mr. James Domina, from the AMC Commander's Action Group,

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord hosts Annual Naturalization Ceremony

    Twenty-four servicemembers and servicemember-spouses became American citizens during the Annual Naturalization Ceremony at the McChord Co-Located Club here Sept. 17. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services swore in the Servicemembers and Servicemember-spouses on JBLM as one of many USCIS

  • McChord provides families chance to escape

    Originally established in June of 2003, the Escape Zone serves as a forum in a comfortable environment for families to network and utilize organizations that are available to them. In December of 2009, freezing temperatures caused a pipeline to burst at the McChord Field Escape Zone, which led to