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  • 62d AW showcases Global Airlift Power during nine-ship departure

    The 62d Airlift Wing executes a nine-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 8, 2025. The exercise demonstrated the wing's rapid global mobility capabilities, including precise airdrop operations and synchronized departures, highlighting the readiness and skill

  • Morning Airlift Operations

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing execute today's global airlift mission anytime anywhere. These Airmen work day-and-night ensuring the C-17 Globemaster III is delivering vital supplies around the world and executing today’s global airlift mission.

  • Fleet service Airmen ensure a squeaky-clean takeoff

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 62d Aerial Port Squadron fleet services section perform daily servicing tasks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 18, 2024.Airmen in fleet services are tasked with ensuring aircrew have the necessary materials like clean water, cups, napkins, trash bags,

  • Antarctic Airlift: Operating on Ice

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing and 446th Airlift Wing perform the important peacetime mission tasks of Operation Deep Freeze at Phoenix Airfield, Antarctica, throughout the year. From flying crew, pilots, and loadmasters, the aircrews that fly down to Christchurch, New Zealand form

  • 8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron and Army Soldiers from the 2nd Ranger Battalion conducted Joint Precision Airdrop System training near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024.During JPADS missions a self-guiding advanced cargo delivery parachute system is utilized to allow airdrop

  • Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron assemble weather equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface

  • Frontline AFE: The flightline Airmen who ensure aircraft emergency equipment

    Flightline aircrew flight equipment Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron continuously prepare, check and ensure the functionality of all necessary contingency aircrew equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dec. 10, 2024.These Airmen are tasked with inspecting, configuring and maintaining

  • 62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

    The 62d Airlift Wing participates in a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024, laying wreaths to honor and remember those who served. The annual event brings communities together to pay tribute to veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for

  • Mission control: The critical work of SARM

    The precision of U.S. Air Force aircrew and aircraft coordination is crucial for the success of any flight mission, and at the heart of that process are squadron aviation resource managers. Often working behind the scenes, SARM personnel ensure every detail aligns perfectly to keep the global