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  • Team McChord celebrates Air Force’s 75th birthday

    Team McChord attend an Air Force Ball to celebrate the Air Force's 75th Anniversary at the Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Washington, Sept. 10, 2022. The 75th Anniversary theme is “Innovate, Accelerate, Thrive…the Air Force at 75.” 

  • Suicide Prevention Month

    James Hong, left, an entry controller with the Director of Emergency Services, and RebeccaAronson, suicide prevention program manager, hand out Ask Care Escort (ACE) cards to personnel at McChord’s main gate at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 1, 2022.Suicide Prevention Month is observed

  • 18th AF leadership visits McChord

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, speaks to Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing during an open forum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 7, 2022. The goal of Martin's visit is to build relations and ensure mission alignment with 18th AF priorities. (U.S. Air

  • 627th CES conducts joint CBRN exercise

    U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in a gas chamber training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 26, 2022. The 627th CES partnered with the 349th Chemical Company for a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exercise to ensure Airmen are proficient in using a gas mask to prepare

  • CES catches fighters

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Edmundo Garcia, an electrical power production journeyman with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron, walks down the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th

  • Spouses orientation flight

    Spouses of Airmen assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing roam around the bay of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 20, 2022. The spouse orientation flight is a way to show support for the Airmen and their families and give an inside look into what their loved ones do each

  • Dash for Danielle

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing listen to the opening remarks at the Dash for Danielle Memorial Run at the McChord Field track on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 11, 2022. Master Sgt. Danielle Lynch’s story and memory lives on in the Airmen, friends and family who continue

  • Legends Visit McChord

    U.S. Airmen with the 62d Operations Group brief Operation DEEP FREEZE to Air & Space Forces Association’s Legends during a tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 8, 2022. ODF is a support effort conducted by the Department of Defense that assists the National Science Foundation in its

  • Thunder Challenge 2022: What Combat Weather Airmen Bring to the Fight

    The 1st Combat Weather Squadron hosted this year's International Combat Weather Competition: Thunder Challenge at Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington from Aug. 1-3, 2022. This competition was inspired by the Tactical Air Control Party’s Lighting Challenge and adapted to suit the combat weather