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  • McChord Nuclear Surety Inspection

    The Nuclear Surety Program of the 62nd Airlift Wing received the highest grade possible following an evaluation by inspectors from Air Mobility Command and the Air Force Inspection Agency June 1 - 7.Seventeen inspectors from Air Mobility Command out of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and six inspectors

  • Photo essay: McChord Airmen honor fallen

    McChord Field Base Honor Guard Airmen as well as nine volunteer Airmen honored fallen Tuskegee Airman 1st Lt. Eldridge Freeman on May 28, 2010. Among the volunteers was Major Gregory Kuzma, 62nd Aerial Port, Deputy Squadron Commander. "Being here today reminded me what it means to serve in the

  • Preserving a legacy while leaving their own

    Nearly 40 volunteers dedicate their time and talent each week to keep the McChord Air Museum running. With only one paid staff member, the volunteers work over 9,500 hours each year supporting various operations. "Without the volunteers to support this organization, it wouldn't exist today," said

  • McChord welcomes NSI inspectors

    The 62nd Airlift Wing welcomes members from the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team and the Air Force Inspection Agency as they arrive June 1, to conduct the 62nd AW's Nuclear Surety Inspection.The teams will evaluate the five areas of the Wing's Nuclear Surety Program throughout the

  • C-17 Globemaster III Airmen lift off

    More than 100 Airmen with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron have brought their combat airlift professionalism and "combat musk" to missions supporting Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, Southwest Asia and the Horn of Africa."We are excited to be here and look forward to continuing to use

  • Surge participation by McChord reminiscent of historic Berlin airlift

    Sixty-two years ago on July 2, Airmen in the 1-year-old United States Air Force made history with a mission which airlifted 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to Berlin, Germany after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russia.The Soviet blockade on

  • 62nd Communications Squadron Airman gears up for competition

    Before he puts on his Air Force uniform, every morning from about 5:30 Tech. Sgt. Llewyn McFarlane makes some time for himself.No shoptalk or socializing, just him, the weight bench and the barbells."It's my drug," he said of his time at the base gym. "If I don't get it, I'm out of whack."And with

  • Youngest C-17 pilot joins 4th Airlft Squadron

    Kaylie Bergen, a 6-year-old from Federal Way, Wash., battling cancer, toured the base Tuesday as this month's participant in the Pilot for a Day Program. The purpose of the program is to give local children with serious illnesses a day completely devoted to them and their interest in aviation. The

  • Large formation flight provides training opportunity for Airmen and Soldiers

    Seven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flew a local area flight formation Wednesday.The flight was part of a joint requirement to execute Army forcible entry operations by airdropping an entire brigade on short notice. "Basically, the mission today is to qualify the loadmasters so they would be able to

  • McChord Field Airmen Stand Down

    The 62nd Airlift Wing particpated in an Air Mobility Command "Wingman Stand Down" May 10 to call attention to the recent rise in Air Force suicides, the tragic loss of Airmen to private motor vehicle accidents, and to reenergize the Wingman concept as the foundation approach to suicide prevention