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  • JBLM, Weldon perfect match

    It would be difficult to better prepare an officer for the duties of deputy commander of Joint Base Lewis-McChord than with the background of Col. Jerry K. (Kenny) Weldon II. He is a career civil engineer officer who has served as a facility planner, readiness officer, environmental program manager,

  • Small shop, big job: modular repair center keeps aircraft flying

    Many people may not realize it, but there is a little known section of hardworking Boeing employees right here on McChord Field. They make the sure the C-17 Globemaster III continues to fly by keeping the 62nd Airlift Wing well supplied with replacement engines and the support equipment needed to

  • Good parents think, act like good NCOs

    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The first line of defense against child abuse certainly lies with parents -- those who are most often the abusers.Let me make a disclaimer right at the start: I am not an expert on child rearing. But I am a dad. And with the parenting thing almost at an end --

  • Patriot Express to offer routes from Sea-Tac Airport to Korea

    As Osan's 731st Air Mobility Squadron begins to prepare for the re-establishment of the Patriot Express making its way through Korea, details are becoming available on the projected days and times of routes to connect passengers with Japan and the United States. There will be two Patriot Express

  • Maintainers take home top prize in military category at skills competition

    McChord Field Airmen took first place in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Society's third annual Maintenance Skills Competition March 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nev.Air Mobility Command teams from McChord Field, Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Trenton, N.J., as

  • Wheel option campaign!

    WHEEL OPTION CAMPAIGN: Share your commute by carpool, vanpool, bus, or train--or try cycling, walking, or a compressed work schedule! Do anything other than drive alone to work at least twice from March 14-27 AND BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE GRAND PRIZE: A TRIP TO HAWAII! Register now and enter your trips

  • The right stuff: McChord Field Airman gets it done in Chile

    On Feb. 27, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile, leaving hundreds dead and 1.5 million displaced from their homes. The country was in a heap of rubble.While international relief organizations leapt to provide aid, the U.S. Air Force also began planning to provide humanitarian relief similar to

  • Reserve aerial porters complete annual training at McChord

    Reserve aerial port Airmen from the 56th Aerial Port Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., recently completed two weeks annual training with the help of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron here.Approximately 19 Airmen joined ranks with the 62nd APS Airmen to work in sections such as the air terminal

  • McChord to compete at AMTS Maintenance Skills Competition

    This week six 62nd Airlift Wing members and one 446th AW member will compete at the third annual Aviation Maintenance Technology Society's Aircraft Maintenance Professionals Skills Competition March 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nev. Other military teams include Air Mobility Command teams from Dyess Air Force

  • Life full of spikes, sets, digs for JBLM airman

    Despite her unfamiliarity with military service academies, 2nd Lt. Morgan Dolan knew a good opportunity when she saw it.As a high school senior having just finished a stellar prep athletic career in track and field and volleyball at Capital High School in Helena, Mont., Dolan had options for her