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  • Speed limits on McChord to change

    Approval of new speed limits on McChord in the coming weeks will bring about some changes to travel on base.Those changes, which take effect Dec. 21, shift a greater responsibility to slow down on base to all drivers. In early December, Col. Kenny Weldon, 62nd Mission Support Group commander,

  • Youth center programs can keep kids engaged during holiday season

    As the holidays near, some parents face the prospect of hyperactive children or bored teenagers hanging around the house. Many base youth centers will offer activities to keep them positively engaged. During the Year of the Air Force Family, Air Mobility Command is increasing awareness about

  • McChord's new command chief master sergeant looks ahead

    Chief Master Sergeant Greg Warren, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, has only been on the job as the wing's top enlisted Airman for a matter of weeks - but he's already seen enough to describe the wing with one familiar word ... Excellence."In a nutshell, Team McChord is a professional organization

  • EOD safety day focuses on training, taking care of Airmen

    Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen here recently took a day to set daily work aside and focus on personal health, safety and training.EOD Safety Day was part of an Air Force-level program for all EOD units not operating in a hostile fire or combat zones, to take time out, relax and discuss lessons

  • Wingman Day highlights safety, teambuilding

    Airmen here set their work duties aside for a few hours Nov. 25 to observe Fall Wingman Day.The day was set aside throughout the wing as an opportunity to discuss issues and topics relevant to Airmen and to spend time in a group setting with their squadron team members."Our goal for this Wingman Day

  • McChord officials to use commercial jet fuel in demonstration

    To reduce reliance on military specification products, simplify the fuel supply chain and save money, Air Force Petroleum Agency researchers will conduct demonstrations to use commercially available jet fuel instead of military standard JP-8 fuel. The demonstrations of Jet A fuel versus JP-8 fuel

  • AMC commander: 'Time to give thanks'

    For over 230 years our great nation has celebrated Thanksgiving as a time to recognize the many priceless gifts we enjoy as Americans. It's a time to appreciate and celebrate our families and our friends; a time to reflect on how privileged we are to live in such a great land of opportunity. For

  • Policy opens federal job opportunities for qualifying military spouses

    A new executive policy has pushed open the door for qualifying military spouses to enter the federal workforce, enabling them to apply for more jobs advertised on USAJOBS.Executive Order 13473, which went into effect Sept. 11, 2009, identified three groups of qualifying spouses now eligible to apply

  • Green Tales Nov. 25, 2009

    The Nov. 25, 2009 edition of "Green Tales" is online at:http://www.mcchord.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091125-022.pdf