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  • Green Tales October 30, 2009

    The October 16, 2009 edition of "Green Tales" is online at:http://www.mcchord.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091030-074.pdf

  • Green Tales October 16, 2009

    The October 16, 2009 edition of "Green Tales" is online at:http://www.mcchord.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091023-061.pdf

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' top priority at McChord

    One of the Air Force's top priorities is taking care of its Airmen and their families and to further ensure that this is taken care of, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley designated July 2009 to July 2010 as the "Year of the Air Force Family,"

  • Airmen graduate Airman Leadership School

    The following Airmen recently graduated from the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School, class 09-G: Senior Airman Joseph Ruiz, 4th Airlift Squadron Senior Airman Zachary Sobotta, 5th Air Support Operations Squadron Senior Airman Kyle Goodhart, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Senior Airman Ryan Pappas,

  • Deployed McChord Airman helps develop Balad Wounded Warriors Program

    "Don't count the days; make every day count," is the credo Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, the installation commander, recommends military members adopt during their tour here. One Airman who accepted this challenge, a native of Salina, Kan., helped develop a program to aid wounded warriors. As his

  • McChord opens new assault landing strip

    A McChord C-17 Globemaster III approached the 5,500-foot-long stretch of paved runway with new turnaround points and a new width expanded to 90 feet. That's not much space on which to land a heavily loaded, half-million pound cargo plane, but officials here say it's the perfect runway for C-17

  • Executive order bans texting while driving for federal employees

    In an executive order issued Oct. 1, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business. "With nearly 3 million civilian employees, the federal government can and should demonstrate leadership in reducing the dangers of text messaging

  • McChord Airmen complete second humanitarian airlift to American Samoa

    A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., touched down at Pago Pago International Airport Oct. 10, delivering more than 42,000 pounds of Federal Emergency Management Agency cargo to American Samoa in support of ongoing relief operations.The mission was the aircrew's second

  • McChord Airmen provide humanitarian airlift to Indonesia

    McChord Airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron completed their second humanitarian airlift mission in a week Oct. 9, delivering more than 87,000 pounds of cargo here in support of relief operations following the deadly 7.6-magnitude earthquake that shook the island Sept. 30.The cargo - a forklift and