21 Jul 2006

McChord youth to participate in high jump championships

A McChord family member has been selected to participate in the 2006 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Baltimore, Md., July 26-27. Brandon Angles, 12, who initially joined Fort Lewis' youth track and field team to beat his dog in a race, said he is excited about the opportunity to compete in the

21 Jul 2006

New deployment system eases load on aircrews

The Air Force changed the way C-17 Globemaster III squadrons deploy to Europe and Asia in June. The change was made to C-17 crew deployments to ease the burden on pilots and loadmasters flying from the U.S, said Lt. Col. Smokey Robinson, 10th Airlift Squadron commander and one of the founders of the two expeditionary air squadron system. Now two

18 Jul 2006

7th AS finish record-setting deployment

More than 100 Airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron returned home Tuesday after completing a 140-day deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. While deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, the 7th AS Airmen managed more than 6,500 missions, 16,000 flight hours, the movement of more than 121,000 passengers and