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  • Safety top priority at McChord

    When Airmen think about safety, one of the many things that comes to mind is the reflective belt. Affectionately known as the "disco belt," wear of the reflective belt is mandatory for active duty Airmen during hours of reduced visibility. Commanders are responsible for ensuring their members are

  • OPSEC: Every Airman’s security responsibility

    "Zip it! Careless talk costs lives" was a phrase circulated on countless U.S. and English World War II propaganda posters. While the phrase may not be as well known today, the U.S. military's concern that servicemembers might casually leak sensitive military information is still very much an

  • Team McChord ready to excel at ORI

    After months of preparation and countless hours of training under its belt, Team McChord leaders say the wings are ready to excel at the Operational Readiness Inspection. The Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., arrives on McChord Oct. 25. After a brief

  • Airmen use life saving skills in response to local accident

    Two Team McChord Airmen are being hailed as heroes for their role in responding to an automobile accident near Fort Lewis involving two family members. Staff Sgt. Brianna Haley, 62nd Force Support Squadron and 1st Lt. Franklin Sevey, 313th Airlift Squadron, were two of the first people on the scene

  • How to succeed during the ORI

    The Air Mobility Command Inspector General team is coming to McChord Oct. 25 to conduct an Operational Readiness Inspection. The ORI, while challenging, should be a positive experience. It's a chance to conduct a detailed scrub of our mission capabilities, identify and fix discrepancies, improve

  • Joint basing town hall highlights milestone

    Col. Thomas Brittain and Col. Kenny Weldon, the future Joint Base Lewis-McChord command team, briefed the McChord community Tuesday afternoon on the status of Joint Basing. After brief introductions, Colonel Weldon, 62nd Mission Support Group commander and future JBLM deputy commander, explained the

  • Base officials urge safe finish to Critical Days of Summer

    With less than one week left in the Air Force's Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, McChord officials are asking Airmen to make responsible choices and stay safe over the upcoming four-day holiday weekend.During this year's CDS campaign -- which runs every year from Memorial Day to Labor Day --

  • Warrior Days prepare wing for ORI

    Squadrons across the 62nd Airlift Wing are making sure their Airmen are 100 percent ready for the next mobility exercise and the Operational Readiness Inspection.Much of that preparation comes though each squadron's "Warrior Days" training.Warrior days set aside an entire day for a unit to work on

  • Northwest Airlifter ends, wing news stays online

    Production of the Northwest Airlifter newspaper as an authorized publication of the 62nd Airlift Wing ends with a final edition Sept. 25 as the base gets closer to activating Joint Base Lewis-McChord in January."The Northwest Airlifter served to inform McChord Airmen for decades, and the publication

  • McChord recognized for excellence in Nuclear Enterprise

    Air Force officials gave the 62nd Airlift Wing the highest-possible grade Aug. 24 following a week-long no-notice Limited Nuclear Surety Inspection of the wing's role as the nation's Prime Nuclear Airlift Force. The wing's PNAF mission plays a crucial role in the nation's nuclear enterprise which