Equity officials utilizing 'green' demolition practices

There is a 'green' purpose behind the many piles of demolition debris throughout Cascade Village housing complex.Scattered around a mountain of torn-up wood are piles of vinyl siding, scrap metal flashings, brick and concrete rubble.All of the piles will be recycled or reused in one way or another

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Community leaders experience Airmen, airpower

Twenty-four civic leaders experienced multiple Air Force missions during a fly-away community relations tour April 7 and 8.As guests of the 62nd Airlift Wing commander and 446th AW vice commander, the civic leaders visited McChord, Fairchild and Malmstrom Air Force Bases in less than 36 hours,

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McChord flying squadrons continue to meet the mission

In late March, McChord's three flying squadrons (the 7th Airlift Squadron is currently deployed) had combined to fly 3,078 sorties, transporting more than 25,000 tons of cargo and piling up more than 11,000 flying hours since the beginning of the year.Airlift taskings continue at a heavy pace due to

Contracting squadron earns Air Force-level award

The 62nd Contracting Squadron was recently named the Air Force fiscal year 2008 Outstanding Contracting Unit (Small).The award is a first for the squadron and is particularly meaningful since the 62nd CONS will be fully consolidated into the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Procurement Office by October

McChord competes at AMTS Maintenance Skills Competition

Three Air Mobility Command maintenance teams gathered March 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nev., to compete in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Society's second annual Maintenance Skills Competition.Teams from McChord, Dyess and McGuire Air Force Bases, as well as a U.S. Navy team, competed with civilian

AFAF campaign kicks off

The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off March 23, providing Airmen the opportunity to contribute to any of the four official Air Force charitable organizations."The fund offers a unique opportunity to support our own," said Capt. Ian Ostermiller, 10th Airlift Squadron and AFAF installation

Transition to AMC SharePoint site set for April 3

Air Mobility Command officials moved one step closer to making it easier to share information within squadrons, wings and across all of AMC on March 20, wrapping up a 14-month Enterprise Information Management deployment tour across the command.The seven-person EIM team spent three weeks at McChord,

Town hall meeting tackles joint basing concerns

For many Air Force and Army employees, the upcoming Joint Base Lewis-McChord represents a time of transition and it provokes a lot of questions like, "what's going to happen to my job and the benefits I've earned?" On March 12, the Joint Integration Office held two non-appropriated fund town hall