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

62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen save life at base passenger terminal

62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen responded to a medical emergency at the McChord passenger terminal Feb. 22, utilizing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and self aid and buddy care training to save the life of a Reservist with the 36th APS. Staff Sgt. Jonathan DeVera, Airmen 1st Class Geoffrey Young and

62nd MXS ‘buddy readers’ share important gift

In classrooms across the country, thousands of children, teachers and parents participated March 2 in Read Across America, an annual program sponsored by the National Education Association designed to celebrate reading. But in one classroom at Carter Lake Elementary school here, "buddy readers" from

8th Airlift Squadron Homecoming

Canadian air force honors McChord Airman

Canadian air force officials presented Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Levesque, 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 12 chief, with the Canadian Forces Air Command Commendation Feb. 24 at the squadron's headquarters.Working alongside Canadian Forces maintenance representatives, Sergeant Levesque led a team of

7th Airlift Squadron prepares to deploy

Approximately 125 Airmen from McChord's 7th Airlift Squadron are set to leave here this week for a 120-day deployment to the war zone in support of the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.The 7th AS Airmen deploy as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron operating from various

62nd Maintenance Operations Squadron works behind the scenes

While it's likely you won't see 62nd Maintenance Operations Squadron Airmen changing tires, swapping engines or replacing various parts on McChord's fleet of C-17 Globemaster IIIs, rest assured the squadron plays a vital role in keeping the wing's mission operating at a high level. "We're behind the

Joint basing efforts under way at 3 AMC bases

Three Air Mobility Command bases are in the process of merging with two Army posts and a Naval Air Station as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission which identified that these military facilities could be combined to streamline operational efficiency and save taxpayers'

Elmendorf Airmen, Hurricane Hunters continue missions while at McChord

Even without their own support equipment, operating from temporary work quarters and spending nights in a local hotel, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Airmen continue flying their missions.Working with McChord Airmen while on temporary deployment here, the dedicated group continues to launch their

Base housing town hall addresses progress

Base leaders, Equity Residential representatives and base housing residents gathered Jan. 28 at Heartwood Elementary School here to discuss progress of the housing privatization project.More than 40 residents participated in a question and answer session with Col. Jeffrey Stephenson, 62nd Airlift