McChord Airmen fuel Operation Deep Freeze

Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in support of Operation Deep Freeze completed the first operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrop to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province Nov. 26. Thirty bundles of fuel and other supplies were

Upcoming exercise impacts entire base

Long lines and long waits will likely be commonplace at McChord the entire first week of December due to an anti-terrorism exercise. Other than personnel reporting for duty, base officials are strongly urging people with routine, non-emergency business to postpone their errands until the exercise

TACC commander discusses mission, manning during visit

Commands Air Force-wide have felt personnel constraints at every level, and the operations center responsible for centralized command and control of Air Force and commercial contract air mobility is no different. But officials at the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center are finding creative ways to

Obstetric clinic now open on McChord

A fully operational obstetric clinic opened Nov. 1 at the McChord medical Clinic here to provide quality pre-natal care up to the time of delivery for pregnant Airmen and their family members. "The clinic is designed to provide quality care with the same caregiver throughout the duration of

Army addresses civilian town hall

McChord civilian employees gathered Wednesday at the McChord Clubs and Community Center for a town hall forum to further discuss joint basing personnel issues and hear from leadership representing both services. The Army has been designated as the lead for Joint Base Lewis-McChord for managing and

McChord joins the Great American Smokeout

Airmen are encouraged to give themselves 24 hours without tobacco on Thursday as part of the Great American Smokeout campaign. Air Force senior leaders, including Chief Master Sergeant Rodney McKinley, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, have taken an active role in the campaign and are urging

Airmen take care of Airmen on Wingman Day

Taking care of your wingman is fundamental to our Air Force culture. McChord Airmen celebrate Wingman Day Nov. 20 with a series of events promoting the Wingman culture - taking care of fellow Airmen. The day's events include unit-level activities capped with a mandatory briefing in the base theater

McChord helps Sea-Tac controllers train for new runway

McChord Airmen and technology provided a unique inter-agency training opportunity with a strategic impact on the nation's northwest corridor. Since September, members of the 62nd Operations Support Squadron have shared the use of a training simulator here with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Team McChord readies for NSI

Base officials are ramping-up to welcome members of the Air Mobility Command Inspector General team and Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the new year for the operational phase of McChord's Nuclear Surety Inspection. The teams will focus on four major graded areas throughout the inspection: nuclear

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