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  • McChord hosts Northwest Military Clam Chowder Cook-off

    McChord's Olympic Dining Facility was transformed March 28 from its ordinary and utilitarian setting to something that looked like it came from a set of a major cable network cooking show.It was all part of the 3rd annual Northwest Military Clam Chowder Cook-off, which McChord hosted for the first

  • McChord Honor Guard pays tribute to famed 'Doolittle Raider'

    The McChord Honor Guard recently played a pivotal role in honoring a deceased member of one of the most studied and talked about missions in the history of aerial warfare.Retired Staff Sgt. Jacob DeShazer, 95, one of the famed "Doolittle Raiders," who helped boost American morale in the early days

  • AFAF campaign kicks off

    The Air Force Assistance Fund drive, which benefits active duty, reserve, guard, retirees,  surviving spouses and families, kicked off here  Monday and runs through May 2. Unit and squadron AFAF representatives have been making the rounds talking about the campaign and distributing literature and

  • 10th Airlift Squadron return cause for celebration

    The 10th Airlift Squadron's return home March 5 marked the first time in nearly two and a half years that all four of McChord's active duty flying squadrons are home at the same time. McChord's four active duty flying squadrons share responsibility for the deployed squadron as part of the aerospace

  • McChord moves down privatized housing road

    The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics recently gave Air Mobility Command and McChord the go-ahead to negotiate with the Army and its local housing privatization developer, Equity Residential, for a new McChord family housing community. As the first

  • 62nd CPTS undergoes changes starting Monday

    In October, Phase I of the Air Force's new centralized financial service structure kicked off with the opening of the central processing center at the Air Force Financial Service Center in Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Phase II of the transition will begin in October 2008. At this point a 24/7 full

  • AMC commander welcomes tanker announcement

    The commander of Air Mobility Command hailed Feb. 29's aerial tanker source selection announcement as an important first step toward ensuring America maintains its global reach capability. Air Force officials announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation was selected to build the new tanker,

  • AFOSI looking for those with ‘eyes of the eagle’

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 305, is looking for Air Force members who exemplify the Air Force core values and are looking to cross train into a challenging and rewarding career field as a special agent. AFOSI has been the Air Force's major investigative service since