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  • 8th Airlift Squadron ramps-up training before deployment

    Months of careful planning go into preparing for each deployment, ensuring aircrews are ready to accomplish the mission downrange. Training plays a large role in that preparation.As the 8th Airlift Squadron prepares to deploy at the end of the month, squadron training officials are busy ensuring

  • Wing historian trains for historic journey to AOR

    A deployment is not an uncommon event for most Airmen around McChord, but for a civilian military historian, it may take a little getting used to.Dr. Haithe Anderson, 62nd Airlift Wing historian, ventures on her first deployment in January to Southwest Asia for six months attached to the 386th Air

  • AAFES adds flair to McChord base exchange

    People can expect to see a lot of changes in the coming weeks at the base exchange.Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials and base leadership teamed up to add a variety of amenities, new stores and services and hints of decorative flair in order to breathe new life into the BX and food

  • In-home childcare offers parents safe, fun option

    McChord Air Force spouse Catalina Noguez had no problem trading in her days as an architect and dealing with permits and plans for the role of a licensed childcare provider."I decided to take a break from my career," Mrs. Noguez said. "I love kids and I was always babysitting for other people, so I

  • Fiscal closeout funds base-wide projects

    Thanks to solid teamwork by Airmen and civilians in the 62nd Comptroller Squadron, 62nd Contracting Squadron and the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord received roughly $16.5 million in operations and maintenance funding from Air Mobility Command as part of fiscal year 2008 closeout Sept. 30. The

  • Senior leaders meet on McChord for AFSO 21 course

    Senior leaders from Air Mobility Command bases throughout the United States convened here Oct. 1 to 2 for a senior leadership course in Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. The event highlighted the Air Force's newest way of doing business and McChord's successes in this area. "McChord