Work set to begin on lodging for Rodeo 2009

Thanks to a little help from Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, the 62nd Force Support Squadron's lodging section is moving forward on improvements that will better prepare the base for visitor accommodations during Rodeo 2009. The section was recently granted nearly $2.6 million

7 AS returns from hurricane mission to New Orleans

Airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron here returned Sept. 2 from a mission to New Orleans, La., to bring relief supplies and an aeromedical evacuation crew to assist officials during and after Hurricane Gustav. Pilot Captains Dave Morey, aircraft commander, Ben Wood, Vic Mota and loadmasters Senior

Operation Deep Freeze missions start in Antarctica

Operation Deep Freeze, the U.S. military's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, kicked off the 2008-2009 season Sept. 4 as the first C-17 Globemaster III delivered passengers and cargo to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The C-17, based out of McChord, flew multiple

McChord completes first-ever Antarctica night vision goggle mission

On Sept. 11 Team McChord Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings assigned to Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica took off from Christchurch, New Zealand, and landed at McMurdo Station completing the first-ever night vision goggle mission there. "The successful completion of this mission

18 AF commander visits McChord

The 18th Air Force commander and former Team McChord member returned for a visit to the Great Northwest Aug. 26-28. "I couldn't be prouder of the Airmen here at McChord," said Maj. Gen. Winfield "Skip" W. Scott III. General Scott completed his first assignment in the Air Force in McChord's 8th

General visit

McChord deploys for Hurricane Gustav response efforts

'Anytime, any place,' McChord put those words into action in the wee hours Saturday morning as they headed off to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., for Hurricane Gustav preparation efforts. Without knowing what or who they were picking up, the first of three C-17 Globemaster IIIs took off with Airmen

McChord delivers Airmen and supplies to New Orleans

A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., provided rapid deployment of a four-man team and their 15,500 lbs of cargo from the 615th Contingency Response Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., into New Orleans International Airport in preparation for Hurricane Gustav Saturday

Push-up contest builds teamwork

Base squadron teams met at the base track pavilion here Aug. 22 to flex their push-up muscles in a contest designed to build teamwork and raise money to benefit the victims of recent flooding in the Midwest. The inaugural First Sergeants Push-up Contest pitted teams of squadron members against each

McChord leads the way: Operation Purple Camp

More than 100 children of military parents participated in Operation Purple Camp Aug. 18-22 at Island Lake Camp in Central Kitsap on the Key Peninsula. Approximately 50 were children of McChord's hard-working military personnel. The camp served as a week-long home to teenagers who have a parent