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  • MPF limits service for two weeks

    Starting Monday, the Military Personnel Flight will have extremely limited services available for two weeks, fully reopening on March 17. The shutdown is to allow personnel time to move furniture, computers and phone lines to make room for additional staff, which is being absorbed into the MPF from

  • 62nd LRS makes license process easier for Airmen

    The 62nd Logistics Readiness Squadron's operator records and licensing section recently unveiled a new policy which will not only make the process of acquiring or renewing a government license easier for unit vehicle control officers, but will also cut down on the section's man hours required to

  • Base gate entry procedures change

    The use of the hand-held scanner defense identification system at McChord was recently suspended in compliance with a request from the Office of the Secretary of Defense that all uniformed services utilizing Mobilisa take it offline until further notice. One hundred percent ID checks are still being

  • Preventative measures, flu vaccine best defense in flu season

    This year's flu season is underway, and across the country many communities are beginning to feel the effects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from October through early January, the United States experienced low levels of flu activity. Beginning in January, influenza

  • 62nd MDG helps spread the word about dental hygiene

    In accordance with National Children's Dental Health Month, the McChord Dental Clinic recently joined several other dental clinics in the community at the South Hill Mall in Puyallup to help educate the community's children on oral health care. Airmen and civilians from the McChord Dental Clinic

  • 62nd AW commander shares vision for Team McChord

    Enhancing McChord's reputation as the premier combat airlift wing in the Air Force is at the top of Col. Jeffrey Stephenson's priorities as the new 62nd Airlift Wing commander. "I want to continue to bolster [that] perception and reality," he said. People know and believe in Team McChord, and there

  • Joint basing plan moving foward

    Department of Defense officials recently released initial guidance for joint basing implementation, providing a roadmap for joint basing mergers. This detailed guidance, released Jan. 22, is a step towards implementing the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Joint Basing recommendations, which

  • Medical planners finalizing BRAC plan

    McChord's 62nd Medical Group and Fort Lewis' Madigan Army Medical Center officials are making definitive progress on a plan to realign the McChord clinic under Madigan. "We are working diligently to finalize the medical BRAC plan for McChord," said Col. Thomas McCauley, 62nd MDG commander. The

  • ATSEP to inspect several units on base

    All the preparation and work that went into getting ready for the Unit Compliance Inspection that finished up two weeks ago is now just a mere memory for most units on base. But inspection preparation work continues for the Airmen and civilians in the 62nd Operations Support Squadron, 62nd

  • McChord hosts NATO visitors

    Team McChord hosted nearly 50 distinguished visitors from NATO on Thursday, showing the group everything from how the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings work together to accomplish the mission to explaining the many capabilities of the C-17 Globemaster III. McChord was selected to host the visit due to