Reserve, active-duty Airmen fly late season Deep Freeze mission

A total force aircrew from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., made history April 17 during the last Operation Deep Freeze mission of the 2007-2008 season. With only eight days remaining before Antarctica becomes shrouded in 24-hour darkness during winter, Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings

Recycling center puts McChord on the map

As the conveyor belt deposits pieces of cardboard down a long chute into the heart of the bright-colored blue baler, the 30 horsepower electric motor springs to life and prepares the giant hydraulic press to transform the individual pieces into tightly compressed and neatly tied 1,600 pound

Deep Freeze team departs for first-ever night vision goggle mission

From August through February each year Airmen here deliver supplies to the National Science Foundation in Antarctica. This season's final mission is in April and could result in the capability to fly missions to that continent year round.Team McChord Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings took

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

Technology on parade

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

Base notifies well users of monitoring violation: Recent water tests shows water safe

In response to a recent well monitoring violation, McChord Bioenvironmental Engineering Element personnel recently conducted a sampling of well No. 2 to test its nitrate levels, discovering the levels are well within acceptable drinking limits as established by the Washington State Department of

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