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  • Discipline, responsibility paramount to success in today’s modern Air Force

    This month starts in earnest the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the United States Air Force. This is a source of great pride as we reflect on an astonishing history replete with courage, dedication, and a will to succeed; and coupled with a quest for technology to out-duel

  • McChord reduces mishaps during ‘critical days’

    For the second consecutive year, McChord reduced the number of mishaps that occurred during the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign, which ended Sept. 5. McChord finished this year's campaign with zero fatalities and a 38 percent reduction in the total number of mishaps compared to 2006. The trend

  • Wing Ironwoman conquers UK triathalon

    (Maj. Kelli Molter, 62nd Mission Support Group, recently competed in the Ironman United Kingdom race in Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom. This is a first-person account of her experience.) I did it! I completed my first Ironman, and it was a blast. Being my first Ironman, my goal was simply to

  • Zumba class turns fitness into dance club

    For those who love to dance but aren't big fans of exercise, McChord's Fitness Center has the perfect solution -- Zumba class. Zumba offers people the chance to learn basic salsa dance moves while getting a good cardiovascular workout, said Charlotte Smith, one of the instructors. "It's mostly

  • Iraqi air force makes strides toward transition

    An Iraqi air force officer cadet class will soon walk across the stage here, picking up their diplomas and their commissions as second lieutenants. In preparation for their graduation, the soon- be officers took time out of their busy class room schedule to pick up a special issue of uniforms at one

  • Six Airmen to represent McChord at AF marathon

    The 62nd Airlift Wing will be well represented at the 11th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 15 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. First Lt. Miguel Colon, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron; Senior Airman Christian Delgado, 62nd Logistics Readiness Squadron; Airman 1st Class Lori Fiorello, 62nd

  • AF discontinues use of base decals

    Air Force officials are working with other services to allow its people to enter installations without requiring them to display a base decal on their vehicles. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley recently ended use of the sticker, officially called a DD Form 2220, on Air Force

  • McChord Airmen complete Antarctic winter fly-in season

    Airmen from McChord completed the Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 winter fly-in season when a final C- 17 Globemaster III took off Aug. 25 from Pegasus White Ice Runway in Antarctica. Members of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew a total of 355 passengers and 119,953 pounds of cargo to and

  • Major delays on McChord

    Long lines and long waits will likely be commonplace at McChord Wednesday and Thursday due to an anti-terrorism exercise. Other than personnel reporting for duty, base officials are strongly urging people with routine, non-emergency business to postpone their errands until the exercise