Rodeo ready to ride, wing ready to win

Team McChord, we have reached the home stretch for the Rodeo competition! The welcome mat is out for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo team and to our international competitors who began arriving this week. An incredible amount of work has gone into preparing for this great mobility competition, not

8th AS Airmen return home

More than 130 Airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron here returned home July 3 after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. The Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at various locations throughout the U.S.

McChord welcomes int‘l teams

Monday morning a flood of international teams will arrive here for Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007, which begins July 21. The teams will touch down starting at 10 a.m. and then every 20 minutes after until they have all landed, said Rodeo international teams director Aubrey Robertson, 62nd Airlift

Proper food preparation can prevent food-borne illness

Summer is the time of the year when many people like to get outside and grill steaks, hot dogs and hamburgers. But if meat isn't handled with care and proper grilling techniques are not followed, food-borne illness can turn a barbecue into a health hazard. Food-borne illness is caused by consuming

Too much of a good thing: Excessive sun exposure can cause sunburn, heatstroke

Summer is a good time to enjoy the sunshine and be outside, but Air Force officials are reminding Airmen and their families that too much sun isn't healthy. Sunburns, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can turn a relaxing day outside into an unpleasant experience. After the long months of overcast

Summer safety program starts strong

A little over four weeks into the 101 Critical Days of Summer program, total fatalities Air Force-wide are down compared to the last two years. This year there have been five fatalities since the beginning of the campaign, compared to seven in 2006 and 12 in 2005 during those same weeks during

Community cruising

7th AS deploys

Approximately 100 battle-ready Airmen from McChord's 7th Airlift Squadron left for the war zone to support the Global War on Terror Tuesday afternoon for a 120-day deployment. It has been less than a year since the 7th AS returned home from its last deployment in July 2006. The 7th AS Airmen will

OG Rodeo team ready to compete, win

Editor's note: This is the final article in a four-part series highlighting McChord's Rodeo 2007 competitors. It's not every day that you see more dirt than sky when looking out of a cockpit's windshield, but the steep descents of assault landings are what all C-17 Globemaster III aircrews must

Don’t get burned by fireworks this Fourth of July

This Fourth of July base officials are reminding Airmen and their families to keep safety in mind at all times when using fireworks. "Anyone who's planning on using fireworks needs to handle them just as if they were handling a weapon," said Ken Heath, 62nd Airlift Wing chief of ground safety. It is