Mariners honor McChord Airmen

Five McChord Airmen stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Seattle Mariners players Willie Bloomquist, Jose Lopez and Yuniesky Betancourt as part of the Salute to Armed Forces festivities Tuesday night at Safeco Field where the Mariners took on the Oakland Athletics. After marching out of the tunnel to the

Safety paramount during NSI: PNAF mission success depends on cautious practices

The nuclear surety inspection team arriving Tuesday will not only be looking at how each squadron involved in the Prime Nuclear Airlift Force carries out its role in the mission, but if they also make safety a top priority. Although the program falls under the supervision and management of the wing

McChord welcomes NSI team: Participating squadrons on base ready to shine during inspection

Base officials will welcome members of the Air Mobility Command Inspector General team Tuesday as they arrive to conduct McChord's Nuclear Surety Inspection. The 25-person team will focus on three major graded areas throughout the four-day inspection: nuclear surety program management and

Hoop dreams

62nd Airlift Wing embraces Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century

In an effort to increase the velocity of generating aircraft that are prepped and ready for flight, the 62nd Maintenance Group has teamed with several other squadrons here to embrace Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century practices and smooth out flightline processes. The goal is to make

SAAM aims at prevention using education, awareness

In observation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator's office will host a variety of educational and interactive events throughout April. The wide variety of events will hopefully provide something for everyone, said Heather Van Mill, SARC for the 62nd Airlift

Steppin' up

AMC directive limits dining facility patronage

As part of Air Mobility Command's contract and support reduction initiative, base officials will limit patronage in the dining facility starting April 1. The move is an important step towards conserving resources in a time of increasing budgetary constraints, according to a press release from

Welcome home

Mobility exercise challenges, tests each squadron

According to base officials, every squadron here played an important role in this week's mobility exercise. The MOBEX gave base officials the chance to inspect the deployability unit tasking codes it is vulnerable to should Team McChord be called on for a short-notice deployment, said Maj. Steven