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  • McChord Airmen deploy for GWOT

    While helping their squadrons prepare for the Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Program inspection Monday, many of McChord's maintainers, aerial porters and logistics readiness personnel were also preparing for deployments. Chief Master Sgt. Daniel McLau-ghlin, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance

  • DOD releases new instruction on sexual assault prevention

    The Department of Defense further developed sexual assault prevention and response procedures by publishing “Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Procedures” recently. According to DOD Instruction 6495.02, it exists “to ensure there is a standard of care throughout the Department [of

  • McChord youth to participate in high jump championships

    A McChord family member has been selected to participate in the 2006 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Baltimore, Md., July 26-27. Brandon Angles, 12, who initially joined Fort Lewis' youth track and field team to beat his dog in a race, said he is excited

  • New deployment system eases load on aircrews

    The Air Force changed the way C-17 Globemaster III squadrons deploy to Europe and Asia in June. The change was made to C-17 crew deployments to ease the burden on pilots and loadmasters flying from the U.S, said Lt. Col. Smokey Robinson, 10th Airlift Squadron commander and one of the founders of the

  • 7th AS finish record-setting deployment

    More than 100 Airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron returned home Tuesday after completing a 140-day deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. While deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, the 7th AS Airmen managed more than 6,500 missions, 16,000 flight hours, the