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  • Furthering agility and lethality: McChord C-17s refuel, re-arm F-35s

    Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs hailing from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, forward deployed to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to participate in Exercise Monster Jam, March 6-9, 2023.The intent for the exercise was to verify the 7th Airlift Squadron’s ability to employ and perform in a high

  • 62d AW provides air-to-ground communications during Ex BLACK FLAG 23-1

    Aircrew and maintainers with the 62d Airlift Wing packed their bags and flew south to participate in Exercise Black Flag 23-1 in late February of 2023; working alongside the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron’s Command and Control Division from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and the Joint

  • Team McChord holds monthly Airmen Experience

    The two-day Airmen Experience tour is an opportunity for new Team McChord Airmen to learn about the mission, visit different units as well as participate in an orientation flight on a C-17 Globemaster III.

  • 18th AF CCC visits Team McChord

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th Air Force command chief, visited Team McChord Airmen at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 3, 2023. During Bickley’s visit he spoke with the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Class 23-C, had an all-call with Team McChord Airmen, and

  • Team McChord Airmen experience pilot training at Columbus AFB

    Team McChord Airmen toured Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., Feb 15, 2023. Airmen experienced first hand the 14th Flying Training Squadron's mission: Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen, Feed the Fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)

  • 62d OG leadership celebrates local WWII veteran’s 100th birthday

    Retired U.S. Army Capt. Dick Nelms, a former WWII B-17 bomber pilot, celebrated his 100th birthday at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, Feb. 17, 2023. U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio Anaya, 62d Operations Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Toby Thompson, 62d OG senior enlisted leader,

  • 62d AW hosts Team McChord Civic Leader Tour

    The 62d Airlift Wing hosted the Team McChord Civic Leader Tour Feb. 7-9, visiting Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The goal of the Civic Leader Tour was to educate local civic leaders on the way the Air Force trains America’s

  • Tough AF Jobs: Pest Management

    You never realize how bad you need a pest management professional until a battalion of ants’ march into your kitchen showing no signs of surrender. Like any other community, the Air Force uses pest managers to combat those relentless pests, as well as provide additional crucial services to its