627th Communications Squadron welcomes new commander

627th CES conducts joint CBRN exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in a gas chamber training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 26, 2022. The 627th CES partnered with the 349th Chemical Company for a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exercise to ensure Airmen are proficient in using a gas mask to prepare

CES catches fighters

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Edmundo Garcia, an electrical power production journeyman with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron, walks down the McChord Field flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. With the help of the Portland Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle, the 627th

Spouses orientation flight

Spouses of Airmen assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing roam around the bay of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 20, 2022. The spouse orientation flight is a way to show support for the Airmen and their families and give an inside look into what their loved ones do each

Dash for Danielle

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing listen to the opening remarks at the Dash for Danielle Memorial Run at the McChord Field track on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 11, 2022. Master Sgt. Danielle Lynch’s story and memory lives on in the Airmen, friends and family who continue

Legends Visit McChord

U.S. Airmen with the 62d Operations Group brief Operation DEEP FREEZE to Air & Space Forces Association’s Legends during a tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 8, 2022. ODF is a support effort conducted by the Department of Defense that assists the National Science Foundation in its

Thunder Challenge 2022: What Combat Weather Airmen Bring to the Fight

The 1st Combat Weather Squadron hosted this year's International Combat Weather Competition: Thunder Challenge at Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington from Aug. 1-3, 2022. This competition was inspired by the Tactical Air Control Party’s Lighting Challenge and adapted to suit the combat weather

1st ASOG welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force 1st Air Support Operations Group holds a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, August 15, 2022. The 1st ASOG provides an Air Support Operations Center, Tactical Air Control Parties and Battlefield Weather Teams to Army combat units at multiple echelons

62d MXG gains new leader

Mighty Moose sighting at EAA Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, WI

U.S. Air Force C-17 West Coast Demo Team, assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, flies a C-17 Globemaster III demonstration profile at the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, Wis., July 27, 2022. EAA is the largest annual air show in the U.S. and coined as The World’s Greatest