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  • 62nd AW Safety Office wins 2021 AMC Safety Office of the Year

    The 62d Airlift Wing (62 AW), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, led by Col David A. Fazenbaker, has been awarded the 2021 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Safety Office of the Year recognition.The 62 AW ensured no major mishaps while directing the flight safety for 2,500 missions transporting 80,000 tons of

  • WWII pilot celebrates 100th birthday with visit from 62nd OG commander

    Just more than 50 miles north of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the picturesque city of Shoreline, Washington. On a street lined with cherry blossom trees, an apartment building holds much history within its walls. Not because of what is there; but because of whom.On March 25, U.S. Air Force Col.

  • 62nd AW completes Rainier War

    The 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed Exercise Rainier War 22A and demonstrated the ability to survive, operate, and win against a global competitor.Rainier War is a semi-annual exercise led by the 62nd AW designed to train Airmen under realistic scenarios that support Full Spectrum Readiness

  • 62 AW continues to soar in Rainier War 22A

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Ben Basham, left, and Capt. Dan Wold, both pilots with the 8th Airlift Squadron, fly a low-level simulated airdrop in a C-17 Globemaster III for Exercise Rainier War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2022. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness

  • 62 AW takes to the sky in Exercise Rainier War 22A

    A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, takes off from a runway during Exercise Rainer War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to

  • 62 OSS prepare and test equipment

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 62nd Operations Group aircrew flight equipment section, conduct life raft inspections at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 19, 2022. The AFE members also perform inspections, maintenance, and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment, aircrew chemical

  • McChord Air Museum reopens

    The McChord Air Museum reopened its doors after being closed for almost two years at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, February 22, 2022.The museum gives visitors opportunities to learn about McChord Field’s significant history.“It's important for us to tell McChord’s history,” said Shon Zawada,

  • America’s Airlift Wing wins AMC 2022 Verne Orr Award

    The 62nd Airlift Wing was recently selected as Air Mobility Command’s nomination for the 2022 Air Force Association Verne Orr Award.The AFA established this award in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr to recognize mission-oriented accomplishments and achievements by units that made