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  • 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

  • U.S. Airmen, Soldiers practice interoperability during exercise

    U.S. Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, Jan. 30-Feb. 5. During mass-tactical week, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force units worked together to improve interoperability for

  • BMTW showcases joint operations

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Vasey, a loadmaster with the 7th Airlift Squadron, prepares U.S. Army paratroopers to exit a C-17 Globemaster III during Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. BMTW is a joint exercise between the U.S. Air Force and

  • 62nd AW continues to test skills during BMTW

    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, exit a C-17 Globemaster III during Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. BMTW is a joint exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army, which gives participants

  • Air Force, Army units train together during BMTW

    U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, wait for takeoff on a C-17 Globemaster III during Battalion Mass Tactical Week, or BMTW, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 2022. BMTW is a joint exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the U.S.

  • Bass highlights Army-Air Force integration during JBLM visit

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jan. 31-Feb 2 to learn about the mission here and how the Air Force and Army integrate for joint operations.During her visit, Bass visited the 62nd Airlift Wing, 627th Air Base Group, 446th Airlift Wing, Western

  • 62nd AW supports BMTW

    U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 8th Airlift Squadron guide a cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 30, 2022, in support of Battalion Mass Tactical Week. During mass-tactical week, Army and Air Force units work together to improve interoperability for