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  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Julie Horvath, 99th Airlift Squadron flight attendant from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, provides a tour of the C-37 to Team McChord Airmen as part of the 89th Airlift Wing Roadshow at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 12, 2021. The goal of the roadshow is to recruit pilots, flight engineers, communication system operators, flying crew chiefs and flight attendants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

    89th AW aircrew showcases mission to McChord Airmen

    Aircrew with the 89th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, hosted a roadshow at McChord Field on Aug. 9. The goal of the roadshow is to recruit pilots, flight engineers, communication system operators, flying crew chiefs and flight attendants.The 89th AW provides global Special Air Mission airlift, logistics, aerial port services, and
  • Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicole Allbritton, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program ambassador, shares her story to Team McChord senior noncommissioned officer’ss during a Roadshow Ambassador event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 9, 2021. The event provided the AFW2 team an opportunity to educate the Air Force population about support programs such as Adaptive Sports, Empowerment in Transition, Wellness & Resiliency, Airman 4 Life, Community Programs and more that help navigate the warrior’s care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

    AFW2 hosts roadshow event at McChord Field

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program hosted an Ambassador Roadshow event at McChord Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 9.The AFW2 program is a congressionally-mandated and federally-funded program that provides personalized care, services and advocacy to seriously or very seriously wounded, ill or injured Total Force recovering
  • (From left) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trenton Dancer, air freight operations specialist, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Clay Huddleston, ramp services technician, both with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, simulate an aircraft upload during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 21, 2021. Dancer and Huddleston are two of the seven Airmen who will represent the 62nd APS at the 2021 Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Port Dawg Rodeo at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoe Thacker)

    62nd APS, Eagle Port to represent 62nd AW at PACAF Port Dawg Rodeo

    The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible aircraft to enter the airlift force and is responsible for the rapid, strategic delivery of cargo and troops to main operating bases and those in deployed environments. Have you ever seen one of our C-17s fly overhead and wondered; who loads, rigs and recovers all the cargo spanning the 174-foot long
  • U.S. Air Force Col. David Fazenbaker, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, administers the oath of enlistment to future Airmen in the 361st Recruiting Squadron Delayed Entry Program on board a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 23, 2021. The future Airmen, along with their recruiters visited several facilities at JBLM before touring a C-17 static display and taking their oath of enlistment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoe Thacker)

    Future U.S. Airmen sworn in on JBLM by 62nd AW CC/CCC

  • Betsy Dudley, military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), tours a C-17 Globemaster III with Jerry Miller, Prime Nuclear Airlift Force program coordinator with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2021. Dudley oversees an issue portfolio encompassing defense, foreign affairs, veterans and intelligence issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)

    Military legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Betsy Dudley visits Team McChord

    Betsy Dudley, military legislative assistant, and Liz Larter, district director to U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord on July 6, 2021. Dudley and Larter experienced the Team McChord mission and daily life of Airmen on a joint base including housing updates, overcoming COVID-19 and runway progression. (U.S. Air
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Arce, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, and Col. David Fazenbaker, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, address 62 AW Airmen during an all call at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 28, 2021. The all call was an opportunity for the 62nd AW leadership to outline some past accomplishments, future goals and how to get there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikayla Heineck)

    62 AW hosts first wingman day of 2021, first all call with new commander

    The 62nd Airlift Wing hosted its first Wingman Day of 2021 on June 28.The Wingman Day also provided an opportunity for Col. David Fazenbaker to address the wing all at once for the first time as the 62nd AW commander.Wingman Day, held a few times a year, connects Airmen with their peers to improve resiliency and strengthen bonds within
  • Photo courtesy of (Mark Herlihy/U.S. Air Force)

    Technical Sergeant Promotions

    Congratulations to the following Team McChord technical sergeant selects! Your hard work and dedication to the mission, your Wingmen and your Airmen has earned you this promotion and we are honored to work alongside you each day. 62nd Airlift WingAnthony ColemanCody Johnson 62nd Medical SquadronNatasha EarlsTyler KnepperMario Suckoo 62nd Aerial
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Mathiesen, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, works on a C-130E Hercules at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 13, 2021. The 62nd AMXS worked alongside several other units in order to coordinate and carry out the successful removal of the C-130’s wings, engine, fuel tanks, lower antennas and landing gear doors so the aircraft could be towed down the McChord Field flightline and put on display after restoration. The C-130 was restored by volunteers and will be the newest addition to the aircraft of McChord Air Museum on Heritage Hill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoe Thacker)

    62nd AMXS, MXS provide crucial support to move C-130E Hercules to Heritage Hill

    Airmen with several units across Team McChord, including the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 62nd Maintenance Squadron, assisted in the movement of a C-130E Hercules aircraft to its new home on Heritage Hill for the McChord Air Museum here, June 13, 2021. “There were several moving pieces that all needed to be timed properly and coordinated
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gian Barranco, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron ramp operations representative, participates in a pallet building challenge as part of the Eagle Port Rodeo Team tryouts at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 24, 2021. The participants took part in five events: a pallet build-up competition, a 10K forklift skills course, a simulated aircraft upload, a combat fitness challenge and a knowledge test based on their Air Force specialty codes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoe Thacker)

    Port Dawgs show what they're made of; 62nd APS holds competition tryouts

  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zhe Yang, a fleet service technician with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, poses for a photo in front of Mount Rainier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 3, 2021. Yang emigrated from China at the age of 23 to finish his master’s degree and enlisted in the Air Force shortly after; obtaining his United States citizenship and fulfilling his childhood dream of joining the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zoe Thacker)

    62nd APS Airman fulfills his own ‘American Dream’

    The idea of the ”American Dream,” a term first coined by writer and historian James Truslow Adams in 1931, is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society in which upward mobility is possible for everyone. Airman 1st Class Zhe Yang, a fleet service
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