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    JBLM Airmen recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there have been some important changes impacting survivors of domestic violence in the Air Force. On average, 24 people are victims of domestic violence every minute in the United States. This number includes physical violence, sexual assault, and stalking by an intimate partner. This
  • Seattle Seahawks players pose with leadership from the 62nd Airlift Wing and the 13th Coast Guard District at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Wash., Oct. 22, 2019.

    62 AW transfers 12th Man Flag to Coast Guard

    Seattle Seahawks players pose with leadership from the 62nd Airlift Wing and the 13th Coast Guard District at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Wash., Oct. 22, 2019. The 62nd AW passed the flag to the 13th Coast Guard District as part of a ceremony naming the Coast Guard as the 2019 season’s honored unit. The Seattle Seahawks have selected an honored
  • Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, cuts a ribbon marking the completion of the wing headquarter building’s Heritage Hall at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 21, 2019. The new hall highlights Team McChord’s heritage and honors the men and women who have and are serving at McChord Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

    New Heritage Hall unveiled at 62nd Airlift Wing

    Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, cuts a ribbon marking the completion of the wing headquarter building’s Heritage Hall at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 21, 2019. The new hall highlights Team McChord’s heritage and honors the men and women who have and are serving at McChord Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman
  • Graduates of ALS Class 19-G pose for a photo in the back of a C-17

    Airman Leadership School class 19-G graduates

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated from the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here, Oct. 17, 2019. Senior Airman Daniel Albrecht, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman John Anthony, 5th Air Support Operations SquadronSenior Airman David Boutin, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Timothy Doyle, 22nd
  • U.S. Air Force Basic Military trainees participate in the Airmen’s Run while Chief Master Sgt. John Lipsey, center right, 62nd Maintenance Group command chief, and other leadership members from the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., watch the run Oct. 17, 2019. The Airmen’s Run is one of the graduation events that all Basic Military Training flights participate in. It occurs on the main drill pad where families and friends of graduating trainees can cheer and spectate.

    62nd AW leadership witness civilians turn into Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Basic Military trainees participate in the Airmen’s Run while Chief Master Sgt. John Lipsey, center right, 62nd Maintenance Group command chief, and other leadership members from the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., watch the run Oct. 17, 2019. The Airmen’s Run is one of the graduation events that all Basic
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    JBLM to celebrate 7th Airlift Squadron’s 80th Anniversary

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord will honor the 80th anniversary of the 7th Airlift Squadron, Oct. 18, 2019.“For 80 years now since activation on Oct. 14, 1939, the 7th Airlift Squadron has pursued American interests above the seven seas and across the seven continents in both war and peace,” said Lt. Col. Jamil Musa, 7th Airlift Squadron commander. “While
  • Lt. Col. Jamil Musa, left, 7th Airlift Squadron commander, presents Master Sgt. Casey Holihan, 7th AS superintendent, with a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 7, 2019. Holihan received the medal for his actions while deployed to Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan.

    JBLM Airman Receives Bronze Star

    Master Sgt. Casey Holihan, 7th Airlift Squadron superintendent, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during his deployment to Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, January to December, 2018.Lt. Col. Jamil Musa, 7th AS commander, presented the medal during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 7, 2019.During his deployment,
  • From back right, U.S. Army Col. Skye Duncan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) commander; U.S. Air Force Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander; and U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Timothy Marble, JBLM command sergeant major, sit in the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III near Moses Lake Municipal Airport, Wash., Oct. 1, 2019. The purpose of the flight was to provide training opportunities for Airmen and Soldiers in a mobility movement exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

    JBLM Airmen, Soldiers highlight interoperability in mobility movement exercise

    From back right, U.S. Army Col. Skye Duncan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) commander; U.S. Air Force Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander; and U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Timothy Marble, JBLM command sergeant major, sit in the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III near Moses Lake Municipal Airport, Wash., Oct. 1, 2019. The
  • Bryan Dochnahl, 62nd Airlift Wing Manpower wing process manager, teaches the Practical Problem Solving Model class to 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 20, 2019. The class is a part of the Continuous Improvement Process, a wing program that is designed to reduce waste and improve processes in organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

    CPI innovates, improves processes at McChord

    Innovation, cost effectiveness and time saving can come in many shapes and sizes in the Air Force. At McChord Field, one tool in the tool belt falls under the 62nd Airlift Wing’s (AW) Manpower Office.Its Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) program offers three courses of varying depth that teach how to look at the way things are done in a unit and
  • A team of tactical air control party (TACP) officer candidates work on solving the task of getting supplies over a simulated river without setting off simulated trip wires after navigating themselves to the given coordinates during the TOPT selection course phase II, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 27, 2019. Candidates were evaluated on their performance under high levels of stress by experienced TACP officer and enlisted cadre, as well as Air Force psychologists throughout the week-long selection process.

    5th ASOS hosts first TACP officer candidate course at JBLM

    The tactical air control party (TACP) Officer Phase Two (TOPT) assessment was held for the first time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, August 24 – 30.The TOPT assessment evaluates a candidate’s potential to be successful at the TACP schoolhouse and as an officer in the TACP community.“The five-day course is designed to put the
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