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  • 62 MXS shop ushers in a new AGE of innovation

    How do you track hundreds of pieces of equipment dispersed around the world?The 62nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment shop here began installing GPS trackers on their equipment in late April 2021. The shop is now able to track approximately 220 of their 420 assets globally.Prior to

  • 5th ASOS fires on all cylinders during Yakima FTX

    The 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, conducted a week-long field training exercise here, April 26-30, 2021.The exercise was an all-encompassing training to become more proficient in infiltration and exfiltration, small arms marksmanship, heavy

  • Rainier War demonstrates Air Force-Army joint partnership

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited

  • 22nd STS integrates with Team McChord during Rainier War

    From left, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Garrett Matney, 4th Airlift Squadron (4th AS) co-pilot, and Capt. Wes Cobb, 4th AS instructor pilot and flight commander, prepare for an airlift mission as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 26, 2021. Rainier War tests the

  • U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, command chief visit JBLM

    Leadership from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center visited the 627th Air Base Group here, April 9-10.During their visit, Maj. Gen. Mark Camerer, USAF Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony W. Green, USAF Expeditionary Center command chief, observed firsthand how the

  • COVID-19 vaccines available at McChord Airman’s Clinic

    The McChord Airman’s Clinic here is administering COVID-19 vaccinations to active-duty Air Force personnel, civilian employees and contractors.Madigan Army Medical Center is the head of COVID-19 vaccination distribution for JBLM and is working toward decentralizing access to the vaccine by making it

  • Team McChord certifies Specialized Fueling Operations aircrews

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Team McChord certified Specialized Fueling Operations aircrews during Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on April 21. Specifically, 62nd Airlift Wing is focused on wet-wing defueling. A wet-wing defuel procedure is used to quickly offload

  • Team McChord Conducts CBRN Training for Rainier War

    Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group don chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense gear during Exercise Rainier War on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on April 21, 2021. Exercise Rainier War tests the 62nd AW’s capability to plan, generate and execute a

  • Team McChord prepares for Rainier War

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Toby Yi, a material management Airman with the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the equipment roster for Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 20, 2021. Exercise Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing’s capability to plan,

  • 62nd AW kicks off Rainier War

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The 62nd Airlift Wing kicked off 2021 Exercise Rainier War, April 19. Exercise Rainier War is a major exercise for the Wing, including multiple airlift and fighter assets, joint partners and special operations forces.Exercise Rainier War evaluates the Wing’s ability