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  • 62nd APS Airmen conduct new COVID-19 screening at SeaTac

    Every single wing, squadron and unit in the U.S. Air Force has felt the effects of COVID-19 in one form or another. Airmen assigned to the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron (APS) unit operating out of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) Air Mobility Command (AMC) Passenger Terminal have

  • 57th WPS continues C-17 Weapons Instructor Course at JBLM

    Instructors from the 57th Weapons Squadron (57 WPS) and seven students in the C-17 Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) and Advanced Instructor Course (AIC) participated in an aeromedical evacuation exercise April 23 at the Yakima Training Center (YTC), Washington.This exercise was a part of the course’s

  • Maintenance Airmen execute mission safely during COVID-19

    The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Jan. 3. Since then, Air Force bases have been responding to the crisis, eventually going to mission essential personnel to maintain the safety of their Airmen while

  • 62nd MDS tracks spread of COVID-19 for Team McChord

    Airmen at the 62nd Medical Squadron on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, have been conducting contact tracing for COVID-19 since they were made aware of the first potential case of the disease, Feb. 28.Contact tracing is a process that identifies and monitors individuals who may have had contact

  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

    An American is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds. Every 9 minutes, one of those victims is a child. It is also estimated that 18,900 service members experience unwanted sexual contact annually. (www.Rainn.org)The Department of Defense has designated April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention

  • 62nd OSS produces masks to reduce spread of COVID-19

    With Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s recent guidance regarding the wear of face masks, the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, needed a find a way to quickly produce masks for mission-essential personnel who are continuously working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.Airmen from

  • DoD Travel Restrictions FAQ

    Q1. What is being done to ensure our service members are safe in their travels and keep them healthy?A1. The actions outlined in Secretary Esper’s memo and the Force Health Protection Supplement #4 are done to protect our personnel and their families. The department will take several measures to

  • 627 LRS Airmen present at 2020 Innovation Rodeo

    Members of the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron presented additive manufacturing technology in vehicle maintenance at the 2020 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.

  • Airman Leadership School Class 20-B graduates

    Congratulations to the Airman Leadership School Class 20-B graduates.Senior Airman Clareth Castro, 5th Air Support Operations SquadronSenior Airman Andrew Doody-Veilleux, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron  Senior Airman Hayden Dyck, 62nd Aerial Port SquadronSenior Airman Brandon Enger, 62nd Maintenance