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  • Manpower: Crunching the numbers and advising leadership

    Small but mighty, the six-person manpower office here has been crunching the numbers and advising leadership on their resources.The 62nd Airlift Wing manpower and organization office advises Team McChord leadership on issues pertaining to wartime and peacetime manpower resources, organization

  • Team McChord chaplains uplift Airmen

    Dressed in the same uniform as the Airmen they serve, Team McChord chaplains do more than preach and pray. Charged with the responsibility to spiritually advise and counsel Airmen and leadership, chaplains help keep Airmen mission-ready and resilient to overcome work and home stresses. "What I'm

  • MXG commander speaks at Lunch and Learn

    More than 50 Airmen gathered at the McChord Club for this month’s Lunch and Leadership series, June 16 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.This month, the Lunch and Learn session featured one of Team McChord’s very own. Col. Anthony Clavenna, 62nd Maintenance Group commander, provided his

  • Wingman saves choking Airman

    It was a normal day for a group of Airmen enjoying a meal together until things went from fun to dangerous. Airman 1st Class Chelsea Lowery, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron customer service technician, became unable to breath after she started choking on a piece of food June 5. Luckily, Lowery

  • Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

    Nineteen honorary commanders and civic leaders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, came to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for a three-day Community Relations Tour, June 7-9, 2017.The purpose of hosting the CRT was to expose JBLM members to the similar and unique missions of another Air

  • Team McChord gives back to families

    Airmen and their families enjoyed a free dinner and an evening filled with a variety of activities at the Hearts Apart dinner June 6, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The semi-annual event was hosted by the McChord Chapel, commanders, senior enlisted and first sergeants to support families

  • Team McChord honors newest CCAF graduates

    Dozens of Team McChord members joined the ranks of the more than 500,000 Airmen who have earned degrees through the Community College of the Air Force, and walked across the stage during a commencement ceremony June 2 at the McChord Theater.Guest speakers, Col. Stephen Snelson, 62nd Airlift Wing

  • Airmen set sights on excellence in competition

    Team McChord Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, put their marksmen skills to the test May 29-30 during the Elementary Level Rifle Excellence Competition at JBLM.  The competition was hosted by the 627th Security Forces Squadron combat arms section to provide an opportunity for Airmen

  • Remembering the past, exploring the present, honoring the fallen

    Nearly 37 years after the crash of an aircraft approaching McChord Field, an aviation archeologist discovered remnants of the crashed jet. David Trojan, an aviation archeologist came across various pieces of Capt. Mark Van Stone’s downed Convair F-106A Delta Dart jet fighter after examining the

  • Why is the grass so tall on McChord?

    For the past few months members who work on McChord, those visiting and those living on McChord have noticed that the grass has grown out of control and that the grounds maintenance has seemed to go by the way side. Both the Joint Base Lewis-McChord and 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs offices have