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  • Golden West Winds perform at Seattle library

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West, Golden West Wind Quintet, perform for members of the Seattle community while on tour May 1, 2017 in Seattle, Wash. The Band of the Golden West is dedicated to engaging communities and building partnerships, telling the Air Force story, honoring military

  • McChord Top 3 hosts Annual Fishing Derby

    More than 100 people came out to participate in this year’s Annual McChord Top III Fishing Derby April 29 at Carter Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.Children from ages one to 15, were split into four age groups and fished from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. for an opportunity to win prizes and

  • McChord leadership honors victim advocates

    Leadership of the 62nd Airlift Wing honored six volunteer sexual assault victim advocates, April 27, during the annual recognition event at the McChord Chapel Support Center.The event was used to recognize McChord victim advocates who have gone above and beyond to help Airmen in need volunteering

  • McChord member retires after 50 years of service – Carl Barnes

    For more than 50 years Mr. Carl Barnes has been a member of the U.S. Air Force, serving 30 years and 28 days in the active duty and then another 20 years and 3 months as a civil service employee and on April 30 he will hang up his hat and retire as an employee of the service. Barnes is from Lufkin,

  • Team McChord Airmen honor WWII veterans

    More than 60 service members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and the local area honored veterans participating in the Puget Sound Honor Flight, April 24 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The veterans were welcomed home after returning from their trip to Washington, District of

  • 627th CES trains to lead the way

    The 627th Civil Engineer Squadron completed their internal Capstone exercise April 20 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., which consisted of an evaluation where they simulated being in a deployed environment and had to build a base from the ground up.The squadron used this Capstone as an internal

  • Mobility Guardian planning – informing the community

    Lt. Col. Dan DeYoung, Joint Base Lewis- McChord Mobility Guardian director, met with community leaders at the Lakewood Military Affairs Committee, April 18, to brief and inform on what impact the community can expect from the upcoming Mobility Guardian Exercise that will take place here July 30 –

  • Former Iranian hostage speaks at Wingman Day

    Team McChord Airmen took part in the bi-annual Wingman Day April 14, at the American Lake Conference Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. This Wingman Day was unique because it featured guest speaker Dr. Paul Needham, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former Iranian hostage. The

  • JBLM Airmen and Soldiers train for the unexpected

    The Airmen and Soldiers of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington have learned how to train for the unexpected. Team McChord Airmen along with Lewis Soldiers recently participated in a Mission Oriented Training exercise April 13 on the McChord Field flightline. Loadmasters from the 62nd Airlift Wing

  • McChord Tower- Communication is more than key

    The 62nd Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control Tower at McChord responded quickly to prevent an aircraft incident April 11, 2017, on the McChord runway, when an U.S. Navy P-3 Orion seemingly lost all radio communications with them.The P-3 was on the active runway preparing to depart, when