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  • 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

  • Local business executive speaks at McChord’s Lunch and Learn

    This month McChord’s Lunch and Learn session featured a local business leader as the guest speaker. Devin Craig, Jimmy John’s director of operations and 4th Airlift Squadron honorary commander provided in-depth leadership advice from an experienced business viewpoint April 7 at the McChord Chapel

  • 62nd MXG maintainers perform C-17 flap change

    Team McChord Airmen recently performed an uncommon maintenance action to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flight control as maintainers from the 62nd Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington changed out a faulty C-17 flap April 6.   The 2,200 pound flap replaced a faulty flap and

  • A toast for the ages: 510th Fighter Squadron WWII members reunite

    It was a pact made many years ago when the aging members of the 510th Fighter Squadron from World War II decided to they could no longer attend their annual reunions.The pact, a deal that the last two surviving members of that unit would share a final toast of Brandy in support of their fallen

  • TACP Airmen hold annual memorial run to honor fallen

     More than 200 members, military and civilian, of the 1st Air Support Operations Group, 194th ASOG and Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., ran and walked 1, 486 miles to raise money for the Tactical Air Control Party Association and to honor TACP Airmen who have died in combat or training.Master Sgt.

  • Team McChord kicks off AFAF ‘17

    Members of Team McChord gathered to celebrate the commencement of the 2017 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, April 6 at the Chapel Support Center here.The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for charitable affiliates such as the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation,