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  • McChord Airmen celebrate the 75th Anniversary of AFAS

    Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord gathered together in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force Aid Society here, March 10.According to the AFAS website, the charitable organization dates back to the beginning of American involvement in World War II when Gen. Henry “Hap”

  • Congratulations to the 2016 Team McChord Annual Awards winners

    Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord who were named the 2016 Team McChord Annual Award recipients.Key SpouseMrs. Rachael Deaton, 62nd Airlift WingCivilian Category IMr. Donald Sablan, 627th Air Base GroupCivilian Category IIAMr. Lowell Mooney Jr., 62nd Airlift WingCivilian

  • USAF uses first drone for C-17 post flight inspection

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force used a quadcopter to conduct a maintenance inspection of the exterior of a C-17 Globemaster III on loan from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, here March 6. It was the first time the ET CTF flew an

  • 30 seconds of green

    Team McChord Airmen along with Airmen from other Air Mobility Command units recently participated in the Battalion Mass Tactical Week exercise at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 27 through March 2.   More than 100 Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Dyess Air Force Base,

  • Lead in your own skin

    More than 70 Airmen gathered for the most recent installment of the Lunch and Leadership series at the McChord Field chapel support center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 3. This lecture was given by Lt. Col. Jaron Roux, 62nd Operations Support Squadron commander who talked about what

  • Pursuit of the 12th man - MXS saves time and money

    In a time where the Air Force maintainer shortage is at 4,000 fewer Airmen than needed, any opportunity to save money and or manpower is more than welcomed and the 62nd Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is doing just that.Maj. David Thompson, 62nd MXS commander, initiated a

  • Team JBLM crushes New Day Trivia challenge ‘Game On!’

    Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Scott didn’t make the cut when he tried out for “Jeopardy” more than a decade ago, but the trivia skills he’d learned since then paid off when he and a team of fellow Soldiers and Airmen joined forces on King 5’s “New Day Northwest Game On! Trivia Challenge” Feb. 28 in

  • Maintaining a safe and operational airfield

    A runway incursion is considered as any unauthorized presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the safety protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft according to Airfield Management.Here at McChord Field, the 62nd Operations Support Squadron airfield

  • Veteran survives cancer with help from Wingmen

    The airfield management team across the Air Force plays an integral part in ensuring aircraft operations run smoothly around the clock.  A critical part of that team is the airfield manager and at McChord Field, part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Eileen Rodriguez has been that critical