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  • Deployed together: Married Airmen share unique experience

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar— The sky tints with a grey haze, damp concrete calmly reflects ramp lights in the distance, and a light mist dampens the sage uniform worn by Senior Airman Sylvia Feigum as she illuminates the orange marshaling wands in her hands. After she crosses her arms above her head

  • Congratulations to ALS Class 17-B

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here, Feb. 16.Senior Airman Luis Martinez, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Senior Airman Cody Johnson, 627th Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman Michael Loveless, 62nd Comptroller SquadronSenior Airman

  • We are the checks and balances

    Team McChord Airmen operate on a global scale, performing worldwide airlift, but without the proper oversight these missions would not happen. Two of the many offices responsible for ensuring McChord aircraft are meeting all maintenance standards and are in optimal condition to support these

  • 627th CES finds their way with land nav

    More than 50 members of the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a land navigation course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 16 as part of their annual training requirement.The group spent three hours in a classroom learning the basics of land navigation including map orientation

  • McChord Flight kitchen keeps Airmen mission ready

    Members of Team McChord never have to worry about missing a meal because the 627th Force Support Squadron flight kitchen is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing boxed meals at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The flight kitchen prepares boxed meals that are available to flight

  • Demystifying the EFMP family member relocation process

    A permanent change of station can be a stressful event for military families.  For Airmen who have family members with special needs, a PCS can be even more stressful due to concerns about whether proper medical care will be available. Fortunately, the 62nd Medical Squadron’s Exceptional Family

  • 62nd Airlift Wing hosts JBLM leadership

    To get a better understanding of what missions, units and capabilities their Air Force counterparts do here on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Army senior leaders attended an Air Force orientation tour Feb. 9, on McChord Field.“This may be the first time we’ve had a brief like this,” said Col.

  • 627th LRS keeps wing fueled for flight

    The 627th Logistic Readiness Squadron Fuels flight provides fuel to the 48 C-17’s at the 62nd Airlift Wing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, but they do more than deliver the fuel to aircraft, they make missions possible.The fuels flight provides support to not only our aircraft, our

  • ATOC keeps the mission moving

    Whether its cargo, passengers, military aircraft, or transient aircraft the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Air Terminal Operation Center has a hand on every aircraft that lands on McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.ATOC coordinates all outside requests for agency support and information and

  • Bence pleased by early success of joint-basing

    Though it was his first visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as a self-proclaimed “Kennewick boy,” it was a bit like coming home for Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Bence, commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., as he spent Monday through Friday touring parts