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  • 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

  • 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