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  • 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

  • Lunch and Leadership Lecture series: Transitioning from Service

    Members of Team McChord gathered for the third Lunch and Leadership Lecture, hosted by the 62nd Airlift Wing Feb. 3 at the McChord Chapel Support Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The series of lectures are open to all Team McChord personnel interested in leadership related topics.This month’s

  • Employee Assistance Program seeks to help

    The name of the office often times confuses people, the Employee Assistance Program does not offer resume building or critiquing, nor do they help you find a job, there’s a different office for that, but the EAP office does offer a selection of valuable services to Department of Defense

  • AMC commander visits JBLM, discusses critical missions

    The commander of Air Mobility Command visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 29 through Feb. 2 to meet and speak with Airmen and Soldiers here about the installation’s role in critical national missions. While here, Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, AMC commander, also participated in a C-17

  • The History of the National Children’s Dental Health Month

    The history of the National Children’s Dental Health Month began 3 Feb. 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio.  The American Dental Association designated one day to observe Children’s Dental Health.  In 1955, the event pushed to a one-week event.  In 1981, the ADA voted to extend the event to a one-month

  • Congratulations to the 2016 62AW Annual Award winners

    Congratulations to the following members ofTeam McChord who were named the 2016 62nd Airlift Wing Annual Award recipients.Key SpouseMrs. Rachel Deaton, 62nd Maintenance GroupCivilian Category IMr. Brandon Mudrey, 62nd Maintenance GroupCivilian Category IIAMr. Lowell Mooney Jr, 62nd Operations

  • Grill menu keeps it fresh

    Laughter pierced the halls of The Club at McChord Field as people packed into the newly-reopened McChord Grill and Bar to enjoy the menu of food and the casual environment Jan. 19. “I’m very excited about opening and to highlight our new concept of more healthy, more gourmet and cook to fresh food,”

  • McChord simulators keep pilots ready

    For C-17 Globemaster III pilots, training in the aircraft is ideal, but most of their training is performed on the ground in one of four C-17 simulators located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.McChord C-17 pilots maintain current and ready for any mission at a moments notice by conducting