Team McChord hosts Lunch and Leadership Lecture series

The 62nd Airlift Wing commander’s action group hosted a Lunch and Leadership Lecture Nov. 4 at the McChord Chapel Support Center. The first training of the series was held to provide relevant informal leadership advice to Airmen of all ranks.  "This is an informal environment for anyone interested

Maintenance Airman delivers airpower

 With little more than a year on station, one Team McChord maintainer made quite an impression on his leadership.  Senior Airman Jamal Agoun, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument and flight control systems apprentice, has saved the day more than once, allowing aircrews to launch on time.

McChord proves mass vaccinations possible

Every year Airmen are required to get vaccinated for the flu virus, but not every year do more than 1,200 Airmen get vaccinated by one clinic, in one day. The 62nd Medical Squadron conducted a point of dispensing exercise Oct. 28, at McChord Field, Washington to practice providing mass vaccines to

McChord Airmen complete 60 years of Antarctic airlift

On Oct. 21 Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flew from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, tracing a similar flight pattern to one flown 60 years earlier.  The flight commemorated the first ever U.S. Air Force Antarctic flight flown in a Douglas C-124

Team McChord Airmen enhance community

Airmen from the 627th Air Base Group participated in a Day of Service in Thurston County, Washington Oct. 27, volunteering at 10 different locations. This is the third year Airmen have participated in the event to help improve the local community.    "We are being ambassadors in the community;

Congratulations to ALS Class 16-G

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here Oct. 20. Senior Airman Travis Barlock, 62nd Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman William Behl, 62nd MXSStaff Sgt. Mackenzie Cobb, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Senior Airman Steven Cote, 62nd

Mobility Airmen provide global reach to Turkey

Matrons of the maintenance world

Some may fear change, but it can encourage the impossible. In a career field typically dominated by males, these six women are breaking the mold and rising to the challenge.Capt. Katherine Harmon and 1st Lt. Erin Howell from the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Capt. Christine Harvey, Capt.

Santa’s Castle – gearing up for this holiday season

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Santa's Castle has been making the holidays brighter for children of military families since 1994 and this year is no different.Santa's Castle, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., has a specific mission, and that's to provide as many holiday gifts as possible to

C-17 missions still continue into Afghanistan

The imposing C-17 Globemaster III moved through the darkness during a longer trip than is typical at the Rock, the busiest aerial port in the area of responsibility. The flight was headed to Afghanistan – another example of the steady and enduring requirements of Operation Freedom Sentinel.“The main