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  • Airmen attend Navy led JA training

    Airmen assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing legal office attended vicarious trauma training led by the Navy Judge Advocate Group Command and toured the USS John C. Stennis, Sept. 15 in Bremerton, Wash.Vicarious trauma is the emotional residue of exposure that counselors have from working with people as

  • Team McChord Airmen honor POW/MIAs

    Team McChord Airmen teamed up with the Air Force Sergeants Association to honor and remember prisoners of war and those missing in action during the POW/MIA Remembrance week Sept. 12 through 16 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The annual event kicked off Sept. 12 with a wreath laying

  • A wreath to remember

    Ninety-two-year-old retired multiservice group and war veteran, Maj. Bob Meyer knows well what it’s like to be a prisoner of war. Meyer, who now lives near Belfair, Wash., served in the U.S. Army in World War II, the Air Force during the Korean War and, later, even enlisted in the Navy.Two years

  • JBLM coach leads Air Force to silver

    Lt. Col. John McQuade can easily crossover from the mentality of being the deputy commander of the 627th Air Base Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to coaching the All-Air Force rugby team. In his mind, success comes from people buying into the mantra of “why.”“If we can all see the same ‘why,’

  • Puget Sound Civic Leaders Fly to Alaska

    Leadership from the 62nd Airlift Wing accompanied 27 civic leaders from the Puget Sound during its civic leader fly away tour to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 30 – Sept. 1.Col. Leonard Kosinksi, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, flew the C-17 Globemaster III along with Capt. Brad Fisher,

  • Team McChord Airmen showcase C-17 during air show

    Hundreds of people waited up to an hour to tour the C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 27-28 at the JBLM Airshow and Warrior Expo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The air show’s two static C-17s were a popular attraction during the show, drawing crowds to line up for a glimpse of the inside of the

  • McChord Airmen highlight their mission during JBLM Airshow

    The men and women of the 62nd Airlift Wing supported the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow and Warrior Expo Aug. 27-28, 2016 that drew crowds upwards of 80,000 people.The last air show at JBLM was held in 2012, so needless to say, this year’s show was highly anticipated.Lt. Col. Brendan Bartlett,

  • New weigh-in-motion system saves manpower and time

    The 62nd Aerial Port Squadron recently installed a new state-of-the-art weigh-in-motion system, which can record a vehicle's length, width, height, weight, number of axles and center of balance in a matter of seconds without the vehicle having to stop.The 62nd APS received the WIMS to help expedite

  • 18 AF Command team visits McChord

    Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18 Air Force Commander, along with his spouse  Mrs. Tammy Cox, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, 18 AF Command Chief, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 16-19 to meet with Airmen and discuss the mission here and our impact on Rapid Global Mobility.During the visit, Cox