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  • Heroes on the Water come to JBLM

    Service members and veterans gathered at the shoreline as they prepared to set out on the still waters of Puget Sound. A row of kayaks sat prepped for the day of fishing and crabbing ahead. The participants were part of the Heroes on the Water northwest chapter event July 23, held at Solo Point,

  • McChord takes part in no-notice EDRE

    Airmen from Joint BaseLewis-McChord, Washingon teamed up with Airmen from other Air Mobility Commandunits to deliver equipment and paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division atFort Bragg, into Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 17, as part of a no-notice EmergencyDeployment Readiness Exercise.The

  • McChord Airman recognized for Spirit of Service

    If you have walked into the McChord Airman’s Clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, you may have been greeted by a 62nd Medical Squadron member with a contagious smile and amazing sense of humor. She’s professional, charismatic, helpful and as genuine as one can be. Her name is Danita

  • Marine and Airman see both sides of the coin

    Traditionally Airmen who are to be promoted to the rank of staff sergeant must attend six weeks of Airman Leadership School as part of their required professional military education. In addition to ALS, one Team McChord Airman recently attended the U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Leadership Course. In a

  • Women Airforce Service Pilot celebrates 100th birthday at JBLM

    Dorothy Olsen, former Women Airforce Service Pilot, celebrated her 100th birthday at Joint Base Lewis- McChord, Washington, on July 10, 2016.Olsen is a part of living, breathing military history and she’s a century worth of it.  During World War II, Olsen flew fighter aircraft, her favorite being

  • JBLM children learn the deployment process

    For most service members, deployments are nothing new, but the process is still capable of causing stress to the member and their families. Although programs such as the JBLM Armed Forces Community Service are available to help the deploying member, Joint Base Lewis McChord took additional measures

  • 1st Air Support Operations Group welcomes new commander

    Airmen from the 1st Air Support Operations Group saluted their new commander for the first time during a change of command ceremony here July 6. Their incoming commander Col. Jon Berry assumed command of the group from the outgoing commander Col. James Bowen. The ceremony was presided over by Col.

  • Team McChord supports Moses Lake 50th Anniversary

    To mark the 50th Anniversary from the day the U.S. Air Force presented the keys of Larson Air Force Base to the Port of Moses Lake, officials hosted an Open House for the local community on July 1.More than 2,800 members of the local community walked around the Grant County International Airport and

  • Airmen and Soldiers deliver in Thunder Rain exercise

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen and Soldiers successfully transported and simulated firing two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems in a rapid infiltration HI-RAIN exercise June 22, at Moses Lake, Washington. Their participation in the exercise called “Thunder Rain” was to help them become

  • Flying crew chiefs keep mission going abroad

    When a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew takes off for a mission and plans on being in a location without proper maintenance support they bring along a 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief to ensure the aircraft is taken care of.FCCs are a one person maintenance crew whose sole purpose is