Airmen honor fallen MIA

A ceremonial guardsman wearing white gloves raises his hand to render a salute as a white sedan pulls up to the curb. He proceeds to the vehicle where he respectfully retrieves an urn containing the remains of a fellow comrade. The urn holds the remains of Airman Second Class Conrad Sprague that

U.S. Air Force's Top Enlisted visits JBLM

A full season of visits from distinguished visitors from across the Department of Defense, to include the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Mobility Command commander was capped off when the top enlisted member for the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force

10th AS inactivation ‘Bittersweet’

For the fifth time in its 76-year history, the 10th Airlift Squadron at McChord Field was inactivated in a ceremony here May 6. Prior to this ceremony, the squadron had been inactivated four times and reactivated five times since its inception. It was most recently reactivated at McChord Field back

Airmen participate in Fall Protection Focus Weeks

Air Force Occupational Safety will sponsor Fall Protection Focus weeks May 2 through May 13, to draw attention to avoidable mishaps due to falls said Ken Heath 62nd Airlift Wing ground safety chief. During calendars years 2011-2015, falls were responsible for 6,724 Air Force injuries that resulted

Mobility Guardian exercise comes to JBLM in 2017

Air Mobility Command's first-ever Mobility Guardian readiness exercise, formerly known as Rodeo, is planned for July 30, 2017 to Aug. 12, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The exercise will be one of the most realistic real-world, scenario-driven exercises the command has ever

McChord Airmen celebrate Log Fest 2016

Horns blew loudly and sirens wailed as Airmen screamed and yelled. More than 500 Airmen from Team McChord cheered as this year's Knucklebuster was announced at the Log Fest 2016 Awards dinner April 29 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.An annual tradition for recognizing maintainers around the

McChord Top 3 hosts Fishing Derby

It was a great day for fishing and families took advantage of the beautiful weather by gathering their fishing pools and baiting hooks for the Annual McChord Field Top III Children's Fishing Derby at Carter Lake on McChord Field, Wash.This year's Fishing Derby, April 30, saw more than 500 children

Secretary of the Air Force visits McChord Field

U.S. Air Force SAPR Director visits McChord Field

"I ask one question -- do we have a problem with sexual assault?" said Maj. Gen. James Johnson, Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office director. Johnson asked this question, along with a number of similar questions, during the 2nd Annual McChord Field Sexual Assault Legal Workshop,

McChord Airmen welcome WWII Veterans home

More than 100 United States Armed Forces members from all branches of service greeted World War II Veterans upon their arrival to SeaTac International Airport, Wash., April 25.The service members greeted the Veterans as they stepped off the airplane from visiting the WWII Memorial in Washington,