Team McChord assist in loading a Black Hawk helicopter

62nd Aerial Port Airmen enable robust mission

"When the Air Force needs a squadron to do humanitarian relief in the Pacific theatre or even within the United States, they get this port to do it. That's how big of a deal this Eagle Port is," said Master Sgt. Robert Peaden.Master Sgt. Robert Peaden, the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron First Sergeant,

Night Vision landings shed light on Antarctic airlift

Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-on, including performing night-vision goggle landings on a runway made of ice during the Austral Winter.The flights were part of

JBLM’s not implementing new open-carry protocols

Despite that a few Air Force installations in the U.S. have recently authorized programs allowing an increased armed presence on base, at this time Joint Base Lewis-McChord is not implementing new security measures.The Unit Marshal Program, Security Forces Staff Arming and Law Enforcement Officers

Congratulations to the 2015 Team McChord Annual Awards winners

Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord who were named the 2015 Team McChord Annual Award recipients.Key SpouseMrs. Stephanie McNeal, 62nd Operations GroupCivilian Category IMs. Betty Sterwald, 361st Recruiting SquadronCivilian Category IIAMr. Greg Robbins, 62nd Maintenance

JBLM recognizes Red Cross volunteers

 Eighty-one Joint Base Lewis-McChord American Red Cross volunteers were recognized for their selfless dedication and servitude at a ceremony March 9, at the McChord Club on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.In 2015, 315 Red Cross volunteers worked with JBLM healthcare facilities and other service areas

2016 Team McChord Chief Induction Ceremony

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visits JBLM

On a two-day visit to the Pacific Northwest, the 25th Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, took a day to visit with the service members of the Puget Sound at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 4.The secretary started his day with seeing a C-17 Globemaster III static, a 22nd Special Tactics Squadron

McChord C-17 puts flares to the test

A 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircrew found itself away from the rainy climate of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and in the sunshine of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., participating in an Air Mobility Command flare effectiveness test, that started Feb. 29.The C-17 crew along with a C-5 crew

627 CES leads Morey Pond cleanup

More than 20 volunteers from the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron gathered to cleanup Morey Pond on McChord Field, Feb. 27, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.The volunteers spent the day clearing out more than one and a half acres of overgrown invasive species of plants growing along the banks of the