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  • First Lady Shows Her Love for the Troops - McChord Airman selected

    The first lady of the United States visited service members of Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar as part of her Joining Forces Initiative Nov. 3.Mrs. Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched the Joining Forces Initiative, encouraging Americans to rally around service members, veterans, and their families

  • Candy bars for the troops

    Candy bars are usually something children enjoy year round and like to keep to themselves. For one 9-year-old Tacoma, Wash., child, collecting candy bars for service members is much more enjoyable.Aidan McConlin was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at a young age and has been mostly confined to a

  • McChord participates in Missile Defense Agency tests

    As part of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's test to stress the ability of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and Terminal High Altitude Defense weapon systems, two C-17 Globemaster III air crews from the 7th Airlift Squadron, 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., participated in the

  • Team McChord executes JOAX mission

    C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and flight crews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flew to Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Oct. 26, in support of the Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-1.JOAX was a nine-day combined military training exercise designed to prepare Airmen and Soldiers to respond to

  • Prepare for a scare

    These dark, cold nights have been the perfect backdrop for all the haunted festivities taking place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.Screams or both terror and delight could be heard from far and near during the "Walk In The Dark" and "Haunted Asylum" events that kicked off Oct. 23. Both places will be

  • McChord's Media Day with the F-16s

    About 10 reporters from the Puget Sound Region attended a media day Tuesday on McChord Field where they had the unique opportunity to learn about aircraft that don't normally fly in or around Joint Base Lewis-McChord airspace.Air Force F-16B pilot Maj. Matt Russell, from Edwards Air Force Base,

  • Airmen find way to pay it forward

    Celebrating the second annual "Third Thursday in Thurston" Oct. 15, 184 Airmen from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 627th Air Base Group volunteered their time for a day of giving back to nine different organizations throughout Thurston County.Colonel Will Phillips III, JBLM deputy commander and

  • Congratulations to ALS Class 15-G

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here Oct. 22.Senior Airman Bradley Alaska, 62nd Maintenance GroupSenior Airman Joshua Brazil, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Leland Bugbee, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior

  • Clover Park honors MXG Airmen during Warrior Night

    Nearly three dozen Clover Park High School Warrior football players' ages 13 through 17 lined their football field on a cool Friday night along with the three 62nd Airlift Wing Airmen they invited to be honored during team's first ever Warrior Night Oct. 16 in Lakewood, Wash.The team hopes Warrior