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  • WATCH: 5th ASOS TACP Competition

    5th ASOS TACP Competition Two-member TACP teams from the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron participated in a skills competition Aug. 11-13 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.  The top two teams will move on to compete at the group level.

  • Airmen welcome commander back to JBLM

    A warm overcast day set the stage for the 627th Air Base Group change of command Aug. 13. Joint Base Lewis-McChord Deputy Commander Col. Anthony J. Davit handed over the duel command of the 627th ABG and JBLM deputy commander to Col. Will H. Phillips III, on the parade ground on McChord Field.As one

  • Mobility Airmen recover radiological material from Mexico

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command, in close partnership with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration recently executed a C-17 Globemaster III mission to repatriate three Husman irradiators containing radioactive material from Mexico to the United States for final

  • Team McChord pilot talks on "The Bait"

    Some may think that there are no similarities between a pilot and a boat captain, but one Team McChord member found that some of their responsibilities are not all different.Capt. Matthew Lund, 8th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, shared some of his responsibilities as a pilot on

  • McChord Civic Leaders visit Kirtland AFB

    The purpose of the Air Force Tour Program is to increase opinions and community leaders' awareness and understanding of the Air Force's role in national security. This is done by inviting groups of civic leaders to witness the Air Force mission by visiting Air Force installations.     From Aug. 12th

  • Adapting to a new culture one step at a time

    Home is sometimes considered where one came from, but for some, a journey is needed before they can find their home. Lyubov Smirnova, a McChord Field barber, will be coming up on her 17th year in the U.S. Before arriving to the U.S., she was a refugee living in Donetsk, Ukraine.Smirnova first came

  • 62nd AW delivers at JFEX

    The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is capable of delivering tailored force to anywhere in the world in less than 96 hours and that is just what they showcased Aug. 6.C-17s from Joint Base Lewis-McChord staged out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif., conducted a Joint Operation Access Exercise at the

  • Nisqually Indian Tribe members visit McChord Field

    It is legend that the Nisqually people have lived in the Nisqually River valley in west central Washington for thousands of years and their territory initially consisted of more than two million acres. The name Nisqually is derived from an older form Squalli-absch, meaning "the people of the grass,

  • McChord Airman earns Tuskegee Airmen award

    Maj. Robert Moore, 62nd Airlift Wing chief executive officer, was awarded the 2015 General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Military Award here July 8.Moore was awarded for his impact in leading crews across the world to support operations such as Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation