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  • Squadron marks 5,000 days in combat

    It's been 5,000 days of struggle, rugged landscapes, blood and sweat. It's been 5,000 days of exhaustion, injuries and long separations from family, friends and home.On June 27, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron marked 5,000 days of unremitting war.Their 5,000-day epoch began in October 2001, one

  • Congratulations to ALS class 15-E

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here June 30.Staff Sgt. Stevie Ackerman, 22nd Special Tactics SquadronSenior Airman Seth Adams, 627th Logistics Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Jeremy Aiumu, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronSenior

  • Col. Leonard Kosinski takes command of the 62nd Airlift Wing

    Airmen and Soldiers, civic leaders and honorary commanders, family members and friends all of Joint Base Lewis-McChord welcomed the new commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing, Col. Leonard Kosinski, during a change of command ceremony, June 26."The focus of this ceremony is on the 62nd Airlift Wing and

  • 62nd APS keeps things moving at SeaTac Airport

    The process of moving overseas involves a lot of steps for military members and their families. For those going to the Pacific theater, Airmen from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron try to make the process as safe and worry free as possible.Moves to bases in Japan, Guam, and Korea go through

  • Forward posture enables 140 ton joint airlift

    U.S. Airmen and Soldiers worked together here to transport two M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to the Novo Selo Training area in Bulgaria, June 20 and 22.The joint team moved the two 70-ton tanks within 15 minutes into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III to aid in the multinational, U.S. Army

  • McChord commander summits mountains with squadron pride

    If you wanted to show the pride you have with the Airmen you work with every day, how would you do it?To show his pride, Maj. Clinton Varty, 62nd Maintenance Squadron commander, has carried the 62nd MXS flag to the summit of the three highest mountains in Washington: Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and