JBLM and NPS conduct mountain rescue training

The close proximity and beauty of Mount Rainier often hides its difficulty and dangers for people living in the Puget Sound. Experienced and non-experienced climbers alike at times can find themselves in need of rescue support from the mountain.This is where the National Parks Service and the DoD

Airmen compete in a Major league military softball tournament

Having the opportunity to play a game you love on a Major league field can be rare, but thanks to a local professional baseball team, service members were able to experience that feeling.With the help of the Tacoma Rainiers, service members were able to hear their names called out over the speakers

An Airman's journey from Kazakhstan to OTS

An Airman from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Al Udied Air Base, Qatar, was recently selected to attend Officer Training School while forward deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.Growing up in Kazakhstan when it was a former Soviet republic, Senior Airman Aigerim Akhmetova, 8th

Cadets march to their Pass and Review

More than 700 cadets from 11 high schools had their Puget Sound Junior ROTC Sunset Pass and Review May 12 at Stadium High School's stadium in Tacoma, which marks the completion of yearlong activities.Seventeen-year-old Cadet 1st Lt. Melissa Kinney, Lakes High School Army Junior ROTC's battalion

Service members build for community

Airmen with the 1st Weather Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord recognize that not everyone receives a basic allowance for housing. Therefore, they teamed up with Habitat for Humanity and have now built 12 low-cost homes for local families in need."This started with me wanting to do this on my own

Hobby becomes a passion for JBLM bowler

Natasha Sanchez sent her father, Tony Szeluga, a text of how she did after each round of bowling during the 2015 Armed Forces Bowling Championships at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., May 12-16.Early in the qualifying rounds, Sanchez, a technical sergeant with the 62nd Operations Support

ALS class 15-D graduates

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here May 15.Senior Airman Justin Baez, 7th Airlift SquadronSenior Airman Michael Barnes, 627th Communications SquadronSenior Airman Nathaniel Briley, 62nd Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Joshua Choate,

Canadian Airmen fly with 62nd AW

Throughout history, countries have relied on each other and their militaries to succeed, and with one program, service members from separate nations are able to work together to learn more about another nation's military.The Military Exchange Program gives a service member in the U.S. Air Force and

Secretary Ballentine learns McChord mission

Newest McChord CCAF grads

Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated from the Community College of the Air Force May 8, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. 1st Weather Squadron Staff Sgt. Carl Kemper Senior Airman Katelyn Steckel Staff Sgt. Daron Williams   10th Airlift Squadron Tech. Sgt. Mandy