$Senior leadership from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings wait to greet Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Ballentine Received a tour of McChord field along with a static display of a C-17 Globemaster III that featured representatives from several units and missions from McChord Field. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Senior leadership from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings wait to greet Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Ballentine Received a tour of McChord field along with a static display of a C-17 Globemaster III that featured representatives from several units and missions from McChord Field. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Chief Master Sgt. Gordon Drake(right), 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, welcomes Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, May 11, 2015, to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Ballentine is responsible for the oversight, formulation, review and execution of plans, policies, programs and budgets for installations, energy, environment, safety and occupational health. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Chief Master Sgt. Gordon Drake(right), 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, welcomes Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, May 11, 2015, to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Ballentine is responsible for the oversight, formulation, review and execution of plans, policies, programs and budgets for installations, energy, environment, safety and occupational health. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Miranda Ballentine(front,center), assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, prepares to tour a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd AW has 48 C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Miranda Ballentine(front,center), assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, prepares to tour a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 62nd AW has 48 C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, is briefed about Operation Deep Freeze May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. ODF is the Air Force’s transportation support of the National Science Foundation’s work in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, is briefed about Operation Deep Freeze May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. ODF is the Air Force’s transportation support of the National Science Foundation’s work in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing brief Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, on their aeromedical evacuation mission May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 2,100 Airmen assigned to the 446th AW perform 44 percent of the C-17 Globemaster III missions from JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing brief Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, on their aeromedical evacuation mission May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 2,100 Airmen assigned to the 446th AW perform 44 percent of the C-17 Globemaster III missions from JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, is briefed about C-17 Globemaster III air drop mission performed by Airmen of the 62nd Airlift Wing May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, is briefed about C-17 Globemaster III air drop mission performed by Airmen of the 62nd Airlift Wing May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Senior Airmen Anthony Plata, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, shows Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, tools used for engine repair, May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. 62nd MXS completes more than 100 home station checks on C-17 Globemaster IIIs and 10,000 flight line maintenance actions annually. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Senior Airmen Anthony Plata, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, shows Miranda Ballentine, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy, tools used for engine repair, May 11, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. 62nd MXS completes more than 100 home station checks on C-17 Globemaster IIIs and 10,000 flight line maintenance actions annually. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Secretary Ballentine learns McChord mission

Published May 13, 2015

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM

Secretary Ballentine on JBLM