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  • Good looking out: Optometry keeps Airmen's eyes on the mission

    When Airmen can see everything clearly, focusing on the mission becomes that much easier. The 62nd Medical Group's optometry flight makes sure Airmen can do just that each time they step through the doors. The flight serves between 300 and 400 active duty Airmen, retirees, dependents, Reservists and

  • Five-star fitness: Two 62nd SVS programs earn highest grades

    The 62nd Services Squadron recently earned Five Star status for its outdoor recreation and fitness programs here. The award, which is given by the Air Force Services Agency, provides annual recognition and acknowledgement for bases that have reached the highest standard of achievement in all aspects

  • McChord wraps up Operation Deep Freeze

    McChord C-17s, along with ski-equipped New York Air National Guard LC-130 Hercules' redeployed from Christchurch, New Zealand, recently wrapping up the 2006 to 2007 season of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is a unique, joint and total force mission that has supported the National

  • Metals technology: When a part is not available, they make it from scratch

    When troops, Humvees, helicopters and ammunition need to be airlifted, maintenance and aircrews don't have time to wait around for the delivery of a bracket that helps anchor a pallet to the floor of a C-17 Globemaster III. Instead, they look to the 62nd Maintenance Squadron's metals technology shop

  • Hydration essential during workouts: Water, sports drinks aid in rehydration

    Since about 70 percent of an adult's body is made up of water, staying properly hydrated during a workout is crucial. Just a small percent change in body weight, due to a loss of fluid from sweat, can place a big strain on a body during exercise, according to the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, a

  • Weapons school pushes pilots to the limit

    The Air Force's weapons school was a lot to handle for Maj. Tony Carr and Capt. Brian Smith, 10th Airlift Squadron, and Maj. Phil Lynch, 8th Airlift Squadron. They routinely endured information overload during briefings. They flew C-17 Globemaster IIIs outside their comfort zones. And getting two

  • EOD Airmen diffuse problems one at a time

    In a war where the enemy is constantly changing tactics, Airmen from the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight are on the front lines fighting to stay one step ahead. Master Sgt. Everett Sisseck, 62nd CES EOD technician, recently returned from a deployment where he was