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May 13, 2008
Survival of the fittest: Inaugural Northwest Skunkworks event tests Airmen’s wilderness survival, leadership skills

A day without the use of cell phones, text messaging and the Internet might qualify to some as day void of productivity and fruitful communication. But don't tell that to the group of 25 Airmen who participated in the inaugural Northwest Skunkworks 48-hour survival event April 30 to May 2 hosted by
May 13, 2008
Proper strength training helps shape bodies

(Editor's note: This is the second installment in a series of fitness articles that will run throughout the month of May in conjunction with Air Force Fitness Month.) The aim of Air Force Fitness Month is to teach Airmen how to set a routine and maintain their fitness level while promoting fitness
May 6, 2008
C-17 Show and Tell

McChord Airmen and their families celebrate Month of the Military Child with a C-17 Globemaster III tourOne of McChord's many C-17 Globemaster IIIs took a break April 25 from the rough-and-tumble life of delivering global airlift to fulfill a more soft and cuddly duty: serving as a static show and
May 6, 2008
Cardiovascular fitness key to healthy lifestyle

Editor's note: This is the first installment in a series of fitness articles that will run throughout the month of May in conjunction with Air Force Fitness Month.) The aim of Air Force Fitness Month is to teach Airmen how to set a routine and maintain their fitness level while promoting fitness
April 4, 2008
Mariners roll out red carpet for military community

Military Appreciation Night is the annual event which helps kick off the 2008 season of Seattle Mariners' baseball at Safeco Field and honor those who serve, past and present. While more than 3,000 military service members from across the Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Air and National Guard
March 14, 2008
McChord Airman achieves career milestone

Ten-thousand hours. That's a little more than 416 days, or 600,000 minutes. Regardless of how you measure it, Master Sgt. Pat McCarty, a loadmaster with the 8th Airlift Squadron, has spent a lot of time in airplanes. "Time literally flies by," said Sergeant McCarty, who has served for more than 23
Feb. 22, 2008
Class in session: McChord's 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 12, teaches C-17 Globemaster III maintenance to Airmen around world

Teaching is something every instructor and supervisor in the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 12, takes very seriously. After all, the consequences of the squadron's students not knowing how to do the job correctly can have disastrous results. "We're talking about [the loss of] lives and millions
Jan. 3, 2008
McChord Airmen meet SuperSonics

Four McChord Airmen got a glimpse on Wednesday of what it's like to walk in the large shoes of a professional basketball player. Senior Airman Troy Bame, 62nd Operations Support Squadron; Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Harris, 446th Services Flight; Staff Sgt. Daniel Tercero, 22nd Special Tactics
Oct. 9, 2007
22nd STS brings air power to the fight on the ground

Editor's note: Due to operations security, some 22nd Special Tactics Airmen are not fully identified in this story. The demand for joint terminal air controllers in the Global War on Terror is at an all-time high. In deployed locations, JTACs work closely with Special Operations Forces from the
Sept. 20, 2007
Taking care of our community: Family practice streamlines McChord patient process

The 62nd Medical Operations Squadron's family practice clinic has several methods in place to fine-tune its processes and programs in order to better serve its patients. Through offering diabetes counseling classes, utilizing independent duty medical technicians and staffing a women's nurse

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