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MOBEX helps wing prepare for inspection

Staff Sgt. Sean Cornwell, left, and Staff Sgt. Casper Garcia, 62nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, coordinate fuel operations for the MOBEX. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Bring it on!

Airmen secure protective suits and masks during ability to survive and operate training Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 at McChord. The training was in preparation for the mobility exercise this week. The MOBEX tests the 62nd Airlift Wing’s ability to deploy, survive and operate in a combat environment and return home. According to the plans and programs staff, the MOBEX represents the first time that Team McChord has evaluated its war fighting capabilities since the last Operational Readiness Exercise in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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8th Airlift Squadron ramps-up training before deployment

8th AS pilots complete preflight planning before a training mission at the squadron’s one-stop launch facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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8th Airlift Squadron ramps-up training before deployment

Capt. Shaun Maloney, 8th AS, steps off the bus and makes his way to the aircraft for an Oct. 16 training flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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8th Airlift Squadron ramps-up training before deployment

Capt. Javier Orama, 8th Airlift Squadron, pilot, reviews pre-flight checklists prior to departure on a local training flight Oct. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Armed with knowledge, ammo

Dr. Haithe Anderson, 62nd Airlift Wing historian, fires an M16A2 rifle during the qualification portion of the combat skills training course in preparation for a 120-day deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Ready, set, ignite

Senior Airman Steve Martinez, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, left, Fire Captain Sean Harding, center, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Mart, both 62nd CES, perform an auto extrication demonstration during the McChord Fire Department open house Oct. 10 as part of Fire Prevention Week Activities. This year’s theme, Prevent Home Fires, focused on decreasing unattended cooking fires. During the week, the fire department demonstrated response capability and awareness of seatbelt safety. Games and activities for children were also a part of the week’s activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Cooper)

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Fit teens

Airman 1st Class Mallory Paul, 62nd Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, instructs Kayla Harris, a high school teen, on the proper use of weight training equipment during a Tone Program orientation at the main gym Oct. 10. The McChord Teen Exercise Program educates teens between the ages of 13 to 15 on the proper use of cardio and weight equipment. Teens will be issued a Tone identification card when they complete the orientation and may use the treadmill, upright and recumbent bikes, stair stepper, and elliptical trainer as well as the Life Fitness weight circuits without parental supervision. Tone is part of Fit Factor, an Air Force Youth Fitness incentive program open to youth between the ages of 6 and 18. Stay on track to “Get Up, Get Out and Get Fit!”. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Defense attache visit

Staff Sgt. Kasie Spearman, 62nd Force Support Squadron, answers questions from foreign defense attachés concerning personnel readiness during a C-17 Globemaster III static display Wednesday in Hangar 4. The group was visiting McChord as part of the Fall 2008 Defense Attaché Operations Orientation Program that introduces the Foreign Defense Attachés to Defense Department and federal agency personnel, missions, facilities, training, weapons systems and capabilities, and exposes them to the industrial, historical and cultural aspects of American society. The program builds on the cooperation between the Defense Department and foreign militaries. McChord was included in a tour including a stop at Fort Lewis and several stops in Alaska.

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Mentoring moment

The 62nd Airlift Wing’s new command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Cary Hatzinger, speaks with an Airman about readiness and the upcoming Ability To Survive and Operate Training. With 22 years of Air Force experience, Chief Hatzinger maintains a critical link between the 62nd Airlift Wing commander and enlisted Airmen of the wing. The command chief also ensures the commander's policies are known and understood by the 2,900 enlisted Airmen assigned to the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Seal of approval

Airman 1st Class Joseph Pirtle, 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, tests the seal on Master Sgt. Chris Dahm’s, 62nd CES, protective mask during an exercise to train and prepare Exercise Evaluation Team members for the upcoming wingwide ability to survive and operate training and mobility exercise.

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POW/MIA luncheon

Airman 1st Class Peter Nodland, 62nd Operations Support Squadron, right, listens as Thomas C. Nelson, a former Prisoner of War tells his story during a meet and greet at the McChord club Sept 18. Nelson was captured during the Battle of Santa Cruz by the Japanese destroyer Yugumo in 1942 while serving in the Navy as an aviation radioman aboard the USS Enterprise CV-6 and interned in Japan for the remainder of the war. Presently, he is only of two surviving POW's interned in Japan who are also Pearl Harbor Survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Night vision

Lt. Col. Robert Weichert, a C-17 evaluator pilot with the 313th Airlift Squadron at McChord looks out over the ice after the first-ever night vision-assisted landing on Pegasus Ice Runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica Thursday. Lieutenant Colonel Weichert is part of a crew testing the concept of using night vision technology in combination with reflective cones and limited electrical lighting to land safely on the ice runway after dark. The historic mission was conducted by Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica, headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii and led by the 13th Air Force. The joint task force is currently conducting Operation Deep Freeze in support of the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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General visit

Maj. Gen. Winfield "Skip" Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, talks with Col. Jeffrey Stephenson, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, after arriving at McChord Aug. 26. The 18th AF commander and former Team McChord member returned for a visit to the Great Northwest Aug. 26-28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy White)

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Beating Gustav

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A Total Force contingency of active-duty and reserve aerial port Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron here and the 87th APS at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, load equipment aboard a C-17 Globemaster III for transport to New Orleans International Airport on Aug. 30. Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., delivered an Air Force contingency response team and 15,500 lbs of cargo to New Orleans in preparation for Hurricane Gustav. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Oshawn Jefferson)

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General visit

Tech. Sgt. Damien Slaughter, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, talks with Command Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, 18th Air Force command chief, at the Olympic Dining Facility here Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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General visit

Tech. Sgt. Jason Rickman, 62nd AMXS, briefs General Scott on AFSO 21 trailer initiatives in the consolodated tool kit shop here Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Electric Avenue

Staff Sgt. John Cote, 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, places protective covers on utility cables prior to examining the air switch on a utility pole recently along Barnes Boulevard. The mission of the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron is to provide, operate, sustain, develop and protect the base and its infrastructure.

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Dietician

Ms. Chloe Tay, 62nd Medical Operations Squadron, works on a display board displaying how much sugar are in popular snacks and drinks. Ms. Tay is the base's registered dietician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tyler Hemstreet)

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McChord's Airmen Around the World

IRAQ – Senior Airman Ronald Rowe, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, drives a K-loader during a recent deployment. (Courtesy photo.)

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