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Look at all those C-17s!

C-17 Globemaster III’s assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing sit on the flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 2, 2023. The 62nd Airlift Wing is the active duty wing on McChord Field. The 62nd Airlift Wing is joined by its Reserve partner the 446th Airlift Wing. Together, the two wings fly 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to provide combat airlift for America. Joint Base Lewis-McChord also hosts the Western Air Defense Sector, an Air National Guard unit; the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron; the 361st Recruiting Squadron and a number of other units across the installation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)
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Look at all those C-17s!

C-17 Globemaster III’s assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing sit on the flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 2, 2023. The 62nd Airlift Wing is the active duty wing on McChord Field. The 62nd Airlift Wing is joined by its Reserve partner the 446th Airlift Wing. Together, the two wings fly 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to provide combat airlift for America. Joint Base Lewis-McChord also hosts the Western Air Defense Sector, an Air National Guard unit; the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron; the 361st Recruiting Squadron and a number of other units across the installation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)
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Look at all those C-17s!

C-17 Globemaster III’s assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing sit on the flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 2, 2023. The 62nd Airlift Wing is the active duty wing on McChord Field. The 62nd Airlift Wing is joined by its Reserve partner the 446th Airlift Wing. Together, the two wings fly 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to provide combat airlift for America. Joint Base Lewis-McChord also hosts the Western Air Defense Sector, an Air National Guard unit; the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron; the 361st Recruiting Squadron and a number of other units across the installation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)
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Look at all those C-17s!

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from the flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 2, 2023 McChord Field is home to a wide variety of units and missions. The 62nd Airlift Wing is the active duty wing on McChord Field. The 62nd Airlift Wing is joined by its Reserve partner the 446th Airlift Wing. Together, the two wings fly 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to provide combat airlift for America. Joint Base Lewis-McChord also hosts the Western Air Defense Sector, an Air National Guard unit; the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron; the 361st Recruiting Squadron and a number of other units across the installation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)
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8 AS Airman’s career is a slam ‘dunk’

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael “Dunk” Dunkelberger, 62nd Operations Group evaluator loadmaster, has served as loadmaster in the Air Force for 25 years. Dunkelberger began and is now ending his career in the 8th Airlift Squadron at McChord Field. During his time in the Air Force, he assisted in the transition of C-141 Starlifters to C-17 Globemaster III’s at McChord; helped evacuate people out of New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina; participated in Operation Enduring Freedom after 9/11; was a loadmaster evaluator for the 62nd Operations Group; and was a member of the 62nd Airlift Wing’s C-17 West Coast Demonstration Team to highlight the aircraft’s capabilities at air shows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 AW honors MLK with pop-up museum

A patron views the Martin Luther King Jr. exhibit at the 62nd Airlift Wing’s Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Movement (CRM) Pop-Up Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 13, 2021. The museum highlights the life and legacy of Dr. King as well as his fellow leaders, the impact of youth and celebrities and how the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s led to laws and future fights for civil rights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 AW honors MLK with pop-up museum

Patrons view the Wall of Leaders exhibit at the 62nd Airlift Wing’s Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and Civil Rights Movement (CRM) Pop-Up Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 13, 2021. The museum features displays highlighting Dr. King and other key players in the movement, such as Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy whose death sparked the CRM; Malcolm X and the Black Panthers; the Little Rock Nine; and a Wall of Leaders display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 AW honors MLK with pop-up museum

Col. Brian Collins, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW) vice commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Arce, 62nd AW command chief, cut a ribbon during the grand opening ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Movement Pop-Up Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 12, 2021. The museum will be open until Jan. 22, 2021, in honor of MLK Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

The C-17 West Coast Demo Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies a C-17 Globemaster III during the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 22, 2020. The demo team participated in the two-day event to showcase the C-17’s airlift capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

The C-17 West Coast Demo Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies a C-17 Globemaster III during the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 22, 2020. The demo team participated in the two-day event to showcase the C-17’s airlift capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

A crowd of spectators line Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, to watch aerial demonstrations from several U.S. Air Force demo teams and civilian acts during the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 22, 2020. The C-17 West Coast Demo Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., participated in the two-day event to showcase the C-17’s airlift capabilities. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

The C-17 West Coast Demo Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies a C-17 Globemaster III during the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 22, 2020. The demo team participated in the two-day event to showcase the C-17’s airlift capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

An F-22 Raptor, A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-16 Viper and F-35A Lightning II fighter jet fly in formation near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 20, 2020. All four fighter jets, as well as the C-17 West Coast Demo Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flew demonstrations during the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

An F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 20, 2020. The fighter jets, along with the C-17 West Coast Demo Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., participated in the two-day 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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West Coast Demo Team highlights C-17 capabilities

Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Finley, C-17 West Coast Demo Team loadmaster and 4th Airlift Squadron evaluator loadmaster, sits on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III flying along the coast near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 19, 2020. Finley and the other West Coast Demo Team Airmen participated in the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show, Nov. 21-22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Movember and Men’s Health

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Movember and Men’s Health

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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

A completed prototype for a face mask sits on a table while William Nelson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Metals Technology Shop foreman, and Robert Hogsett, 62nd MXS Metals Technology Shop 3D printer technician, work on creating more at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. Nelson and Hogsett 3D printed face masks for the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section for them to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

The 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Metals Technology Shop builds a face mask using a 3D printer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. The metals technology shop is in the process of using their 3D printer to create facemasks and shields for the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section during COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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62 MXS shields McChord with 3D printing

Robert Hogsett, 62nd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology Shop 3D printer technician, adjusts the original design for a face mask to be 3D printed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. Hogsett and a fellow coworker fine-tuned a prototype for the mask to be used by the 62nd Medical Squadron dental section to keep the safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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