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Quarterly dinner shows support for deployed families

The son of a deployed Airman explores his new bag of toys at the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner March 5, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Quarterly dinner shows support for deployed families

Children play with new toys at the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner March 5, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Quarterly dinner shows support for deployed families

62nd Airlift Wing leadership serves food at the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner March 5, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The event, which includes face painting, a meal, and more, is held to support families who are currently dealing with a deployment of a loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Quarterly dinner shows support for deployed families

Families gather to enjoy dinner, live music and the company of other military personnel at the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner March 5, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 130 people attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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C-17 crews conduct aerial refueling training

An aircrew from the 62nd Airlift Wing approaches a KC-10 Extender from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to begin aerial refueling during a local training mission March 8, 2012, above Yakima Training Center, Wash. Combined, the capacity of the KC-10’s six fuel tanks carries more than 356,000 pounds of fuel, which is almost twice as much as the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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C-17 crews conduct aerial refueling training

An aircrew from the 62nd Airlift Wing approaches a KC-10 Extender from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to begin aerial refueling during a local training mission March 8, 2012, above Yakima Training Center, Wash. The KC-10's boom operator controls refueling operations through a digital, fly-by wire system. During boom refueling operations, fuel is transferred to the receiver at a maximum rate of 1,100 gallons per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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C-17 crews conduct aerial refueling training

Capt. Michael Bargiel, 8th Airlift Squadron pilot, approaches a KC-10 Extender from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to begin aerial refueling during a local training mission March 8, 2012, above Yakima Training Center, Wash. Although the KC-10's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed the first continental C-17 Globemaster III Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, airdrop during routine training March 8, 2012, by dropping two bundles equaling 2,900 pounds at Yakima Training Center, Wash. The two bundles were dropped at approximately 5,700 feet, which is more than one mile in the air. The first landed within 20 yards of its designated target. The second landed within seven yards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed the first continental C-17 Globemaster III Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, airdrop during routine training March 8, 2012, by dropping two bundles equaling 2,900 pounds at Yakima Training Center, Wash. Traditional airdrops by Air Force airlifters are at altitudes of anywhere between 400 and 1,000 feet. With JPADS, aircraft have the potential to guide air drop bundles from as high as 25,000 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Staff Sgt. Todd Tichawa, 62nd Operations Support Squadron, performs last-minute checks before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III JPADS airdrop March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Staff Sgts. Kevin Johnson, left, 8th Airlift Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Todd Tichawa, left, 62nd Operations Support Squadron, prepare to open the doors before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III Joint Precision Airdrop System airdrop during routine training March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. While JPADS have been used in theater since 2006, the majority of aircrews haven’t had the opportunity to fine-tune their skills prior to executing this method during actual combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Maj. David Huffstetler, 62nd Operations Support Squadron, provides crewmembers with a mission briefing before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III Joint Precision Airdrop System airdrop March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Capts. Thomas Kubler, left, 8th Airlift Squadron, and Josh Long, 62nd Operations Support Squadron, discuss the Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III JPADS airdrop March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite, steerable parachutes and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Staff Sgt. Todd Tichawa, 62nd Operations Support Squadron, secures cargo before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III Joint Precision Airdrop System March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Two bundles equaling 2,900 pounds were dropped using JPADS at Yakima Training Center, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Staff Sgt. Todd Tichawa, left, 62nd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, briefs Col. Wyn Elder, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III JPADS airdrop March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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62nd AW conducts first C-17 JPADS training

Senior Airman Trivone Curry, 62nd Operations Support Squadron combat communications specialist, inputs data into a Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, before the first continental C-17 Globemaster III JPADS airdrop during routine training March 8, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite, steerable parachutes and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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McChord Field chief induction ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, left, 446th Airlift Wing command chief, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Warren, right, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, present Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Barnes, Joint Base Lewis-McChord garrison command sergeant major, with the Honorary Command Chief plaque during a Chief’s Recognition Ceremony March 2, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chris Haylett)

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McChord Field chief induction ceremony

Command Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Warren, right, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, delivers a speech during a Chief’s Recognition Ceremony March 2, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chris Haylett)

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McChord Field chief induction ceremony

Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, left, 446th Airlift Wing command chief, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Warren, right, 62nd AW command chief, present Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Mack, center, 86th Aerial Port first sergeant, with his ceremonial plaque during a Chief’s Recognition Ceremony March 2, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Nine chiefs were honored during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chris Haylett)

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