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  • Military Impacted Schools Association visits 62d AW

    Members of the Military Impacted Schools Association visited McChord Field during a base tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 27, 2023. MISA is a national organization of school superintendents whose mission is to serve school districts with a high concentration of military children.

  • 5th ASOS trains with Australian JTACS

    Australian Army joint terminal attack controllers, train in a flight simulator with the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 8, 2023. Members of the Australian Army spent the week visiting the 5th ASOS training in the simulator to maintain currency in

  • North West Youth Leadership Conference visits Team McChord

    Students with the North West Youth Leadership Conference visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 26, 2023. The NWYLC participants visited McChord Field where they received a mission brief from Col. Sergio Anaya, 62d Airlift Wing commander, toured a C-17, and Station 105. The NWYLC is a

  • America's Airlift Wing gains new commander

    The 62d Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio E. Anaya, at a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m., today, June 21, 2023, at Hangar 9, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.The presiding official for the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Corey J. Martin, 18th Air Force

  • Look at all those C-17s!

    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

  • CATM Instructors keep Team McChord Airmen mission ready

    Team McChord Airmen prepare to fire weapons during weapons qualifications training at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, May 10, 2023. Weapons qualifications are held to ensure service members are deployment ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

  • 62d AW hosts Civil Air Patrol Chaplains Group

    During the tour, CAP chaplains and volunteers visited the 62d Airlift Wing to learn more about various career fields, mission and tour a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. CAP chaplains oversee the morale and spiritual welfare of CAP members and guide them in living out CAP’s core values. (U.S. Air