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  • Sharper than the rest: 7th AS earns top honors

    Team McChord’s 7th Airlift Squadron has been awarded multiple prestigious awards by Air Mobility Command including the General James H. Doolittle "Aircrew of the Year" Award and the General Joseph Smith “Airlift Squadron of the Year” Trophy.The General Doolittle award is presented to the aircrew

  • Team McChord hosts Spanaway Middle School tour

    Spanaway Middle School students toured a C-17 Globemaster III and various locations around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 14, 2024. The students met with 62d Airlift Wing Airmen and were introduced to various aviation career fields to experience the rapid global mobility mission

  • JBLM celebrates Armed Forces Day 2024

    Team McChord opened their doors to the public for a day of live music, food, vendors, war reenactments, and military aircraft and vehicle displays at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 18, 2024.

  • 62d APS hosts Port Dawg Memorial Run

    Airmen and civilians with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron participate in the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 16, 2024. Air transportation Airmen and staff, commonly referred to as Port Dawgs, held the 11th annual event to honor and remember all Aerial Port Airmen who

  • Team McChord welcomes Air Force JROTC, ROTC cadets

    U.S. Air Force ROTC and Junior ROTC cadets with the Central Washington University, Detachment 895; Oregon State University, Detachment 685, and Washington High School toured a C-17 Globemaster III and various locations around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 10, 2024. The cadets met 62d

  • McChord Field Honor Guard: Changing of the Guard

    The McChord Field Honor Guard held a Hail and Farewell ceremony at the base theater at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 30, 2024.The ceremony recognized the dedication and accomplishments of Honor Guard’s 2023 bravo flight and welcomed the incoming members of 2024 alpha flight.The Honor

  • 7AS Airman selected for prestigious award

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Gary West, the 7th Airlift Squadron’s senior enlisted leader has been chosen to be the representative for Air Mobility Command for the prestigious Staff Sgt. Henry E. “Red” Erwin award.During his time in service, one of West’s many notable contributions to the Air

  • Jet Dash: Airman’s high-flying solution for maintenance efficiency

    For years, Aerospace Maintainers have used land mobile radios or corded landlines to communicate with Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) dispatchers, in requesting delivery of equipment needed on the flightline. With this process, radio transmissions can be muddled due to factors like noises on the