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  • Airman reflects on his Hispanic heritage

     Imagine hearing tales from your mother risking her life to flee a civil war-torn country to find safety in the U.S. when she was only 20 years old, embarking on the dangerous journey with a group of strangers leaving everything she knew and loved behind.This was the story U.S. Air Force Senior

  • 627th CES forges multi-capable Airmen with vehicle rodeo

    As the sun rose over Mount Rainier, Airmen with the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron fired up their engines in the crisp October air to warm up for the vehicle rodeo.As a squadron consisting of a variety of career specialties, some civil engineers have never touched heavy equipment before, but by the

  • 62d AMXS prepares C-17 engine replacement

    Maintainers with the 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 62d Maintenance Squadron work together to disassemble and remove a damaged engine and replace it with a serviceable one at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Oct. 11, 2023. Aerospace propulsion Airmen are responsible for repairing and

  • 62d AMXS catches, services Rainier War 23A tails

    The 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performs routine maintenance on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 26, 2023. The returning jet conducted integrated combat turns at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, as part of the exercise.

  • 627th SFS tackles Rainier War 23A

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 627th Security Forces Squadron apprehend a subject who simulated a flightline breach during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 22, 2023. Rainier War is an exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to

  • 62d AW conducts aeromedical evacuation training

    The 62d Medical Squadron partnered with the 4th Airlift Squadron to conduct aeromedical evacuation training on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 21, 2023.The exercise was held to familiarize the 62d MDS with the C-17’s capabilities and to identify the loadmaster’s

  • JBLM Airmen, Soldiers exercise joint mobility ops during Rainier War 23A

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 4th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, train on transporting Army assets on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord,

  • 4th EAS provides airlift capabilities during Exercise Rainier War 23A

    Exercise Rainier War 23A kicked off this week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and dozens of aircrew boots hit the ground running to participate and evaluate the Wing’s ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed forces, ensuring strategic advantage by advancing