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  • The 62d AW unites for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    With 1-8 Washington adults reporting having been injured by an intimate partner, according to the Washington Department of Health, the 62d Airlift Wing’s “United Against Domestic Violence” Wingman Day serves as a critical reminder of the importance of resiliency and preventative action to reduce the

  • Team McChord volunteers support Maui fire relief efforts

    Team McChord Airmen organize donations for the Maui fire relief efforts at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 19, 2023. A Seattle food bank picked up the donations and will transport them to Hawaii to provide aid to the Maui community. Team McChord holds volunteer opportunities to develop ready

  • 62d MDS Health Promotions Team launches Gut Health Protocol class

    With work trips that throw off regular eating habits and deployments with food-source limitations, it may be challenging for military personnel to maintain a normal diet. The Health Promotions Team with the 62d Medical Squadron noticed the roadblocks to thriving gut health and wanted to make a

  • Team McChord gains multidisciplinary health, human performance outreach team

    A small, multidisciplinary health and human performance outreach team, composed of musculoskeletal and mental health clinicians, has joined the ranks of Team McChord.This outreach team, better known as an Operational Support Team, was designed by the U.S. Air Force to integrate with high-risk units

  • 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