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  • Mariners Salute to Armed Forces Night 2026

    The Seattle Mariners recently hosted their Salute to Armed Forces night at T-Mobile Park, Washington, May 16, 2026. Service members, enlistees, veterans, and the community came together to celebrate Armed Forces Day and commemorate 250 years of dedication and sacrifice.The event provided the

  • Team McChord Hosts Sandia Weapon Intern Program

    The 62d Airlift Wing hosted participants of this year’s Sandia National Laboratories Weapon Intern Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 6, 2026. The group toured a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the air traffic control tower and JBLM fire station 105 to learn about Team McChord

  • ALS Class 26-C takes on the Commandant’s Crucible

    The Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School recently held their inaugural Commandant’s Crucible at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 7, 2026.This new physical challenge was designed by the ALS commandant, Master Sgt. Jennylyn Cabanilla, to reiterate the school’s mission of preparing

  • 62d Comptroller Squadron: the money mission

    In an era of increasing global competition, our unit is not just preparing for the future fight; we are actively forging the financial warfighters required to win it. Our strategic role in the Pacific demands a level of readiness that is both broad and deep, and we have answered that call by

  • Team McChord SAPR Hosts 5K Glow Run

    The butterfly effect suggests that small, initial actions within a system can create vast, unpredictable results. During the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Glow Run 5K, runners’ glow necklaces and apparel embodied this very idea. Though the participants’ physical glow was dimmed by

  • A Community Fitness Focus: The JBLM Half-Marathon

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord recently held a half-marathon near McChord’s Heritage Hill at JBLM, Washington, Sept. 20, 2025. The event’s participation was open to service members across JBLM as well as community members and included trophies for first-place winners and medallions for all participants

  • The 7th EAS Returns Home

    The 7th Airlift Squadron, as part of the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, returned from a five-month overseas deployment to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. During the redeployment, spouses, family members, other Airmen, friends and the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band, who

  • Sports, Cars, Music, Fun: The 2025 Team McChord Summer Block Party

    Team McChord hosted a 2025 Summer Block Party, including sports, a car show, live music, food, and more at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 28, 2025. The event started early in the day and lasted until late afternoon directly following a pie-to-the-face fund raising event and the

  • The Julius A. Kolb ALS prepares NCOs for the next fight

    It’s often said that the noncommissioned officer is the backbone of the U.S. Armed Forces. These experienced members of the enlisted corps are tasked with leading, mentoring, and guiding those assigned under their supervision. This is a profound responsibility that less than one percent of the