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  • 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,

  • Ready for War: Exercise Rainier War 23A continues

    Simulated deployers receive a newcomers brief during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. Rainier War is an annual exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed

  • U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

    Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invite military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members attended this year. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Kylee

  • 62d AFE: Here to Serve

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Hoskins, aircrew flight equipment technician with the 62d Operations Support Squadron, reviews paperwork at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 17, 2023. All pilots have personal gear assigned to them by the AFE shop when they arrive at JBLM. (U.S. Air Force

  • JBLM kids participate in Operation KUDO

    Children participating in the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event interact with the explosive ordnance disposal Man Transportable Robot System II, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 12, 2023. The 787th Ordnance Company brought EOD equipment to demonstrate some of the maneuvers

  • First Sergeants host 2nd annual Dash for Danielle Memorial Run-A-Thon

    The Team McChord First Sergeant Council hosted the 2nd annual Dash for Danielle Run-A-Thon here, Aug. 11, 2023.In 2020, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Danielle Lynch, a first sergeant, tragically and unexpectedly lost her life to domestic violence.Well-known as an avid runner and inspirational leader,

  • 2023 JAWE: Day One

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord hosted the JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo, July 15-16, 2023. The mission of the JAWE is to foster goodwill to educate and familiarize attendees with the people, mission, and equipment of the Air Force, Army, and other Armed Services while continuing to provide installation-wide

  • Airmen of McChord: 62d Medical Squadron

    U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Hirsch, a physician assistant with the 62d Medical Squadron, poses for a feature photo at the Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6, 2023. Hirsch received recognition from her peers for her continuous positive outlook,

  • 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.