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  • 5th ASOS trains with Australian JTACS

    Australian Army joint terminal attack controllers, train in a flight simulator with the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 8, 2023. Members of the Australian Army spent the week visiting the 5th ASOS training in the simulator to maintain currency in

  • North West Youth Leadership Conference visits Team McChord

    Students with the North West Youth Leadership Conference visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 26, 2023. The NWYLC participants visited McChord Field where they received a mission brief from Col. Sergio Anaya, 62d Airlift Wing commander, toured a C-17, and Station 105. The NWYLC is a

  • Look at all those C-17s!

    The 62nd Airlift Wing is the active duty wing on McChord Field. The 62nd Airlift Wing is joined by its Reserve partner the 446th Airlift Wing. Together, the two wings fly 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to provide combat airlift for America. Joint Base Lewis-McChord also hosts the Western Air Defense

  • 5 ASOS conducts small arms safety and proficiency training

    U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airmen with the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron and Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron fire M4 weapon systems at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 19, 2023. Multiple times a year, the 5th ASOS holds a basic

  • Tough AF Jobs: Pest Management

    You never realize how bad you need a pest management professional until a battalion of ants’ march into your kitchen showing no signs of surrender. Like any other community, the Air Force uses pest managers to combat those relentless pests, as well as provide additional crucial services to its

  • 62d Medical Squadron takes care of Airmen

    The 62d Medical Squadron, located in the McChord Clinic, provides quality healthcare services to promote fit, resilient, and ready forces. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Callie Norton)

  • Thirteen Lost

    A few years ago, I visited a fellow Air Force historian and commented on the photos of service members he had tacked to his bulletin board. “Who are they?” I asked somewhat naïve. “Those,” he said as he pointed to one side of the board, “are Airmen from my wing who lost their lives in combat.

  • Team McChord hosts POW/MIA Remembrance Week

    Team McChord held a POW/MIA Remembrance week Sept. 12-16; which included events like a 24-hour run, memorial motorcycle ride and a tour of the C-141 Starlifter aircraft.

  • 627th CES conducts joint CBRN exercise

    U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in a gas chamber training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 26, 2022. The 627th CES partnered with the 349th Chemical Company for a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exercise to ensure Airmen are proficient in using a gas mask to prepare