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  • 1st ASOG welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force 1st Air Support Operations Group holds a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, August 15, 2022. The 1st ASOG provides an Air Support Operations Center, Tactical Air Control Parties and Battlefield Weather Teams to Army combat units at multiple echelons

  • Mighty Moose sighting at EAA Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, WI

    U.S. Air Force C-17 West Coast Demo Team, assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, flies a C-17 Globemaster III demonstration profile at the Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure Air Show, Oshkosh, Wis., July 27, 2022. EAA is the largest annual air show in the U.S. and coined as The World’s Greatest

  • 7th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling, incoming commander of the 7th Airlift Squadron, gives remarks during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 16, 2022. Aircrews of the 7th AS operate the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, directly supporting numerous U.S.

  • 62 OSS prepare and test equipment

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 62nd Operations Group aircrew flight equipment section, conduct life raft inspections at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 19, 2022. The AFE members also perform inspections, maintenance, and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment, aircrew chemical

  • McChord Air Museum reopens

    The McChord Air Museum reopened its doors after being closed for almost two years at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, February 22, 2022.The museum gives visitors opportunities to learn about McChord Field’s significant history.“It's important for us to tell McChord’s history,” said Shon Zawada,

  • Joint Operations at its finest

    62nd Operations Support Squadron survive, evade, resist, and escape specialists hosted an evasion exercise for U.S. Army Alpha Company 2-158, 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment where they practiced evasion living utilizing fire, shelter and camouflage paint. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st

  • 5th ASOS fires on all cylinders during Yakima FTX

    The 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, conducted a week-long field training exercise here, April 26-30, 2021.The exercise was an all-encompassing training to become more proficient in infiltration and exfiltration, small arms marksmanship, heavy

  • 62 AW airlifts COVID-19 patient to Texas

    The 62nd Airlift Wing’s quick action enabled a COVID-19 patient to be airlifted from JBLM to San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas, March 31.The individual was a patient at Madigan Army Medical Center here. The individual was in severe respiratory distress and had undergone surgery earlier to

  • 62 AW receives Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 62nd Airlift Wing (62 AW) received an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) for the time period of Oct. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2020.It is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to units who distinguished themselves by exceptional meritorious service or outstanding achievement, setting the