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  • JBLM's Armed Forces Day

    Team McChord opened its gates to the public for a day of military aircraft and vehicle displays, war reenactments, live music, and food. This annual event is a vital opportunity for the community to connect with and show appreciation for our military personnel and their families. 

  • International Partner Aircraft Maintainers Train with the 373rd

    We are stronger with our partners! JBLM is proud to host Kuwaiti, Canadian, and Australian Airmen who visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord to participate in C-17 Globemaster III aircraft maintenance training at the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 12 during April and May of 2025.These international

  • 4AS welcomes 2025’s most daring pilot

    This year’s pilot for a day program hosted Benny Blankenship, a courageous young boy and an avid Sonic the Hedgehog fan, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, April 17, 2025. The pilot for a day program provides a child with a chronic disease, or illness, the opportunity to experience the excitement of

  • Catching jets: 627th CES completes annual BAK-12 test

    The 627th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted their annual aircraft arresting barrier system test in coordination with the 142nd Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 31, 2025. The Barrier Arresting Kit-12 system is a ground-based braking system designed to be used on a tail-hook equipped

  • Precision at its finest: PMEL experts behind the equipment

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory, calibrate and repair measurement and diagnostic equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 22, 2025. PMEL Airmen receive numerous pieces of equipment requiring calibration for pressure,

  • Team McChord reflects on 2024 achievements

    The 62d Airlift Wing, known as “America’s Airlift Wing”, projects global air mobility out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Throughout 2024, the 62d AW supported exercises and operations in Ukraine, the Middle East, Indo-Pacific and various other locations. Team McChord delivers on the Wing’s

  • Morning Airlift Operations

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing execute today's global airlift mission anytime anywhere. These Airmen work day-and-night ensuring the C-17 Globemaster III is delivering vital supplies around the world and executing today’s global airlift mission.

  • Antarctic Airlift: Operating on Ice

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing and 446th Airlift Wing perform the important peacetime mission tasks of Operation Deep Freeze at Phoenix Airfield, Antarctica, throughout the year. From flying crew, pilots, and loadmasters, the aircrews that fly down to Christchurch, New Zealand form

  • Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron assemble weather equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface

  • Inspiring the next generation: Team McChord hosts CAP cadets

    The 62d Airlift Wing hosted a tour for Washington Civil Air Patrol cadets at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 23, 2024. CAP is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force and a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization that operates under three missions: Aerospace