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  • Team McChord Airmen, units recognized at ATA conference

    The Air Mobility Community and Airlift/Tanker Association brought together Airmen and senior leaders Nov. 9-11 in Grapevine, Texas, to recognize Air Mobility Command’s top performers and encourage professional development.  The ATA manages several recognition programs, including the Outstanding

  • Team McChord hosts JBLM Women’s Forum

    Service members and civilians across Joint Base Lewis-McChord came together to attend a Women’s Forum hosted by Airmen of Team McChord Nov. 17, 2023. The event featured a diverse panel of women comprised of Army and Air Force officers, enlisted and civilians. They shared their collective experiences

  • JBLM celebrates Native American Heritage Month

    This November, Team McChord joins the nation in commemorating Native American Heritage Month and honoring the culture and contributions of Native Americans in the military and Pacific Northwest community.At the 62d Airlift Wing, the NAHM coordination team recognized the significance and invaluable

  • 62d Airlift Wing highlights local Native American Tribes

    These graphic's were created to help launch the 62d Airlift Wing’s Native American Heritage Month events at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. This Native American History Month's theme is "Tribal Nations soaring to new heights" and is a tribute to the resilience and strength of Native Americans.

  • JBLM volunteers set up ‘Labyrinth of Horrors’

    U.S. service members set up the “Labyrinth of Horrors” Halloween event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 24, 2023. Better Opportunities for Single Service Members, or BOSS, created the event as this year’s Halloween haunted house attraction. BOSS and the JBLM Morale, Welfare and Recreation

  • McChord Air Museum keeps installation’s legacy alive

    Installations across the military often honor the legacy of those that have paved the way in history by naming bases, streets, and buildings after them.Much like Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was named after U.S. Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Fredrick I. Eglin, and Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was

  • 627th SFS tackles Rainier War 23A

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 627th Security Forces Squadron apprehend a subject who simulated a flightline breach during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 22, 2023. Rainier War is an exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to

  • 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