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  • 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

  • 62d APS readies fire truck for airlift, supporting swift humanitarian aid

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, 446th APS and 709th Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, load a fire truck onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 8, 2025.A donated fire truck arrived at JBLM via flatbed truck to be shipped to

  • Team McChord SAPR kicks-off Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month

    The 62d Airlift Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a Superhero 5K kicking-off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 1, 2025. SAAPM is observed throughout the month of April each year to raise awareness and reinforce the

  • Disciplined Devoted Care: McChord’s DCC Program

    McChord’s C-17 Globemaster III dedicated crew chief program began in June 2023 by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Davids and Senior Airman David Cook, both current 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chiefs.When asked about the origins of the program, Davids recounted a story of an

  • Team McChord hosts C-17A Weapons System Council

    The 62d Airlift Wing hosted Total Force C-17A Wing leaders and designated representatives for a C-17A Weapons System Council at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 18, 2025.The C-17A WSC brings Total Force leaders together to synchronize efforts, address challenges and improve collaboration

  • 62d AW reiterates global airlift capabilities during seven-ship training

    The 62d Airlift Wing executes a seven-ship C-17 Globemaster III generation from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 18, 2025. The exercise showcased large-scale training designed to demonstrate mass airdrop capabilities in a mock peer-adversarial contested environment. This regular training

  • Gleaming Dedication: Team McChord recognizes its 2024 annual award winners

    The Team McChord Annual Awards Ceremony was held in hangar 3 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, March 14, 2025.View the award photos here: Team McChord 2024 Annual Awards - FlickrThe nominations submitted highlight the outstanding quality of Team McChord’s personnel. The achievement of those selected

  • JETWG-West conference attacks joint exercise training objectives

    The second iteration of the Joint Exercise Training Working Group-West conference took place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 10-12, 2025.According to event organizers, the working group’s aim is to communicate operational restrictions between joint partners and to educate all

  • 62d AW Flight Safety Highlights Midair Collision Avoidance at Big Bend

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Nelson Liu, 62d Airlift Wing chief of flight safety, and Col. Patrick McClintock, 62d Operations Group commander, give a midair collision avoidance brief and a C-17 Globemaster III tour to Big Bend Community College aviation program students in Moses Lake, Washington, March 7,