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May 31, 2023
Team McChord pilots Joint Professional Military Education Exchange Program with sister services

Professional military education is not a new concept to those who serve. With its location, joint mission, and availability of sister services’ PMEs, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, serves as an impeccable installation to initiate and foster a PME partnership. In October 2021, the 62d Airlift
May 25, 2023
Team McChord prepares for upcoming Air Show with MARE

The MARE tested JBLM’s response to a simulated aircraft crash and ability to collaborate with other first responders and service members on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)
May 25, 2023
CATM Instructors keep Team McChord Airmen mission ready

Team McChord Airmen prepare to fire weapons during weapons qualifications training at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, May 10, 2023. Weapons qualifications are held to ensure service members are deployment ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)
May 25, 2023
62d AW hosts Civil Air Patrol Chaplains Group

During the tour, CAP chaplains and volunteers visited the 62d Airlift Wing to learn more about various career fields, mission and tour a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. CAP chaplains oversee the morale and spiritual welfare of CAP members and guide them in living out CAP’s core values. (U.S. Air
May 25, 2023
62d Airlift Wing provides global airlift during U.S. Army, USAFE-AFAFRICA led DEFENDER 23

“There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.” – Winston Churchill.Earlier this month, six C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing departed Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to participate in Exercise Swift Response, a subset of
May 25, 2023
5th ASOS holds annual 24-Hour TACP Memorial Run

U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen with the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron host the annual 24-hour TACP Run at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 11-12, 2023. The event is held annually by TACP units across the Air Force in honor of those who have fallen in the line of duty
May 25, 2023
4th AS reignites Pilot For A Day program

The goal of the Pilot for a Day program is to provide children and their families in the local community who have catastrophic illnesses a once in a lifetime opportunity; the child is issued a flight suit and visits different mission sets around base such as the Security Forces Squadron Working Dog
May 24, 2023
JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo July 15-16, 2023

The 2023 JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo is free and open to the general public. It’s our way to thank the Puget Sound community for their support of service members and military families. This is our first airshow in seven years, and it’s great to be back. This all-day, weekend event features the U.S.
May 18, 2023
C-17 West Coast Demo Team showcases mobility capabilities at 2023 Scott AFB Air Show

The C-17 West Coast Demonstration Team participated in the 2023 Scott Air Force Base Air Show at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 13-14, 2023. The C-17 West Coast Demo team was joined at the Scott AFB Air Show by fellow acts such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the F-22 Demo Team, and TORA TORA
May 15, 2023
62d AW hosts Snohomish High School Marine Corps JROTC

Cadets visited the 62d Airlift Wing and were able to tour a C-17 Globemaster III, receive a mission briefing from Wing leadership, and visit with various career fields to learn more about the Air Force.

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