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  • USAF, AMC surgeon generals visit McChord

    Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, Air Force surgeon general, paid a visit to the 62nd Medical Squadron here March 7, to gain a better understanding of medical operations at McChord, and to touch base with Team McChord’s medical Airmen. Ediger was joined by Brig. Gen. Lee Payne, Air Mobility Command surgeon

  • New course prioritizes development of professional Mobility Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center offers on-demand Rapid Global Mobility courses and information to help Mobility Airmen understand their role in the mission. The three RGM courses, which became available in January, target Air Mobility Command Airmen at three stages: newly assigned, upgraded,

  • Flying crew chief fortifies total force

    The 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was recognized in the 2016 UEI for successfully implementing a flying crew chief (FCC) program and fortifying the total force initiative (TFI).

  • JBLM Water in the Clear

    The drinking water on Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been found safe to drink after testing.

  • 30 seconds of green

    Team McChord Airmen along with Airmen from other Air Mobility Command units recently participated in the Battalion Mass Tactical Week exercise at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Feb. 27 through March 2.    More than 100 Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Dyess Air Force Base,

  • Wright: Airmen need to be ‘well trained, well led, resilient’

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright addressed the areas in which he looks to focus on during his tenure as the 18th chief master sergeant of the Air Force at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, March 2, 2017.

  • Team JBLM crushes New Day Trivia challenge ‘Game On!’

    Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Scott didn’t make the cut when he tried out for “Jeopardy” more than a decade ago, but the trivia skills he’d learned since then paid off when he and a team of fellow Soldiers and Airmen joined forces on King 5’s “New Day Northwest Game On! Trivia Challenge” Feb. 28 in

  • Airfield Management: Promoting safety

    A runway incursion is considered as any unauthorized presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the safety protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft according to Airfield Management.Here at McChord Field, the 62nd Operations Support Squadron airfield

  • Air Force Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Goldfein’s revitalizing squadrons initiative process begins

    The Air Force District of Washington and Joint Base Andrews are on the leading edge of a chief of staff of the Air Force initiative that will impact the total force Air Force.The core project team tasked with overseeing a three-phase, full-time project to revitalize Air Force squadrons chose AFDW

  • Air Force begins migrating email to cloud-based system in 2017

    The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center and Air Force Network Integration Center partnered with industry under the Collaboration Pathfinder project to test the Air Force’s ability to outsource collaborative tools such as email, Lync, and SharePoint to cloud-based services.

  • 18th CMSAF: The Airman behind the stripes

    Growing up with five other siblings, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright said he had a very loving home. However, living in poor neighborhoods and moving from place to place presented trials. In his own words, they were, ‘humble beginnings.’

  • AF Reserve celebrates 20th anniversary as major command

    The Air Force Reserve is celebrating 20 years as a major command this month. On Feb. 17, 1997, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman presided over a ceremony in Washington, D.C., that established Air Force Reserve Command as the Air Force’s ninth major command. Prior to that date, the