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  • Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

    As part of a large-scale Field Training Exercise put together by the 446th Security Forces Squadron, more than 50 members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord conducted a large-scale Field Training Exercise September 8 - 11th.

  • Citizen Airman supports Air Force’s newest tanker

    Senior Airman Victoria Montgomery, 446th Logistics Readiness Flight inventory management journeyman, integrates with active duty, supports F-16 missions for certifying refueling with KC-46A Pegasus.

  • Team McChord Airmen honor POW/MIAs

    Team McChord Airmen teamed up with the Air Force Sergeants Association to honor and remember prisoners of war and those missing in action during the POW/MIA Remembrance week Sept. 12 through 16 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The annual event kicked off Sept. 12 with a wreath laying

  • Salutes for September 2016

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring.

  • North Gate closed Saturday

    Due to a training exercise, the North Gate will be closed on Saturday of the September Unit Training Assembly.

  • Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through

  • Command Chief Mack bids farwell

    After fours and a half years as the Command Chief of the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and 29 years at the wing, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Mack is moving on

  • Top Force Support SNCO in Air Force

    The 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been honored recently for having the top Force Support Senior NCO of 2015. SMsgt. John Besselman, 446th Force Support Squadron education and training superintendent, received the award in July after his package competed with the best and

  • 18 AF Command team visits McChord

    Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18 Air Force Commander, along with his spouse  Mrs. Tammy Cox, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, 18 AF Command Chief, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 16-19 to meet with Airmen and discuss the mission here and our impact on Rapid Global Mobility.During the visit, Cox

  • 2016 JBLM Airshow and Warrior Expo one week away

    JBLM officials are putting the finishing touches on the 2016 JBLM Airshow and Warrior Expo at McChord Field, which is now 8 days away, August 27-28.The 2016 JBLM Airshow and Warrior Expo, free and open to the public, will feature the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron—Thunderbirds, the U.S.

  • Congratulations to ALS Class 16-F

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated theJulius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School here Aug. 12. SeniorAirman Evan Brazie, 142nd Maintenance Squadron SeniorAirman Tai Cartwright, 627th Logistics Readiness SquadronStaffSgt. Benjamin Gatdula, 8th Airlift Squadron MasterArm 2nd Class

  • McChord members summit Mount Rainier

    As part of the U.S. Air Force 50 Summits Challenge, 8 Team McChord members summited Mount Rainier. Standing at 14,411 feet tall, Mount Rainier is the tallest mountain in Washington and one of the 50 summits that was yet to be summited under the 50 Summits Challenge until now.

  • 'Tacoma Starlifter' historic POW service remembered

    Nearly 50 years to the day, members of the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings celebrated the anniversary of the arrival of the first C-141 Starlifter, August 6 at McChord Field, Wash. The McChord Starlifter 50 event featured the rechristening of McChord’s first C-141 Starlifter, Tacoma Starlifter, by