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Alternate routes available for McChord Field commuters

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Construction at the McChord Field Main Gate begins Feb. 10. Traffic revisions at the gate, accessible from Interstate 5, Exit 125, will impact all travelers entering or leaving the installation at Bridgeport Way until the work is completed.  During the period of construction the traffic lanes

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Woodbrook Gate at McChord closes for construction

MCCHORD FIELD - Joint Base Lewis-McChord will begin a major construction project at the Woodbrook Gate on McChord Field on Monday, December 6.  This construction project will result in a complete closure of the gate until mid-February, 2011. The Woodbrook Gate is adjacent to Interstate 5 exit 124 and provides access from

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McChord airmen headed to Pakistan

Active duty and Reserve aircrews assigned to 62d and 446th Airlift Wing will depart McChord Field Monday for Pakistan Humanitarian Relief operations.The United States has responded immediately and generously to Pakistan's call for assistance following the tragic and devastating floods that started on July 29."The U.S. is committed to the

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250 Air Force recruits to be sworn in at Air Expo 2010

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - What an exciting way for about 250 men and women to start their Air Force career and for Joint Base Lewis-McChord to start Air Expo 2010.  About 250 new Air Force recruits will be sworn-in at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning during a record-breaking ceremony at the

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Seahawks to visit McChord Field Monday

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Two high-powered defensive powers, the United States Air Force and the Seattle Seahawks, team up to take to the sky Monday around 12:15 p.m. - sort of. Two defensive specialists for the Seattle Seahawks will fly with the two Air Force C-17 demonstration pilots in the C-17 simulator at

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Double-amputee to parachute into ceremony

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. - Staff Sgt. Shaun Meadows, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, the first Active Duty double amputee in Air Force history to successfully perform a personnel drop, will lead members of his unit's command element as they parachute onto McChord Field as part of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron change

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Silver Stars for STS airmen

  Approximately 13 medals will be awarded to Airmen of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, during a ceremony here at 9 a.m. April 29. The medals are being awarded for combat actions during the deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.   During the ceremony, Staff Sgt. Sean Harvell will

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New housing on McChord opens tomorrow

  JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Army and Air Force Leaders at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will celebrate the beginning of privatized housing on JBLM McChord Field during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Westcott Hills housing area Tuesday, March 9, at 1 p.m.   The ribbon cutting ceremony will showcase the completion of the first eight homes of

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