(62nd AW PA) - JBLM-McChord Field airmen took first place in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Society's third annual Maintenance Skills Competition March 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Air Mobility Command teams from McChord Field, Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Trenton, N.J., as well as two U.S. Navy teams and a U.S. Coast Guard team, represented the military category at the competition.

Each event was graded based on completion time, with teams receiving a time penalty for incorrect troubleshooting or safety violations. The team with the shortest overall time was named the winner in each of the four competition categories: military, aviation college, general aviation and commercial.

This year, Team McChord took first place in the military aviation category and fifth place overall out of 25 teams. The U.S. Navy Team Blue and Team Gold placed second in the military category.

"We are honored and proud to bring the first place for Military Aviation Team back to McChord Field," said Master Sgt. Michael Wisniewski, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, McChord's team chief.

The other members of McChord Field's team are Staff Sergeants Anthony Nowak, 62nd MXS, and Paul Weeks, 62nd AMXS and Technical Sergeants Seanjon Judkins and Richard Dell, 62nd AMXS. Civilian team members include Mr. Kevin Davis, 62nd MXS and Mr. John Broome, 446th AMXS.