McChord Flightline Chatter
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army's "Golden Knights" announced today they will perform at Joint Base Lewis-McChord?s "Air Expo 2012" July 21-22 at McChord Field. The announcement came today at the International Council of Air Shows convention in Las Vegas, Nev. "We're
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Taking care of your Wingman is fundamental in today's Air Force culture. Wingman Day, scheduled for Dec. 2, 2011, is an all-day event dedicated to reinforcing the Wingman concept. The goal of the day is to build resilient Airmen and focus on
McChord Flightline Chatter
An airlift squadron from McChord Field deployed last week in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn with a Reservist in charge. More than 100 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th Airlift Squadron departed Oct. 26 for a 60-day deployment to the Middle East. Leading the
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Airmen and a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a routine mission, which included patient movement, from McMurdo Station, Antarctica to Christchurch, New Zealand October 17. Active-duty and Reserve Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings are
McChord Flightline Chatter
Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron departed McChord Field August 26, 2011, for a 60-day deployment in support of the Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. "While it has been approximately one year since the 8th Airlift Squadron returned from last year's deployment,
McChord Flightline Chatter
Discovery of a programming error in the Air Mobility Rodeo scoring system has the 62nd Airlift Wing/627th Air Base Group Rodeo combo team winning Best C-17 Wing."This is great news!" said Col. R. Wyn Elder, 62nd Airlift Wing commander. "Our Airmen work hard every day to provide the best combat
McChord Flightline Chatter
Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School Aug. 12 at McChord Field, Wash. Senior Airman Oryan Ballard Senior Airman Thomas Braziel Senior Airman Natalie Cox Senior Airman Theresa Crouse Senior Airman Sarah Draper Senior Airman Kristopher Duer Senior Airman
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Congratulations to the following senior airmen who were selected for promotion to staff sergeant. The average staff sergeant selectee score for the 11E5 staff sergeant test cycle was 275.56 points, based on the following: -- 131.68 Enlisted Performance Reports -- 63.49 Promotion Fitness
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Congratulations to the following Airmen who have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant. Staff Sgt. James Chestnut Staff Sgt. Jeffery Patterson Staff Sgt. Gabriel Reams Staff Sgt. William Green Staff Sgt. Michael Kurta Staff Sgt. Matthew Mckenna Staff Sgt. Yuri Miller Staff Sgt.
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Members of the 62nd Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony June 14. Col. R. Wyn Elder took command of the 62nd AW from Col. Kevin Kilb, who will be retiring after more than 22 years of Air Force service.
McChord Flightline Chatter
Col. R. Wyn Elder takes command of the 62nd Airlift Wing from Col. Kevin J. Kilb in a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Colonel Elder arrives at McChord Field from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., where he served as Vice Commander of the 97th Air Mobility Wing. As the 62nd Airlift
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Congratulations to the 13 individuals who graduated May 26 from the Forrest L. Vosler NCO Academy at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Distinguished graduate: Tech. Sgt. Clayton Helm, 627th Security Forces Squadron The remaining graduates are: Tech. Sgt. Celso Aguilar, 627th Civil
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - More than 130 Airmen from the McChord Field are due to return Thursday to Joint Base Lewis-McChord after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. During their deployment, the C-17 squadron moved more than 33,984 passengers and
McChord Flightline Chatter
An airlift squadron from McChord Field deployed Thursday in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.More than 100 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron departed for a 120-day deployment to the Middle East. The Airmen will take over operations of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.The unit
McChord Flightline Chatter
An airlift squadron from McChord Field deployed Thursday in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. More than 100 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron departed for a 120-day deployment to the Middle East. The Airmen will take over operations of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The unit
McChord Flightline Chatter
FROM THE 62ND AW ... A big round of applause to the 62AW/Team McChord Quarterly Awards Winners: Ms. Janel Colbo, A1C Leah Young, Capt Summer Kolcun, Ms. Anna Cullen, SrA David Sopczak, 1Lt Kristina Sawtelle, Ms. Carol Emondt, SSgt David Albertson, Mr. Daniel Wissman, SSgt Roberto Rodriquez, SMSgt Robert Childress, 1Lt Jeffery
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Have you noticed a shocking number of mustaches lately? Airmen and civilians across McChord Field are participating in the month-long Mustache March tradition, which can be traced through Air Force history back to the days of the Vietnam War.Mustache March originated in 1965 when Brig. Gen. Robin
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- When the newest member of Team McChord was asked what was the best part of his Pilot for a Day experience, his response was "the explosion."The 4th Airlift Squadron hosted Pilot for a Day, 14-year-old, Josh Loux, March 18."These types of events are fun," said Capt. Raegan
McChord Flightline Chatter
The 62nd Airlift Wing Nuclear Surety Office recently earned the 2010 Air Mobility Command distinguished Nuclear Surety Safety Award. "Our mission is very unique, it's different from every other base," said Mr. Tom Thompson, 62nd AW nuclear surety manager and AMC Nuclear Surety Individual of the Year. "Our office is responsible
McChord Flightline Chatter
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Doing the right thing seems automatic for some people.Staff Sgt. Nigel Norcisa, 8th Airlift Squadron, and a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster at McChord Field, is one of those people.Norcisa grew up in an Air Force family in Dover, Del. His father's guiding philosophy influences his life to
