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For women, pregnancy can mean packing on extra pounds and cutting out exercise for a few months. This wasn't the case for Miriam Howard, executive officer for the 62nd Maintenance Group commander, who gave birth to her son, Jalen, 16 months ago and used the qualities
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Actor Gary Sinise has a long list of ties to America's military and its veterans. While he's never served, Sinise is probably best known for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor, a disabled Vietnam veteran in the Oscar-winning movie "Forrest Gump."
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th AW and 627th Air Base Group have begun preparing 'Rainier Ranch' to host the multitude of United States and International teams when they arrive at the end of the month. The installation will host
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Congratulations to the following Airmen who graduated Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School March 24 at McChord Field, Wash.Staff Sgt. Lauren M Badger, 627th Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman Nichole B Blanchett, 62nd Aerial Port SquadronStaff Sgt. Jorae P Borja, 62nd Maintenance GroupSenior Airman Daniel M Carroll, 627th Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman
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Team McChord assists the Columbian Air Force by refueling an aircraft March 22, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The aircraft moved more than 190 passengers, mostly Columbian citizens, from Japan's Narita International Airport after an earthquake and tsunami stuck the island March 11. The aircraft transported the passengers back
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- "When an aircraft breaks down, the obvious reaction is find the problem, fix it and get it back in the air," said Tech. Sgt. Adam Balmer, 62nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief. "Well, here in the maintenance flight, our job is to proactively do our best to prevent
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord who earned awards at the 2010 Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 17 at McChord Field, Wash. The awards were presented by the eighth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sam Parish. Key SpouseMrs. Rebecca Scogin, 10th Airlift SquadronCivilian Category IaMr.
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- It may take two to tango, but it takes three types of people to deliver global airlift for America.At the 4th Airlift Squadron, officers, enlisted and civilians work together in order to develop and sustain expeditionary airmen to deliver global airlift for America."We safely execute our combat
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Airmen Activities Center opened Feb. 11 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The new center provides an alcohol-free environment for Airmen to play video games, watch movies and build comprehensive fitness skills.
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While frequent missions and a high operations tempo can make life stressful, Tech. Sgt. Ron Strayhorne, says that he wouldn't trade his seven years as a loadmaster for anything in the world.At the 62nd Airlift Wing, loadmasters are assigned to one of four flying squadrons, and constantly operate overseas contingency
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Seven combat controllers assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron received several medals Wednesday for their accomplishments while engaged in combat operations in Afghanistan. Read more here.
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More than 120 Airmen from McChord Field's 8th Airlift Squadron will be greeted by family and friends today after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM. The 8th AS airmen were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to an overseas contingency location in the
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The 62nd Airlift Wing will welcome members from the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team and the Air Force Inspection Agency as they arrive Tuesday, to conduct the 62nd AW's Nuclear Surety Inspection. The teams will evaluate the five areas of the wing's Nuclear Surety Program throughout the inspection: management and
