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Small but mighty, the six-person manpower office, here, has been crunching the numbers and advising leadership on their resources. The 62nd Airlift Wing manpower and organization office advises Team McChord leadership on issues pertaining to wartime and peacetime manpower resources, organization structure, productivity and performance management. "Our goal is to ensure units
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More than 50 airmen gathered at the McChord Club for this month's Lunch and Leadership series, June 16, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. This month, the Lunch and Learn session featured one of Team McChord's very own. Col. Anthony Clavenna, 62nd Maintenance Group commander, provided his personal thoughts on leadership and command. "All
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Col. William Percival assumed command of the 627th Air Base Group, from the unit's outgoing commander, Col. Will Phillips, during a change of command ceremony conducted May 24 at Joint Base Lewis McChord. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, hosted the ceremony for the 627th ABG. "What an
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What do Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray all have in common with Derek Torrence? Like Torrence, they are all professional chefs. Torrence may not have the million-dollar television contract, but he does cook delicious and healthy food for members of the Armed Forces. Derek Torrence, McChord Club executive chef,
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Since 1941, the United Service Organizations (USO) has kept military men and women connected to their families, homes and country no matter where they are, or under what conditions they serve. The USO Northwest has been servicing the surrounding area since 1966 and continues to serve the men and women of
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A runway incursion is considered as any unauthorized presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the safety protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft, according to Airfield Management. Here at McChord Field, the 62nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management section is the go-to office
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Members of Team McChord never have to worry about missing a meal because the 627th Force Support Squadron flight kitchen is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing boxed meals at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The flight kitchen prepares boxed meals that are available to flight crews, dorm residents,
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Whether its cargo, passengers, military aircraft, or transient aircraft the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Air Terminal Operation Center has a hand on every aircraft that lands on McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. ATOC coordinates all outside requests for agency support and information and distributes them to the different sections throughout
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Members of Team McChord gathered for the third Lunch and Leadership Lecture, hosted by the 62nd Airlift Wing commander's action group Feb. 3 at the McChord Chapel Support Center, McChord Field. The series of lectures are open to all Team McChord personnel interested in leadership related topics. This month's Lunch and Leadership
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Congratulations to the following members of Team McChord who were named the 2016 Team McChord Annual Award recipients.Key SpouseMrs. Rachel Deaton, 62nd Maintenance GroupCivilian Category IMr. Brandon Mudrey, 62nd Maintenance GroupCivilian Category IIAMr. Lowell Mooney, Jr, 62nd Operations GroupCivilian Category IIBMr. Mathew Zubrod, 62nd Maintenance Group AirmanSenior Airman Brandon Reed, 62nd
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For C-17 Globemaster III pilots, training in the aircraft is ideal, but most of their training is performed on the ground in one of four C-17 simulators located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. McChord C-17 pilots maintain current and ready for any mission at a moments notice by conducting recurring training throughout
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Teaching is something every instructor and supervisor in the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 12, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, takes very seriously as they provide world-class aircraft maintenance training to meet the evolving expeditionary mission requirements of the C-17 Globemaster III community. The 373rd TRS is part of the Air Education and Training
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Airmen from the 1st Weather Squadron earned bragging rights after recently being named by the Air Force as the most outstanding weather squadron for 2016. "I was ecstatic for the airmen here in the squadron," said Lt. Col. Troy Kirk, 1st Weather Squadron commander. "You don't always see the fruit of
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To a lot of people, the holidays mean more time to spend with family, but for airmen living in the dorms, spending time with family isn't always an option. Team McChord volunteers and supporters collected and packaged cookies Dec. 8-9 at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center for first sergeants to
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Benjamin Lambertson, a local 10-year-old, was recently honored as Pilot for a Day by the 4th Airlift Squadron, receiving a hero's welcome from the moment he arrived at McChord Field, Oct. 7. According to the McChord Field Air Force Association, which is responsible for funding and child nominations, the purpose of
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Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord jumped into a morning of sports and comradery during the Annual 2016 McChord Field Sports Day at JBLM, Sept. 30. Before the day of events started, participants met at the McChord Field Fitness Center to sign-in and listen to opening remarks given by Lt. Col.
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The American Red Cross South Puget Sound Chapter hosted their annual 2016 Heroes luncheon Sept. 28 in Tacoma. This year, the local chapter honored individuals from the community at the Hotel Murano Bicentennial Pavilion in Tacoma, with more than 400 members of the community gathered together to honor and recognize them
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The 62nd Aerial Port Squadron recently installed a new state-of-the-art weigh-in-motion system, which can record a vehicle's length, width, height, weight, number of axles and center of balance in a matter of seconds without the vehicle having to stop. The 62nd APS received the WIMS to help
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Civic leader and local car dealership owner Matt Welch, received the opportunity to shadow the 62nd Airlift Wing command chief for a day, July 29. Matt and Amy Welch, Auburn Volkswagen owners and Pierce Military and Business Alliance members, were selected as honorary command chief by Chief
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For one airman, it didn't take him long to realize that mentoring Civil Air Patrol cadets was something he was greatly interested in. Senior Airman Jason Washington, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, saw mentoring CAP members as an opportunity to give back to the community and get some flight
