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  • Summer rotation ends for Deep Freeze

    McChord Airmen embark on their 575th mission in support of the National Science Foundation's Antarctic operations.A C-17 Globemaster III left Feb. 7th with three sets of air crews and several support personnel from McChord field from units including the 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th AW and the 22nd

  • Loadmaster leaves big shoes to fill at Operation Deep Freeze

    "He has been the hub of all things for Operation Deep Freeze at McChord for nearly 15 years.  If anyone asked him a question about something ODF related, he usually knew the answer and if he didn't, he knew who to ask," said Lt. Col. Tim Davis, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron director of

  • From helicopters to bulldozers - McChord supports ODF

    Continuing the Department of Defense's longstanding support of the National Science Foundation, a McChord crew made up of 62nd and 446th Airlift Wing members safely completed another run to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Oct 8, as part of their contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program.Typically the

  • Airmen, aircraft continue Greenland mission

    Approximately 70 Air National Guard Airmen and two ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules completed the fourth rotation in the Arctic region to support the National Science Foundation, June 27-30 here.A group of Airmen and LC-130s head for the Arctic region every year to support the foundation and get

  • Team McChord deploys for second medical evacuation

    For the second time in less than a month, Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings flew to Antarctica and completed an aeromedical evacuation, May 10.At the request of the National Science Foundation, the JBLM crew, alongside an aeromedical evacuation team from Pacific Air Forces, safely

  • From take off to drop off: Antarctic medical evacuation in only 60 hours

    A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., together with Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, safely evacuated an ailing individual from McMurdo Station, Antarctica April 22 after responding to a request from the National Science Foundation, the

  • Team McChord responds to Antarctica medevac

    Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings completed a winter emergency medical evacuation mission in Antarctica April 22.In a matter of 60 hours after leaving McChord Field, the team successfully transported a patient requiring urgent medical attention from the National Science Foundation's

  • New York Air National Guard crews return from South Pole season

    Several Capital Region aircrew members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing returned to Schenectady County Airport here Thursday night after a long trip back from Antarctica.The unit's redeployment marks the 25th anniversary of Antarctic operations for the 109th Airlift Wing.The

  • JB MDL, FEMA, continue post-Sandy relief efforts

    Hurricane Sandy brought destruction and devastation throughout the Northeast Oct. 29, 2012, but a prepared Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., withstood the impact and answered the call for support. The joint base provided direct support locally and throughout the region while providing staging

  • Team McChord completes 500th Deep Freeze mission

    Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings, deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as part of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, completed a milestone event when they flew the 500th C-17 Globemaster III Special Assignment Airlift Mission into Antarctica in support of Operation Deep