McChord AGE Rangers: Jacks of all trades

3rd Aerial Port Squadron celebrates 60th anniversary

More than 150 Airmen and family members from the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron gathered for a picnic here to celebrate the squadron's 60th Anniversary March 16, 2013. As they look to the future, the "All-American Port" continues to move forward in spite of recent budget challenges and the changing

Corporal's Course receives sister service members

Joint base service members from the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy are attending Corporal's Course, previously exclusive to Marines, March 11 through 29, 2013, here.The current iteration of Corporal's Course here is the first to open its doors to sister services. It is a three-week course in which

Exercise brings joint team together for 'demanding' mission

Hundreds of total force Mobility Airmen and nearly 20 aircraft participated in a Joint Operation Access Exercise alongside U.S. Army Soldiers and Canadian Forces service members at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Feb. 22 through March 1.JOAX prepares air mobility forces along with Army and Canadian

Dover C-17 aircrew delivers to Mali

A Dover C-17 Globemaster III aircrew flew the first U.S. sortie into Mali, delivering French personnel, equipment and supplies to the war-stricken region.The airlift mission took nearly 6 hours and carried a load that was near the C-17's maximum capacity.The aircraft commander, Capt. Matthew Hood,

U.S. planes deliver French troops to Mali

The United States Air Force began transporting French soldiers and military equipment Jan. 21 from Istres, France to Bamako, Mali, in support of French military operations in Mali.C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, operating under the control of U.S. Africa Command, are moving a French mechanized

Maintainers,operators walk a mile in each other's shoes

Two groups of Airmen recently learned about how the other half lived during a cross utilization experiment.Maintainers and operators participated in an ops-maintenance immersion program on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 14-18.The purpose of the program was to build stronger

Joining forces, increasing effectiveness

The Third Marine Expeditionary Force has been a staple on Okinawa, Japan since World War II. The MEF is forward-deployed here in order to safe-guard American and our allies' interests in Asia and they cover a spectrum of humanitarian aid, amphibious assault, and combat operations.In order to be

U.S. Air Force supports defense of Turkey

Mobility Airmen are enabling their Army counterparts to meet the Secretary of Defense's order to move two Patriot anti-missile batteries and hundreds of soldiers in support of a key U.S. ally.Working 24 hours a day, Airmen are meeting NATO's request to deploy the Patriots to Turkey as a defensive

4th AS's newest C-17 pilot is only 8 years old

Tommy McGraw, an 8-year-old from University Place, Wash., who is currently recovering from an operation to remove a brain tumor, got the opportunity to tour McChord Field Monday as a participant in the Pilot for a Day program.The purpose of the program, run by the 4th Airlift Squadron, is to give