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  • JBLM children experience the deployment process

    The deployment process for most Airmen on McChord Field is routine. They proceed through the deployment processing line, get their equipment issued, are verified current on all of their records and then start their journey off to their deployed location.Statistics show that military members with

  • Critical thinking: you can decide

    According to the Air Mobility Command Enterprise Learning Office, Airmen who practice effective critical thinking skills accomplish the mission more safely and effectively, while also saving resources.AMC's goal is to foster an environment where Airmen are encouraged to learn how to think critically

  • AF updates tobacco policy

    The Air Force released an updated Tobacco policy, AFI 40-102, March 4 that included changes to designated smoking areas and allows individuals to receive tobacco cessation products with minimal barriers.The changes to the designated smoking areas bars tobacco use on recreational facilities to

  • Team Fairchild donates 'Welcome Boxes' to local foster children

    Members from Team Fairchild donated more than 85 "Welcome Boxes" with essential items for local foster children to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Children Administration, in Spokane, Washington, April 7. The boxes will be given to children ages 2 to 17 while they are

  • Former military child cares for military children

    Military children are celebrated each April during the Month of the Military Child. April is also Military Children's Health Month.At the 375th Medical Group, four pediatricians and a nurse practitioner work each day to ensure the health of military children is maintained.One of those pediatricians,

  • Team RWB and the eagle have landed in Dover

    Red, white and blue, and the bald eagle are symbols for many things in America; however it is also the foundation for one veteran support network.Team Red, White and Blue is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community

  • Airmen increase emergency readiness

    Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base conducted an emergency management exercise March 30 that afforded them the opportunity to practice in a training environment the skills that save lives during emergency situations."We gear these exercises to give personnel a chance to see what is expected and the

  • JBLM holds TACP 24-hour-run

    Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a 24-hour-run event to help Tactical Air Control Party service members and their families recover in time of need.Airmen from the 1st Air Support Operations Group, the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, and

  • CRW Mobility Masters Competition assess deployment processes

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing continued to test their deployment capability in the form of a friendly competition between two of its units.Approximately 225 members of the 818th and 817th Contingency Response Groups participated in the 621st CRW East Devil Raid 15-02 Mobility Masters

  • Eliminate sexual assault. Know your part. Do your part.

    Fellow Airmen,April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month for the Department of Defense.  This year's theme is "Eliminate Sexual Assault.  Know Your Part.  Do Your Part."Every Airman, at every level of our Air Force, has a unique role in preventing this crime and, when prevention fails,