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NEWS

  • McChord Annex reopens for fitness

    The McChord Field Fitness Center Annex reopened Nov. 16 with several new and improved fitness resources for the JBLM community. After 10 months of restorations and refurbishment, some of the biggest differences gym goers will notice include remodeled locker rooms, new exercise equipment and an

  • AAFES unveils the newly renovated BX

    After nine months of construction and renovations, the Army and Air Force Exchange Services held a grand re-opening of the Grand Forks Air Force Base Base Exchange Nov. 17.AAFES said they invested a total of $4 million into the project."The renovations include the walls, ceilings, floors, lights and

  • Fairchild member returns from stranded cruise ship

    When Bo Smith-Tallan put in her leave to go on a cruise two weeks ago, she and her husband expected a week of sunshine and relaxation. After all, they were on a boat -- her husband had his swim trunks; she had her 'flippy-floppies.'Little did they know they'd soon find themselves stuck, their ship

  • AMC personnel presented Air Force small business achievement award

    Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin C. Conaton presented the 2010 Small Business Program Awards Nov. 16 at the Air Force Small Business Fall Training Conference in Arlington, Va. The awards recognize Air Force individuals and activities that have exhibited outstanding performance toward employing

  • McConnell host Care for the Caregiver Retreat

    Every day they serve Airmen throughout the base, but on Nov. 12, 2010, members of the McConnell Unified Services team took time to refuel and refresh during the "Care for the Caregiver" retreat. McUs is composed of 22 McConnell agencies that support the welfare of the Team McConnell family, and

  • McConnell Airmen educate landowners on BASH program

    McConnell hosted 27 Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program supporters for the annual landowner's association dinner Nov. 16, 2010.The BASH program uses humane methods to prevent birdstrikes by keeping birds away from aircraft flight paths. McConnell is located in the Central Flyway which is a migratory

  • AFGLSC wins bronze again

    For the second year in a row, the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center won the Bronze Award in the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Workforce Development Award. They won last year in their first year of competition. Although other organizations have won this

  • Deployed C-17s deliver millionth ton of cargo to U.S. Central Command

    A forward-deployed C-17 Globemaster III and its crew hit a major milestone in October by delivering the millionth ton of Theater Direct Delivery cargo to U.S. Central Command.The aircraft and crew, assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, delivered the cargo to Bagram Airfield,

  • Scott Airman assembles life saving medical equipment

    If you ask Tech. Sgt. Joseph Nichols, he was just doing his job when he assembled two dialysis machines at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 that would go on to save a Soldier's life just three days later. This effort by Sergeant Nichols, a biomedical equipment technician deployed from the 375th

  • McChord Field stays prepared with MOBEX

    The key to ensuring deployment is a success requires hours of work and collaboration from Team McChord. The 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings and 627th Air Base Group conducted a mobility exercise, or MOBEX, here Nov. 5 to 10 to enhance those skills and keep the three units prepared for deployment