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  • McChord Airmen support effort for Japan

    An augmented crew from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th Airlift Squadron departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation March 11. The first

  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Looking out for those 'invisible wounds'

    As deployment rates continue to climb and the jobs exceed the number of available workers, Airmen may forget to keep their guard up for one of their deadliest foes and greatest ally - their mental health ."We provide our Airmen the best equipment in the entire world, without a doubt, but it's the

  • New physical therapy clinic opens at McChord Field

    The McChord Clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord now offers an opportunity for easier access to physical therapy services thanks to the opening Feb. 28 of a physical therapy clinic for active-duty Airmen.Col. Kevin Kilb, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Jerry Penner, Madigan Healthcare System

  • Financial coach has priceless advice for Airmen

    In conjunction with Military Saves Week, Mr. Peter Bielagus, a renowned finance coach, visited Scott AFB on Feb. 22. Mr. Bielagus learned about finances the hard way to include becoming thousands of dollars in debt from credit card abuse. But, he was able to recover and come out on top. Now he

  • Team effort at Robins AFB gets C-5 back in action

    The 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, with a big assist from the 78th Civil Engineer Group, worked hard to rapidly get a C-5 Galaxy back in action recently after it arrived here for significant unscheduled maintenance. As is the case with other C-5 work, numerous other organizations on base also

  • Space-A travel: Did you know?

    Every day, around the world, hundreds of military and military-contracted commercial aircraft travel the world delivering troops and cargo. These missions allow hundreds of thousands of military personnel, retirees, family members, and other Department of Defense-eligible travelers to fly at almost

  • Air Force Honor Guard performs at McConnell

    Marching in unison while also performing gravity defying rifle maneuvers, seventeen members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team displayed their talent to McConnell members Feb. 14, 2011.The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, which currently consists of approximately 250 Airmen, annually performs

  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord: Understanding life as a loadmaster

    While frequent missions and a high operations tempo can make life stressful, Tech. Sgt. Ron Strayhorne, says that he wouldn't trade his seven years as a loadmaster for anything in the world.At the 62nd Airlift Wing, loadmasters are assigned to one of four flying squadrons, and constantly operate

  • Radio sites improve facilities, equipment

    "It used to be a rat's nest," said Airman 1st Class Michael McHam, pointing to a neatly organized cluster of wires inside one of the 60th Communications Squadron's new radio receive/transmit sites.The cluster was a jumbled mess inside the previous facility. The new site, one of two 483-square foot