St. Frances students visit McChord

Thank Col. Kevin J. Kilb, Commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing, and his wife Stacey, parents of two St. Frances Cabrini students, who invited the Kindergarten and 1st grade classes to visit McChord Air Force Base. The tour included a walk through of the flying squadron, a visit to the static air display, which is a history of the different planes in our US Air Force, a meeting with Sparky the Fire Protector of the flight line and the absolute highlight was sitting in the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft with "thousands of buttons to look at, not push." The tour also included a drive around the Base to show the small town atmosphere that is present on McChord. This self-sufficient town includes banks, a Post Office, the Base Exchange, a Commissary, chapels, movie theaters, restaurants, a bowling ally, golf course, housing developments, a stable, trout-stocked ponds and even a campground. So many civilians surrounding our bases never get the opportunity to see first hand our military installations and all that goes into defending our nation. This was an A+ field trip and a wonderful opportunity for many of our parents to go too! St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School thanks all our retired and active duty military for your incredible service to our country! May God bless each and every one of you!