Stories for McChord AFB
JBLM opens new fire station on McChord Field Tuesday
Posted by | CommentsJBLM officials will mark the opening of a new fire station on JBLM-McChord Field with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at 1 p.m. Construction on the new $1.9 million fire station began in February 2011, and will employ 11 firefighters and one paramedic. Read More→
Family, friends to welcome 7th Airlift Squadron home
Posted by | CommentsMore than 120 Airmen from McChord Field's 7th Airlift Squadron were greeted by family and friends Feb. 29 after a 60-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Read More→
Family, friends to welcome 7th Airlift Squadron home on Feb. 29
Posted by | CommentsMore than 120 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 7th Airlift Squadron are due to return Wednesday, Feb. 29 to Joint Base Lewis-McChord after a 60-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Read More→
AMC commander visits McChord Field, delivers new C-17
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McChord Field's newest C-17 Globemaster III aircraft taxis down a runway Feb. 24, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The C-17 was delivered by Gen. Raymond E. Johns, Jr., Air Mobility Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frances Kriss)
Gen. Raymond E. Johns, Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Feb. 24 to deliver McChord Field's newest C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
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10th AS deploys for overseas contingency operations
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Staff Sgt. Ricardo Sanchez, 10th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, spends time with his wife before deploying in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn Feb. 23, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 90 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th AS departed for a 75-day deployment to the Middle East. They are accompanied by Airmen from the 446th AW and others from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)
The 10th Airlift Squadron deployed Thursday in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Read More→
iPad contest sparks creativity in ACU members
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It’s not a Swiss Army Knife, but how many ways can you use an America’s Credit Union (ACU) Freebee? Known as “The Jar Opener”, the popular ACU freebee is a gadget that rivals the smart phone. Members of America’s Credit Union (ACU) are eligible win an iPad by submitting as many unique ways to use The Jar Opener.
2/2 Stryker Brigade alerted for deployment to Afghanistan
Posted by | CommentsThe Department of Defense today announced the deployment of 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, to Afghanistan in spring 2012.
Marine Corps Veteran to be awarded Purple Heart
Posted by | CommentsTacoma native and Marine Corps veteran Kenneth McAllister will be formally presented the Purple Heart for wounds he sustained in a combat engagement on April 1, 2003, while serving in Iraq with the Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, which is stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
JBLM late-night firing announcement for Feb. 21-23
Posted by | CommentsJoint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s):
DATE: 21-23 February 2012
TIME: Day & Night – The majority of the firing will take place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., and firing should be completed no later than 9:30 p.m. each evening
FIRING OF: 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm Mortars
Lewis Army Museum scheduled for limited opening
Posted by | CommentsAfter more than two years and $9.6 million, the renovations of the Lewis Army Museum are complete and ready for a limited reopening. JBLM officials will mark the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. on the museum’s front porch. Read More→
One Soldier Charged, 98% of sensitive items and equipment recovered
Posted by | CommentsPvt. Nicholas A. Solt has been charged and has been placed in pre-trial confinement in connection with the recent theft from the 4th Stryker Brigade of approximately $630,000 worth of sensitive items and equipment.
Memorial Ceremony for 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier Wednesday
Posted by | CommentsFamily, friends, Service members and the Joint Base community will remember a Soldier who died while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with a ceremony to be conducted Wednesday, February 15, at 3 p.m. in the JBLM Lewis North Chapel.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord late-night firing announcement
Posted by | CommentsJoint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on the following date(s):
DATE: 14-16 February 2012
TIME: Day & Night – firing should be completed no later than 11 p.m. each evening
FIRING OF: 81mm and 60mm Mortars
This late-night firing is pre-deployment training by one of the infantry units on base.
The Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Pacific Northwest (ASBBC-PNW) will host its annual Donor Appreciation event at JBLM this Friday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. in the JBLM McChord Field Co-Located Club.
ASBBC-PNW will recognize individuals and military organizations for their contributions to the blood bank during 2011. About 35 organizations and military units throughout the Pacific Northwest, including JBLM, arranged blood drives in 2011 to support ASBBC-PNW. Overall, the ASBBC-PNW collected 8,288 units.
Soldiers and Airmen practice rapid deployment capabilities
Posted by | Comments62nd Medical Brigade Soldiers and 62nd Airlift Wing Airmen will train side-by-side Thursday, Feb. 9, from 3-5 p.m., as part of a rapid deployment exercise, loading and unloading medical vehicles and equipment aboard C-17 aircraft at JBLM’s McChord Field.
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2nd Stryker Brigade troops host G.I. Jane Day Friday
Posted by | CommentsThe Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team will host a G.I. Jane Day, Friday, Feb. 3 to give Soldiers’ spouses, as well as other family members, a fun, yet challenging look into some of the ways their Soldiers train. Leaders from Company B, 1-17 Infantry, hope the G.I. Jane day will strengthen the bond between Soldiers and their families while helping them better understand what it means to be a Soldier.
Schedule of Events:
- 11 a.m. “Battle-Rattle” Dash
- 12 noon M4 carbine rifle and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon firing
- 1:30 p.m. Stryker rides and static display
