Story by Staff Sgt. Zoe Thacker | 62nd Airlift Wing | 07.31.2023
U.S. Air Force Col. Sergio Anaya, 62d Airlift Wing commander, held his first all-call as Wing commander, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Timothey Hodgin, 62d AW command chief, at JBLM, Washington, July 31, 2023....
Story by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes | 62nd Airlift Wing | 04.16.2022
The 62nd Airlift Wing partnered with the Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club, a local STEM aviation program sponsored by the Black Pilots of America, to hold the first-ever Aviation Inspiration and Mentorship (AIM) Wing event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 16. With its recent designation as an AIM Wing, the 62nd AW targeted the Air Force’s Rated Diversity Improvement Strategy to......
Courtesy Story | 62nd Airlift Wing | 03.04.2019
Before taking command of America’s Sharpest, the Swords of the 7th Airlift Squadron, a mentor counseled me, “First you get the guidon, then you get the mic … make your words count.”...
Story by Maj. Brooke Davis | 446th Airlift Wing (AFRC) | 09.26.2018
Just after completing the final flight of the Southern Hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station Aug. 25....
Story by Senior Airman Jacob Jimenez | Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Enterprise Multimedia Center (EMC) | 05.12.2016
A ceremonial guardsman wearing white gloves raises his hand to render a salute as a white sedan pulls up to the curb. He proceeds to the vehicle where he respectfully retrieves an urn containing the remains of a fellow comrade. The urn holds the remains of Airman Second Class Conrad Sprague that were presented to his family during an honors ceremony May 10 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent,......
Story by Senior Airman Rebecca Blossom | 62nd Airlift Wing | 01.08.2015
Team McChord members gathered together during a Safety Down Day Jan. 8 to re-evaluate how they safely accomplish their mission here at McChord Field....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sean Tobin | 62nd Airlift Wing | 11.05.2012
After airlifting more than 20 electrical utility vehicles to the East Coast Saturday to aid in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, McChord Field Airmen were back at it again Sunday, transporting much-needed relief back east. Only this time, instead of utility vehicles, this cargo belonged to the Army's 227th Preventative Medicine Medical Detachment from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sean Tobin | 62nd Airlift Wing | 11.03.2012
Airmen from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron worked tirelessly through the night Friday and well into the afternoon Saturday to process more than 20 vehicles and support equipment destined for the East Coast to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts....
