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  • McChord C-17s first in AMC to refuel with commercial KDC-10B tanker

    In a historic first for Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron and 8th Airlift Squadron conducted a C-17 Globemaster III training flight to execute aerial refueling with a commercial KDC-10B on April 10, 2025. The mission leveraged a Pacific Air Forces

  • 62d AW showcases Global Airlift Power during nine-ship departure

    The 62d Airlift Wing executes a nine-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 8, 2025. The exercise demonstrated the wing's rapid global mobility capabilities, including precise airdrop operations and synchronized departures, highlighting the readiness and skill

  • Inspiring the next generation: Team McChord hosts CAP cadets

    The 62d Airlift Wing hosted a tour for Washington Civil Air Patrol cadets at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 23, 2024. CAP is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force and a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization that operates under three missions: Aerospace

  • Sharpest in the Business: Lead Planners from the 7AS ready for OKR

    Planners from the 7th Airlift Squadron are gearing up to lead Team McChord execution of a Combined and Joint exercise throughout the Indo-Pacific called Operation KENNY’S RETURN. Operation KENNEY’S RETURN was created by the 62d Airlift Wing, named after World War II Air Force Gen. George C. Kenney,

  • Air Force Academy cadets gain hands-on experience at Team McChord

    U.S. Air Force cadets from the United States Air Force Academy stand in front of a C-17 Globemaster III during their visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 2, 2024. The visit was part of a job exposure program aimed at providing cadets with hands-on experience and insights into various

  • TAC enhances Mobility Airmen's warfighting capabilities

    Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s 6th Airlift Squadron collaborated with units from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, during the Tactics Advancement Course (TAC), Feb. 7-8. TAC allows aircraft maintainers to gain experience with aircraft they do not commonly work with, expanding

  • Global mobilization before procrastination.

    Covid-19 has completely changed the world as we know it, but that doesn’t mean readiness and global mobility at comes to a standstill at Joint Base Charleston, the mission must go on. Captain Tony Urbino, a pilot and aircraft commander from the 15th Airlift Squadron, describes the importance of full

  • Herk Nation enhances interoperability in Panther Storm exercise

    The 19th Operations Group from Little Rock Air Force Base acted as the lead AF unit in Panther Storm, a deployment readiness exercise (DRE) supporting the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Shortly after receiving the support

  • MacDill supports joint force exercise

    For around a week, the skies over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida buzzed with the sounds of HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, as the base hosted a Joint Force deployment readiness exercise.

  • Success follows Fort Sill joint training exercise

    Airmen with the 6th Airlift Squadron assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma conducted an air-ground joint training exercise on Fort Sill Nov. 5.