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  • Antarctic Airlift: Christchurch gateway to Antarctica

    Team McChord, through Operation Deep Freeze, plays a crucial role in ensuring that the Antarctic airlift mission operates smoothly and efficiently. The 62d Airlift Wing and 446th Airlift Wing crews come together to form the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and have perfected the process over the

  • Antarctic Airlift: Change of Command on Ice

    At Team McChord, whether you're civilian, reserve, or active duty, you’ll have the chance to learn about Operation Deep Freeze—an incredible mission playing a crucial role in supporting the U.S. Antarctic Program.As you walk through the main buildings on the McChord Field side of the Joint Base

  • U.S. and coalition partners demonstrate global defense capabilities

    Four U.S. Air Force and one Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs loaded with 306 American and Canadian paratroopers tookoff from Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska to Shoalwater Bay, Australia for biennial training exercise, Talisman Saber July 13, 2017.

  • Joint mission enables patients to receive critical care

    Airmen and Soldiers, along with U.S. and Japanese civilian personnel from six different locations around the world, teamed up to provide the largest aeromedical evacuation ever at Misawa Air Base, for two critical patients March 22, 2017.