On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces,
On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on militar... More
The National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station,
The National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, as seen from the summit of Observation Hill, Antarctica. The station was established in December 1955 and is the logistics hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program, w... More
Airman 1st Class Magen Boles, 4th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Magen Boles, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares for take-off Nov. 1, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and airmen from JBLM picked up passengers an... More
62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen secure a pallet of
62nd Aerial Port Squadron Airmen secure a pallet of baggage belonging to workers from Seattle City Light utility company, Nov. 3, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The workers are part of the Hurricane S... More
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn meets with utility workers
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn meets with utility workers from the Seattle City Light power company in the early morning, Nov. 3, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The workers, along with utility vehicles, wi... More
Senior Airman Steven Varner, 8th Airlift Sqadron loadmaster,
Senior Airman Steven Varner, 8th Airlift Sqadron loadmaster, marshalls a Humvee off the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Nov. 5, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The vehicle was sent alon... More
Ellie Hardwick, Law Enforcement Torch Run coordinator
Ellie Hardwick, Law Enforcement Torch Run coordinator and Patty Finch of the Centralia, Wash., Police Department greet 2,700 Washington Special Olympics Summer athletes and their coaches as they kick off the "F... More
Capt. Shelby Foster, 7th Airlift Squadron (AS) pilot,
Capt. Shelby Foster, 7th Airlift Squadron (AS) pilot, flies a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., during an air refueling training sortie near Salt Lake City, Utah, July 27, 2020. ... More
United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Fersch, an
United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Fersch, an air transportation specialist with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., offloads pallets of popcorn from a truck ... More
An Air Force C17 Globemaster from the 62nd Airlift
An Air Force C17 Globemaster from the 62nd Airlift Wing,based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., lands on an old Israeli airstrip in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt Aug. 19, 2014. the airstrip is now used by ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kierra Ivey, an administrative clerk
U.S. Army Sgt. Kierra Ivey, an administrative clerk with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, takes part in a readiness training exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 21, 2014. Th... More
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft out of Joint Base
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is marshaled on Pegasus Runway, Antarctica, during the 2015 Operation Deep Freeze Season. The 446th Airlift "Rainier" Wing partners w... More
What is an SVC?, Washington State
Capt. Kennard Keeton (left), Air Force Special Victims’ Counsel to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord region, speaks with Airmen at the 627th Communications Squadron, Jan. 23, 2014, at JBLM, Wash. Since becoming an S... More
Katy Davit (right), Washington State’s VFW Voice of
Katy Davit (right), Washington State’s VFW Voice of Democracy winner, meets with Linda Fairbank (left), the VFW State Surgeon, and Fred Green, the VFW State Commander, Jan. 24, 2015, at the VFW Post and Auxilia... More
Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, listens
Staff Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force veteran, listens to speakers during his Purple Heart presentation Jan. 25, 2015, at American Lake Chapel, Lakewood, Wash. After 45 years of waiting Campbell received his meda... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Charles McCawley, a Hingham, Mass.,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Charles McCawley, a Hingham, Mass., native and platoon leader with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, speaks to his Soldiers before they depart on a C-17 ai... More
Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing prepare a C-17 Globmaster
Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing prepare a C-17 Globmaster III for Operation Deep Freeze Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Operation Deep Freeze is the support mission for the National Science Fo... More
Carver Faull, a participant in the Pilot for a Day
Carver Faull, a participant in the Pilot for a Day program, and his family begin the events of the day at the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Feb. 20, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Pilot for a Day... More
Master Sgt. Robert Peaden (right), 627th Communications
Master Sgt. Robert Peaden (right), 627th Communications Squadron first sergeant, addresses a group of flight commanders during one of the first ever Air Mobility Command Flight Commanders Leadership Developmen... More
Soldiers with 5th Battalion 5th Air Defense Artillery
Soldiers with 5th Battalion 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted joint operation training with the 62nd Airlift Wing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, which included air loading the Land Based Weapons Phalan... More
Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery
Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery conducted a joint operation training mission with the 62nd Airlift Wing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, which included air loading the Land Based Phalanx Weap... More
Skills Lab provides Reservists opportunity to enhance medical expertis...
Master Sgt. Steven Kohler, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, briefs Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, about the METIman patient simulator at Joint Base Lewis-McChord,... More
An Air Force loadmaster from the 62nd Airlift Wing
An Air Force loadmaster from the 62nd Airlift Wing instructs Soldiers from the I Corps Early Entry Command Post in air loading and tiedown procedures prior to static load training at McChord Field Jan. 13. The ... More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing flies over N.J. on April 8, 2014. The 62nd Airlift Wing is based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. S... More
Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery
Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, maneuver a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into a firing position after landing at the Grant County Internation... More
A Gabonese Armed Force’s paratrooper receives his parachute
A Gabonese Armed Force’s paratrooper receives his parachute prior to jumping from U.S. Air Force C-17 during this year’s Central Accord exercise in Libreville, Gabon on June 22, 2016. U.S. Army Africa’s exercis... More
The 62nd Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance
The 62nd Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance flight builds up the flare systems for the C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 14, 2017. The 62nd MXS is responsible for 38 muni... More
Airman 1st Class Sabatino DiMascio, 62nd Aircraft
Airman 1st Class Sabatino DiMascio, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication/navigation mission systems specialist, performs functions checks on equipment March 29, 2017 on the flightline at McChord Fie... More
More than 200 members, military and civilians, of the
More than 200 members, military and civilians, of the 1st Air Support Operations Group, 194th ASOG, 62nd Airlift Wing and Joint Base Lewis- McChord, Wash., run and walk on the McChord Field outdoor track, March... More
Master Sgt. Kelly Rodriguez, Air Force Assistance Fund
Master Sgt. Kelly Rodriguez, Air Force Assistance Fund primary installation project officer, speaks to members of Team McChord about AFAF at the campaign kick-off event, April 6, 2017 at the McChord Field Chape... More
170716-N-HA376-034 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.
170716-N-HA376-034 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (April 16, 2017) A forklift transports pallets to place them onto a U.S. Air Force C17, from the 62nd Airlift Wing, for transport to Timor-Leste on the fligh... More
Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, greets
Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, greets Carlene Joseph with Harborstone Credit Union in Washington, after arriving on a C-17 Globemaster III June 7, 2017 on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Joseph, a... More
Senior Airman Zachariah Eye, 7th Airlift Squadron aircraft
Senior Airman Zachariah Eye, 7th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmaster, checks for clearance as a portable generator attached to a pick-up truck is loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Hurricane Irma r... More
Master Sgt. Monique DuBose, 62nd Airlift Wing Office
Master Sgt. Monique DuBose, 62nd Airlift Wing Office of the Inspector General superintendent, speaks to members of the Tacoma Rotary Club, fellow service members and veterans, and friends and family after being... More
Tech. Sgt. Henry Achilles, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Henry Achilles, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation standardization evaluation program, smiles for a photo, Dec. 5, 2017 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Achilles, along with four addition... More
The Orion spacecraft Capsule Parachute Assembly System
The Orion spacecraft Capsule Parachute Assembly System team pose for a photo before the mockup spacecraft is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 11, in Yuma, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher A. Okula)
Master Sgt. Heran Pandya, 62nd Operations Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Heran Pandya, 62nd Operations Support Squadron crew chief, checks his communication with the pilots of a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Winterhook at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 25, ... More
Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander,
Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, pilots a C-17 Globemaster III near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 25, 2018. Everhart flew the aircraft during his visit to JBLM where he also ... More
Staff Sgt. Dan Antonio Deldingco, 627th Security Forces
Staff Sgt. Dan Antonio Deldingco, 627th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) instructor, teaches a class on how to properly handle and use an M-4 carbine at Joint Base Lewis-McCh... More
McKay Neel (right), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day
McKay Neel (right), McChord’s newest Pilot for a Day participant, and Senior Airman Skylar Putnam, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, record video of a military working dog in action during McKay’s tour at Joint ... More
U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrea Beyette (left)
U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrea Beyette (left) and Airman 1st Class Samantha Martino, both 7th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, secure a U.S. Army Interim Armored Vehicle Stryker inside a C-17 Globemaster II... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Martino, 7th
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Martino, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a U.S. Army Interim Armored Vehicle Stryker inside a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Artic Pegasus at Eielson Air ... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Timothy Miller (left) and 1st
U.S. Air Force Capt. Timothy Miller (left) and 1st Lt. Robbie Russell, both 7th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 12, 2018. Miller and Russell were ... More
Team McChord leaders, sexual assault response coordinators
Team McChord leaders, sexual assault response coordinators and participants walk around a track during the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office’s Take Back the Night 5K at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Was... More
Soldiers from the 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence
Soldiers from the 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade board a bus to move to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft waiting on the flight line at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 7, 2018. The movemen... More
I Corps Commander Lieutenant General Gary Volesky (right),
I Corps Commander Lieutenant General Gary Volesky (right), Joint Base Lewis-McChord Garrison Commander Colonel Nicole Lucas (Center), and 62nd Airlift Wing Vice Commander Colonel Stephen Snelson (left) are pres... More
Patrons of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s (JBLM) Armed
Patrons of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s (JBLM) Armed Forces Day visit static displays of UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters at JBLM, Wash., May 19, 2018. Armed Forces Day falls on the third Saturday in... More
Cody Jones, 6, places a red rose on a white tombstone
Cody Jones, 6, places a red rose on a white tombstone May 28 with his parents, Mark and Shannan Jones, and sister, Haley Jones, 4, at the Camp Lewis Cemetery on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Summer safety, US Army Photo, Washington State
Service members cross Pendleton Avenue at 2nd Division Drive during the lunchtime commute May 30, 2018. There were five vehicle versus pedestrian accidents on JBLM in 2017.
A container delivery system bundle drops out of a C-17
A container delivery system bundle drops out of a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War at the Rainier Drop Zone near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. Eighteen C-17s and three KC-135 Stratotankers fr... More
An airman from the 7th Airlift Squadron, 62nd Airlift
An airman from the 7th Airlift Squadron, 62nd Airlift Wing, guides a Stryker into a C-17 aircraft during Joint Deployment Readiness Exercise, Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 6, 2018. R... More
Airman 1st Class Ariel Smith, 60th Maintenance Squadron
Airman 1st Class Ariel Smith, 60th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, cuts away unnecessary tape while preparing to paint inside a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, ... More
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division sit in
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division sit in a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron near Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 21, 2018. Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing wor... More
U.S. Marine Corps Marines prepare to load a UH-1Y Venom
U.S. Marine Corps Marines prepare to load a UH-1Y Venom onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 8, 2018. Airmen from the 4th Airlift Squadron transported the helicopter to the Czech Republi... More
Joint Base Unique – Airman makes history through Army partners
U.S. Army Private First Class James Ward, 170th Military Police Company military police, verifies access credentials at the McChord Field main gate, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash., Nov. 2, 2018. Oversee... More
A McChord C-17 Globemaster III releases flares above
A McChord C-17 Globemaster III releases flares above the Selah Airstrip over Yakima Training Center, Wash., Nov. 15, 2018. The aircraft-dispensed flares are used as infrared countermeasures designed to defeat h... More
Staff Sgt. John Nieves Camacho, right, 627th Air Base
Staff Sgt. John Nieves Camacho, right, 627th Air Base Group religious affairs specialist, talks with Staff Sgt. Cameron Morris, left, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Capt. Alexander Jobrack, middle, 62nd M... More
Airmen assigned to the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Airmen assigned to the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spray a C-17 Globemaster III with deicing liquid at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 16, 2019. Ice and snow on the flight control surfaces, such as... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels the new KC-46 Pegasus
A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels the new KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 14, 2019. Aerial refueling allows planes to take off with more weight, stay airborne longer and tr... More
Col. Erin M. Staine-Pyne, 62nd Airlift Wing vice commander,
Col. Erin M. Staine-Pyne, 62nd Airlift Wing vice commander, Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, Col. Scovill W. Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Chris Simpson, 18th Air Force ... More
Jeff Murrell, Carter Lake Elementary principal, shares
Jeff Murrell, Carter Lake Elementary principal, shares the resources and programs the school’s library offers students during a tour of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash., Feb. 20, 2019. This visit to JBLM’... More
Major Gen. (Ret.) Christopher Bence, former U.S. Air
Major Gen. (Ret.) Christopher Bence, former U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, shares his insights into what it takes to be a leader during the 2018 Team McChord Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord... More
Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander,
Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrance Green, AMC command chief, greets the 62nd Airlift Wing command staff April 5, 2019, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Miller... More
Laura Roughton, left, Moulage Mayhem artist, applies
Laura Roughton, left, Moulage Mayhem artist, applies make-up to U.S. Air Force Calvin Gierdharie, 62nd Operational Support Squadron intelligence analyst and exercise volunteer, to transform him into a crash vic... More
Year of the Defender sharpens spear of defender
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cory Loicao, 627th Security Forces Squadron flight armorer, returns an M-16 rifle to the new armory rack system installed at the squadron’s armory as a part of the Reconstitute Defe... More
U.S. Army Bryan Reed, Warrior Training Alliance instructor,
U.S. Army Bryan Reed, Warrior Training Alliance instructor, explains to 627th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Airmen the process for training with a simulator that puts the defenders through various scenarios to... More
Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot
Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, operates a railway engine at the JBLM train depot as part of his PFAD itinerary May 21, 2019. The PFAD program is sponsored by... More
Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot
Declan Gaskill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Pilot for a Day (PFAD) participant, looks around the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III on JBLM, Wash., May 21, 2019. The PFAD program is run through a partner... More
Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander,
Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, tightens chains on a piece of cargo inside a C-17 Globemaster III alongside Robert Izzeff, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron aerial port expediter load director, Ju... More
KUDO - A man and a little girl looking at a cell phone
Senior Airmen Cody Laich, assigned to a small detachment of the 17th Special Tactics Squadron out of Fort Benning, Ga., assigned to Lewis Main, shows Gabby Visil, 8 how to use some of the equipment on her tacti... More
A Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Officer Phase Two
A Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Officer Phase Two (TOPT) assessment candidate searches for simulated opposing forces during a tactical training portion of the course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 27, 20... More
62nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen and Royal Australian
62nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen work together to replace an engine ring cowl on an RAAF C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019. The repair ... More
Airmen, civilians and spouses assigned to the 62nd
Airmen, civilians and spouses assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing (AW) cheer for Herschel Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner and former professional football running back, as he walks on stage at Joint Base L... More
Bryan Dochnahl, 62nd Airlift Wing Manpower wing process
Bryan Dochnahl, 62nd Airlift Wing Manpower wing process manager, teaches the Practical Problem Solving Model class to 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 20, 2019... More
Master Sgt. Patrick Wagnon, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron,
Master Sgt. Patrick Wagnon, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, explains cargo-handling procedures in the 62nd APS freight terminal to members of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Air Transportation Working Group at Joint Base... More
Seattle Chamber of Commerce members pose for a group
Seattle Chamber of Commerce members pose for a group photo in front of a C-17 Globemaster III during a tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Wash., Sept. 27, 2019. The purpose of the tour was to highlight th... More
From right, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert
From right, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Schultz, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief; U.S. Army Col. Skye Duncan, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) commander; U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Marble, J... More
Tech. Sgt. Ryan Pappas, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron air
Tech. Sgt. Ryan Pappas, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation standardization evaluation program evaluator, and Col. Robert Lankford, 62nd Operations Group commander, peruse the in-processing room at the... More
Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, recognizes
Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, recognizes a team of McChord Airmen and civilians who worked to update the Heritage Hall in the wing headquarters building at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., O... More
Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, left,
Col. Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, left, Mike Flood, Seattle Seahawks vice president of community outreach, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Rob Schultz, 62nd AW command chief, right, display the 12... More
Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), prepare
Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), prepare to load pallets of rice onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., ... More
Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor
Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, talks about his time in the service during a professional development presentation at Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, Wash., Nov. 21, 2019. Crandall ... More
62nd Airlift Wing Airmen unload turkeys during Operation
62nd Airlift Wing Airmen unload turkeys during Operation Turkey Drop, Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Local businesses donated over 250 turkeys to Team McChord Airmen this year.
Staff Sgt. Mark Soltero, 627th Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Mark Soltero, 627th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center (BDOC) controller, responds to a transmission pertaining to flight line security at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 4... More
Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, left, and Master Sgt. Andrew
Airman 1st Class Kam Watt, left, and Master Sgt. Andrew Reilly, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, review loadmaster Air Force Instructions (AFIs) aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in flight Dec. 18, 2019. Loadmaste... More
Retired Gen. Raymond Johns, National Commission on
Retired Gen. Raymond Johns, National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) committee member and former 62nd Airlift Wing commander, remembers the photos of when the precision equipment meaurement lap (... More
Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, hands
Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, hands off the guidon to Col. Erin Staine-Pyne, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10, 2020. The passing of the guidon represen... More
Tech. Sgt. Russell Dela Montanye of the 446th Logistics
Tech. Sgt. Russell Dela Montanye of the 446th Logistics Readiness Flight waits for his daughter, Celine, to cross the finish line of a 5K race hosted by I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing Jan. 24 to commemorate ... More
Airman 1st Class Muzan Elshiek, 627th Logistics Readiness
Airman 1st Class Muzan Elshiek, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply apprentice, waits to continue narrating while the audience views a video about Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and accomplishments in the ... More
Vice President Mike Pence arrives at Joint Base
Vice President Mike Pence arrives at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 5, 2020. Pence met with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and held a joint press conference at Camp Murray to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak a... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules approaches the
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules approaches the runway at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 25, 2020. The C-130 carried U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 627th Hospital Center, Fort Carson, Colo., a... More
Members of the 62nd Operations Squadron aircrew flight
Members of the 62nd Operations Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) section, along with leaders from other Team McChord units, work to produce cloth face masks for mission-essential personnel at the AFE fabr... More
Staff Sgt. Jerry-Lee Calalang, 62nd Medical Squadron
Staff Sgt. Jerry-Lee Calalang, 62nd Medical Squadron public health technician, conducts contact tracing with a COVID-19 patient over the phone on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 7, 2020. The purpose of c... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bowen, 62nd Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bowen, 62nd Maintenance Squadron (MXS) hydraulics technician, right, and Airman 1st Class Ian Cernetich, 62nd MXS hydraulics apprentice, open the panel covering the engine of a C-17 Globe... More
A passenger traveling to Asia, left, hands a medical
A passenger traveling to Asia, left, hands a medical questionnaire to Airman 1st Class Nicole Mourik, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron passenger service specialist, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seatt... More
A Providence Regional Medical Center employee waves
A Providence Regional Medical Center employee waves at the two-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation May 8, 2020 in Everett, Washington. The 62nd Airlift Wing, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, s... More
Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to 62nd Airlift
Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to 62nd Airlift Wing conduct an Air Force Salutes morale flyover in Seattle, Wash., May 8, 2020. The flyover was to honor the American heroes at the forefront in the fight aga... More
Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 62nd Airlift
Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing conduct an Air Force Salutes morale flyover above Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash., May 8, 2020. The flyover honored the American heroes at the ... More
The C-17 West Coast Demonstration Team flies a C-17
The C-17 West Coast Demonstration Team flies a C-17 Globemaster III over Seattle, Wash on May 8, 2020. The flyover recognized the efforts of healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force ph... More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Miller, 62nd Airlift Wing protocol
Staff Sgt. Ryan Miller, 62nd Airlift Wing protocol specialist, takes a virtual class during Wingman Day at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 21, 2020. Wingman Day classes were virtual for the first time at M... More