McChord AFB News

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates visited Airmen here and Soldiers at neighboring Fort Lewis July 7-8. Secretary Gates, who lives near Mount Vernon, Wash., when he is not at the Pentagon, stopped by McChord ...

The nation's top military officer called on the Joint Staff today to speed up efforts to get new capabilities to warfighters and to focus on building capabilities needed to win not just the current war, but ...

The Washington, D.C.-based Air AttachA© Corps visited three units at McChord AFB June 26, during a tour of western states.

Young neighborhood girls stopped at the sidewalk edge memorial for bystander Misael Vejar Bisoso who was hit by a stray bullet from a soccer game dispute at Springbrook Park in Lakewood.

Progress on the Tillicum Youth and Family Center seems to have a life of it's own.

McChord Air Force Base said it has two C-17 cargo plane crews on alert, ready to carry supplies to cyclone victims in Myanmar. via KIRO-TV Seattle

“They are ready to support the Burma relief effort if called upon to do so”

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Airmen from the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center said Friday that if called upon, they are prepared to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis, which ravaged Burma last week, leaving ... via Carolina Flyer Online

“We're still continuing to inventory our installation support requirements and working with Fort Lewis.”

By Erik Holmes - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday May 7, 2008 17:32:16 EDT The merger of McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis, Wash., into a joint base will not take effect until 2010. via Air Force Times

The McChord AFB 27th Annual Military Dining Out is scheduled for Friday, 18 April, at the McChord Combined Club. via The Suburban Times

Margaret Ringenberg began her aviation career as a ferry pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. via 4-H Network News

“We were in kind of a unique situation”

Many people celebrate birthdays with cake, candles, friends and presents. U.S. Air Force Cpt. via Suburban News Publications

“I realize that I'm the only one standing between you and them”

It was a brisk Monday night, January 21, as Soldiers from the 571st Military Police Company arrived to McChord Air Force Base after a long, 15-month deployment to Iraq. via The Suburban Times

The Browns Point lighthouse is pretty inconspicuous and looks very much function over form . via TrekEarth

“Many say the cost of continuing their education is more than they can afford.”

Military spouses often cannot establish long-term occupational careers because of the frequent location changes required by military service. via The Suburban Times

“If we are out there telling the marketplace that that's our expectation, we believe we will drive the marketplace to that end”

A synthetic fuel blend powered the 17 December cross-country flight of a US Air Force Boeing C-17 strategic transport, with the aircraft departing McChord AFB, Washington and arriving at McGuire AFB, New ... via Flight Global

Air Mobility Command passed a major milestone Nov. 19, when an AMC aircraft flew the command's one millionth sortie since September 11, 2001. via Air Force Link