McChord helps Sea-Tac controllers train for new runway
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- McChord Airmen and technology provided a unique inter-agency training opportunity with a strategic impact on the nation's northwest corridor. Since September, members of the 62nd Operations Support Squadron have shared the use of a training simulator here with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport tower controllers to ensure they are certified and ready for operations when the airport's third runway officially opens Nov. 20.
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Team McChord readies for NSI
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Base officials are ramping-up to welcome members of the Air Mobility Command Inspector General team and Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the new year for the operational phase of McChord's Nuclear Surety Inspection.
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EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE!
Airman 1st Class Janna Less, 62nd Security Forces Squadron guards an entry control point Oct. 21 during last week's MOBEX. For the upcoming ORI, the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings will join forces with the 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and an Office of Special Investigations unit to deploy to a location which has not yet been released. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)
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Fall arrives
Ben Gardner, a McChord family member, puts the finishing touches on a pumpkin Oct. 17 at the youth center. Tools, treats and cider were available to Team McChord members and their families who came to carve pumpkins. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)
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Winding up for school
Senior Airman Sheffey Martin, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, readies a C-17 Globemaster III for a pre-flight check Oct. 21. Airman Martin was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the Logistics Officer Association, which provides scholarships to McChord team members pursuing degrees supporting the logistics career field. Airman Martin is pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Professional Aeronautics through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and intends to apply to the Air Force Officer Training School in the hopes of becoming an aircraft maintenance officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)
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