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A staff sergeant assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron was awarded the fourth highest combat decoration, the Bronze Star Medal, during a ceremony Dec. 21. Staff Sgt. Andrew Cox, a joint terminal attack controller, earned the medal for exceptional and meritorious service while deployed May through November 2011 in
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - Team McChord Airmen, civilians and retirees gathered Nov. 30 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 13 Airmen who were killed when two C-141 Starlifter aircraft collided over north-central Montana. The ceremony took place at the C-141 memorial site in between the 4th and 8th Airlift Squadron
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Three senior master sergeants from the 62nd Airlift Wing will soon be among the top one percent of the enlisted force. The Air Force released the list of 454 senior master sergeants selected for promotion to chief master sergeant. The following are the 62nd AW's newest chief master sergeant selects: Senior Master Sgt.
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The 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group were deemed "mission ready" during an Operational Readiness Inspection outbrief Nov. 5 at the McChord Field base theater. The ORI, which took place Oct. 13-20 at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., tested the units' ability to conduct its wartime
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Air Base Group were deemed "mission ready" during an Operational Readiness Inspection outbrief Nov. 5 at the McChord Field base theater. The ORI, which took place Oct. 13 to 20 at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., tested
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(62nd AW PA) - Hard work and dedication pays off as a pilot from the 10th Airlift Squadron was named the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington's 2011 Military Person of the Year. 1st Lt. Adrian Gonzales, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, was nominated for the award by
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(62nd AW PA) - The 4th Airlift Squadron deployed July 25 in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Odyssey Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. More than 90 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 4th AS departed for a 60-day deployment to the Middle East. They are accompanied by Airmen
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The 62nd Airlift Wing was recently praised for an excellent performance during the Air Mobility Command Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit held June 18 to July 2. The ASEV, conducted every four years, is designed to evaluate the proficiency of aircrew and validate flying mission readiness and
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(62nd AW PA) - Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Feb. 24 to deliver McChord Field's newest C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. During his short visit, Johns also took the opportunity to thank and inspire Airmen during a commander's call. "First of all, I want to
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Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and Soldiers from the 62nd Medical Brigade recently trained together during an exercise in an effort to practice rapid deployment capabilities. During the exercise, loadmasters from the 62nd Operations Support Squadron demonstrated the basics of securing medical vehicles and