On 1 January 1948, the field was re-designated McChord Air Force Base. McChord AFB has played a major role in almost every military action in recent history from Vietnam to Desert Storm and Desert ...

It’s the result of the 2010 consolidation of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. The base is home to 60,000 active duty personnel and their families, along with 15,000 civilian and contract ...

(Tribune News Service) — The Thunderbirds are coming back to Pierce County this summer along with the restart of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo, the base announced Wednesday.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — Pack your ear plugs. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are back at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. “It will be fun. Very loud,” said Thunderbird public affairs ...

It works well at Wichita Falls were Sheppard Air Force base uses the other side and Honolulu airport shares with Hickam Air Force base. At McChord, a second runway could be placed east of the ...

The flight originated at what was then McChord Air Force Base, now part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The plane, en route to ...

Airmen with the 62nd Airlift Wing return to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 4, 2023. (Senior Airman Callie Norton/Air Force) “We’re no longer focusing on individual flights, squadrons ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The free airshow featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds reached capacity for visitors over three hours before they performed. As of 1:50 p.m., all parking on ...

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, jointly operated by the Army and the Air Force, announced the closures on Thursday, July 18. The closure specifically affects the beaches at American Lake, most of which ...

The 446th Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Lewis-McChord. It is associated with the active-duty 62nd Airlift Wing at the base, and part of Air Mobility Command. The unit traces ...

From an outsider’s perspective, one might expect to see smaller planes like fighter jets at an air force base. That’s not always the case. Altus Air Force Base is a bit different, housing planes that ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are back in town ahead of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Airshow and Warrior Expo this weekend. The Thunderbirds began practicing in ...