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  • Retiring 39th FTS pilot welcomes son to long blue line

    Some things were just meant to be. Lt. Col. Joe Mirarchi and 2nd Lt. Chris Mirarchi’s story might have been just another example of a young man following in his father’s footsteps, taking his place in the long blue line, except there’s more.

  • Lightning fast

    The crew of B-52 Stratofortress 60-051 was on final approach Dec. 19, 2017 to Barksdale Air Force Base, La. when they heard an odd sound, like a thud, coming from outside the jet. All systems remained normal and the crew had no trouble maintaining control of the aircraft, landing without incident.

  • Rainier Wing changes command

    Col. Sean P. Pierce will assume his role as the 446th Airlift Wing’s newest commander following a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Jan. 6.

  • AFRC tests KC-135 defense system

    A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker here is fulfilling a critical role within the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard in the testing and fielding efforts to employ an operational Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures-based pod defensive system.

  • Operation Turkey Drop Delivers

    Operation Turkey Drop is an annual event sponsored by the Pierce Military and Business Alliance (PMBA) that brings together Puget Sound businesses to offer community help to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Volunteers raised cash and food donations that were distributed to troops of all service branches,

  • IMA brings religious diversity to AF chaplain team

    1st Lt. Brett Campbell, an Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman who is assigned as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee at the 460th Space Wing chapel at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, is the first, and only, Buddhist chaplain in the Air Force.

  • 307th Bomb Wing maintainers Step Into the Breach

    When Air Force Global Strike Command needed new Conventional Rotary Launchers prepped for the B-52 Stratofortress inventory this year, they only had to look in their own backyard for help.The CRL is a complex, new weapons platform, but Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 307th Maintenance Squadron