McChord AFB

McChord Field/McChord AFB Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)
McChord AFB – 20 June 2002
IATA: TCM ICAO: KTCM FAA LID: TCM
Summary
Airport type	Military: Air Force Base
Owner	U.S. Air Force
Location	Pierce County, Washington (near Lakewood, WA)
Built	1930
In use	1940–present
Occupants	62nd Airlift Wing 446th Airlift Wing
Elevation AMSL	322 ft / 98 m
Coordinates	47°08′16″N 122°28′35″W / 47.13778°N 122.47639°W / 47.13778; -122.47639
Website	www.62aw.af.mil
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 10,108 3,081 Asphalt/Concrete 160/340 † 3,000 914 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration † Landing Zone (LZ) is for C-130's only: LZ South (16) / LZ North (34)

McChord Field (IATA: TCM, ICAO: KTCM, FAA LID: TCM) is a United States Air Force base in the northwest United States, in Pierce County, Washington. South of Tacoma, McChord Field is the home of the 62d Airlift Wing, Air Mobility Command, the field's primary mission being worldwide strategic airlift.

The McChord facility was consolidated with the U.S. Army's Fort Lewis on 1 February 2010 to become part of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord complex. This initiative was driven by the Base Realignment and Closure Round in 2005 and is designed to combine current infrastructure into one maximizing war fighting capability and efficiency, while saving taxpayer dollars.

The 62d Airlift Wing (62 AW) is the host unit at McChord Field. It is assigned to the Eighteenth Air Force and is composed of more than 7,200 active duty military and civilian personnel. It is tasked with supporting worldwide combat and humanitarian airlift contingencies. Aircraft of the 62d fly around the globe, conducting airdrop training; it also carries out the Antarctic resupply missions.

The 62d Operations Group flies the C-17 Globemaster III transport from McChord Field. It consists of three airlift squadrons and an Operations Support Squadron.

Other wing components are the 62d Maintenance Group, 62d Operations Group and 62d Medical Squadron.