McChord Field
McChord Field (still referred to as McChord AFB by some as of 2023) is a United States Air Force base in the northwest United States, in Pierce County, Washington. South of Tacoma, McChord AFB is the home of the 62d Airlift Wing, Air Mobility Command, the airbase’s primary mission being worldwide strategic airlift.
| McChord Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Near Lakewood, Washington in the United States of America | |||||||||
Aerial view of McChord AFB during 2003. | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 47°08′51″N 122°28′46″W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||
| Website | www.mcchord.af.mil | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1927 (as Tacoma Field) | ||||||||
| In use | 1927 – 2010 | ||||||||
| Fate | Merged in 2010 to become an element of Joint Base Lewis–McChord | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: TCM, ICAO: KTCM, FAA LID: TCM | ||||||||
| Elevation | 98.1 metres (322 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
The McChord AFB 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.
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