JBLM McChord Field (TCM/KTCM)

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formerly named McChord Air Force Base.

Established as Tacoma Field in 1937. Redesignated McChord Field on 17 December 1937. Designated in honor of Col. William C. McChord, killed in an airplane crash on 18 August 1937 near Goodland, VA.

US Air Force Base in Tacoma, WA.

62nd Airlift Wing [62nd AW]
4th AS (C-17 Globemaster III)
7th AS (C-17 Globemaster III)
8th AS (C-17 Globemaster III)

Runway 16/34
Dimensions: 10108 x 150 ft. / 3081 x 46 m

Formerly home to the Headquarters, 17th Bombardment Group from 1940 to 1941, the 34th Bombardment Squadron from 1940 to 1941, the 73rd Bombardment Squadron from 1940 to 1941, the 89th Reconnaissance Squadron from 1940 to 1941, the 91st Observation Squadron from 1940 to 1941, and the 95th Bombardment Squadron from 1940 to 1941.