For the first time in seven years, the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow and Warrior Expo was held Saturday and Sunday at McChord Field.
The event was free and open to the public.
There were static displays and a car show along with the aviation demonstrations that are sure to awe and inspire.
“We’re very excited to welcome our community to come to the airshow to give them a flavor of what we do here,” said Lt. Col. Timothy Rawson, JBLM Airshow and Warrior Expo director. “It’s taken the dedication of hundreds of people to make this event happen, and no one is prouder than I am to be able to showcase their hard work. This is going to be an incredible event for everyone to enjoy.”
The show began at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with a joint force demonstration featuring JBLM’s own fixed and rotary wing aviators and ground vehicles from the Army and the Air Force.
In addition to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, several of JBLM’s own stars made appearances in the air, including AH-64E Apache and MH-47 Chinook helicopters. The C-17 West Coast Demo Team, based out of JBLM, showcased the airlift capabilities of what the U.S. Army calls “the most versatile cargo jet in the world.”
On the ground, spectators got a chance to step inside some of the more than 60 air and land vehicles on static display from both the Army and Air Force, which included the C-17 and Stryker vehicles.
The show also included “Tora, Tora, Tora,” a live reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, pyrotechnics.
