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JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo July 15-16

By Joe Piek, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public AffairsJune 21, 2023

JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo July 15-16
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow is scheduled for July 15-16 at McChord Field. (Photo Credit: Toby Bartley, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Morale, Welfare and Recreation.) VIEW ORIGINAL
JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo July 15-16
2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The shuttle and parking information for the 2023 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airshow & Warrior Expo on McChord Field July 15-16. If you choose to drive to the airshow, carpooling is highly recommended due to limited parking. (Photo Credit: Joe Piek, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs) VIEW ORIGINAL

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. -- The JBLM Airshow & Warrior Expo is July 15-16 at McChord Field; it’s just three weeks away. The airshow is free and open to the public, and features the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The airshow theme is “Warriors Wanted: Explore Your Destiny.”

Here is key information about the airshow:

GENERAL PUBLIC PARKING

Off-Base Bus Shuttles. We recommend using the off-base shuttle buses to get to the airshow; PLEASE CARPOOL. Buses are free and start running at 9 a.m. from two locations.

  • JBLM DuPont Gate, I-5 Exit 119, Kaufman Ave, JBLM, Wash., 98433
  • Sound Transit Lakewood Station, 11424 Pacific Highway SW, Lakewood, Wash., 98499
  • SR 512 Park-and-Ride, 10617 S Tacoma Way, Lakewood, Wash., 98499

The general public may also drive to JBLM; however, due to limited parking, PLEASE CARPOOL. From I-5, take exit 125 and enter JBLM at the McChord Field gate. From there you will be directed where to park.

DOD ID CARDHOLDER PARKING

On-Base Bus Shuttles – We recommend using on-base shuttle buses to get to the airshow; please carpool. Buses are free and start running at 9 a.m. from two locations.

Enter the base via JBLM Main gates at exits 119 thru 122B, or the Lewis Main East Gate. Once on Lewis Main park at:

  • Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, Wash., 98431
  • Logistics Center, Rainier Drive, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., 98433

DOD ID cardholders may also drive to the airshow; PLEASE CARPOOL due to limited parking. Please use the McChord Field Barnes Gate from Perimeter Road or drive across Unity Bridge from Lewis Main, and park in any open parking lot on McChord Field south of Col. Joe Jackson Blvd. There will be shuttle buses on the boulevard to get you to the airshow entrance.

Come out and “Meet your Military.”