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The gate will be closed this week for repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Staff Judge Advocate has not released the driver\u2019s name, Dimico said, adding that the driver was \u201cimpaired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is an unusual occurrence that rarely happens but is always the result of an impaired driver,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Base officials would not release the make, model or year of the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcchord.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/2693900\/62nd-airlift-wing\/\" target=\"_blank\">McChord Field<\/a> is home to a wide variety of units and missions, according to the host unit\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 62nd Airlift Wing is the active-duty unit on McChord Field and along with its Reserve partner, the 446th Airlift Wing, flies 50 C-17 Globemaster IIIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JBLM is also home to the Army I Corps headquarters, the 7th Infantry Division, 1st Special Forces Group and the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. 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