The McChord Air Museum, founded in 1982 by the McChord Air Museum Foundation (a non-profit organization), is the official USAF Heritage Center whose mission is to portray the history of McChord Field, the aircraft woven through that history and the people who made that history part of the heritage of McChord. That mission is accomplished by the exhibit of aircraft, and scaled models, unit exhibits, extensive collection of armament, instruments, paintings and art from the USAF art collection, photographs, vintage uniforms and other memorabilia.