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  • Maj. Williams 446th AMXS Assumption of Command

    Maj. David Williams (right) assumes command of the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron by receiving the unit guidon from Col. Robert Griffith, 446th Maintenance Group commander, Feb. 4, 2023, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. An assumption of command ceremony allows service members to witness

  • 446 MXG Assumption of Command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Meyer (left), 446th Airlift Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Robert A. Griffith in an assumption of command ceremony, Feb. 4, 2023, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Before assuming command of the 446th Maintenance Group, Griffith served as the 307th

  • Crew chief inspects C-17 aircraft

    Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a C-17 Globemaster at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. Inspecting the top of the C-17 is a critical step in the Basic Post-flight Operation inspection checklist to identify anything broken or missing

  • Recruiting Service adding recruiters to address maintenance shortage

    In a move designed to increase the number of maintenance air reserve technicians, the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service and Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, known as A4, have teamed up to create a group of recruiters dedicated to the ART mission.

  • AMXS commander leaves for AFNIC

    Col. Maureen Carroll (right), 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, poses for a photo in a C-17 Globemaster III with Col. (Ret.) Jerry Thayer June 4, 2016, on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord flight line. Carroll will leave the 446th Airlift Wing to be the individual mobilization augmentee to