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  • Female Airmen talk to Customs and Border Protection recruiter at a booth.

    Rainier Wing hosts job fair Oct. 16

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Col. Michael Brydie, a national recruiter as well as program manager and border liaison/community outreach officer at the Seattle Field Office, explains about the available career fields within the CBP to interested Reserve Citizen Airmen at a job fair event with the 446th
  • Maj. Emily Yturralde, an Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron here, receives fuel on March 11, 2021, from the newest tanker in the Air Force fleet, a KC-46 Pegasus.

    Fly girls: Women in the 446th AW share why they wanted to fly

    Regardless of how each of these four women came to fly or why they chose to join the Air Force Reserve, or the multiples decisions they have to make daily, Thornburg sums up why these women all fly. “To this day I think that when we fly all the issues and problems stay on the ground, in the air we are free.”
  • Two medical professionals smile at New York City Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

    446th medical professionals return home from COVID-19 relief efforts in NYC

    “In the hospital's intensive care unit, whenever a patient was extubated, the hospital would play celebration music,” said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Pen Hou. “We knew then that a patient was likely to have recovered and could be turned to less acuity care. I heard more and more music every day, and one day, one of the ICUs had been closed because it was not
  • Air Force Reservist in firefighter gear

    Out of the flight suit: A 446th AW Reservist uses a particular skill to fight COVID-19

    A C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, fights COVID-19 not on an aircraft, but with fire.Air Force Reservist Senior Master Sgt. Scott Hesse is a firefighter in Tacoma, Washington, in his civilian capacity. As a firefighter during the pandemic declared on March 11, Hesse, don in personal protective equipment,
  • Chaplain (Capt.) Pedro Jimenez Barros, born in Spain, conducts religious service on the unit training assembly weekend Dec. 7, 2019 here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

    Meet Rainier Wing's Newest Chaplain from Spain

    As Airmen, we follow three core values to keep true to the Air Force creed. One of these is Service before Self, which can leave us feeling empty and tired at the end of our day, but Chaplain (Capt.) Pedro Jimenez Barros of the 446th Airlift Wing, is here to help.“Spirituality is an important component of Airmen fitness, because spiritual health
  • C-17 Globemaster III assigned to McChord Field takes off from Selah airstrip at Yakima Training Center May 1, 2019. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing delivered two Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during a readiness exercise. It was the first time Reserve Citizen Airmen utilized the newly refurbished runway.

    Yakima landing boosts Rainier Wing readiness

    For the first time, 446th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen landed at the newly restored Selah airstrip at the Yakima Training Center and accomplished readiness training May 1. While engaged in an exercise at the training center, Army officials called upon two C-17 Globemaster III units to transport four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters were needed as part of the Joint Warfighting Assessment 19, a joint multinational military exercise conducted at YTC April 8 to May 11.
  • Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing

    Awards ceremony recognizes excellence

    Every year the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing celebrates top performers with an annual awards presentation. This year, Col. Sean Pierce, 446th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, presented awards for outstanding achievement at the McChord Club May 3.“Having an annual awards ceremony is a way to
  • Col. Sean P. Pierce, 446th Airlift Wing commander, is welcomed home at the Seattle International Airport by family and 446th Reserve Citizen Airmen in March. Pierce served as the Mobility Forces director for U.S. Central Command, working for the CEPAC Air Forces Central Command (CFACC) commander in Qatar. (Courtesy Photo)

    Technology, fitness helps resiliency during deployment

    Col. Sean P. Pierce, 446th Airlift Wing commander, recently returned from a six-month long deployment and shared his deployment experience, as well as tips on staying resilient while deployed.
  • Patient Interview rooms at renovated 446th AMDS facility.

    446th AMDS reopens with improved capabilities

    446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron reopens doors in renovated building.
  • The 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness team and the 446 AW Command Chief are gathered for a group photo.

    DOD Reserve Family Readiness Award awarded to Rainier Wing

    The 446th Airman and Family Readiness team was recently notified it was selected as the 2018 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award winners.
  • Members of Team McChord participate in the Mask Confidence Course

    Mask confidence training enhances readiness

    Over 80 Reserve Citizen Airmen participated in unique training designed to enhance members’ confidence in wearing the gas mask and protective gear during chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training March 1 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
  • Team McChord conducts C-17 Globemaster III aerial refueling with the U.S. Air Force’s newest KC-46 Pegasus tanker Jan. 29

    Reservists refuel, train with KC-46

    Team McChord performed an aerial refueling in the C-17 Globemaster III during a series of special missions to train KC-46 Pegasus aircrew Jan. 29 through Feb. 1, for the first time ever.
  • the Cube

    Cube initiative comes to the Rainier Wing

    In an effort to positively impact recruiting, retention and readiness, the Air Force Reserve Command has created a program called the Cube. It provides a model for the 446th Airlift Wing to bring together key individuals to identify and improve manning trends.
  • U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and British Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Regiment Parachute Battalion C. Company, Colchester, England, board a C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., during Exercise Swift Response 18 (SR18) June 8, 2018. SR18 is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces in the world that demonstrates the ability of America's Global Response Force to work hand-in-hand with joint and total force partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Gracie I. Lee)

    Closing out an action-packed 2018

    The world is preparing to ring in the New Year and welcome in 2019. As 2018 comes to a close, it proved to be a year full of training, exercises and new leadership for the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing. Check out a summary of 2018 accomplishments and milestones pulled together from Public Affairs coverage.
  • Jill Marconi-Pyclik, director of 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness, sorts through school supplies for 446th AW families. Airman and Family Readiness also supports the wing throughout the holidays and deployments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Minnette Mason)

    Holidays enhanced by community, Airman and Family Readiness Center

    The 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, located at McChord Field, continues to be a hub of support and resources—especially during the holiday season. “[We want] all the folks we work with to have the happiest holidays possible,” said Master Sgt. Kathleen Myhre, NCO in charge of the wing A&FRC. Mhyre is one of a few full-time
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