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  • Aerial port Reservists leave brand in Hawaii

    About 30 Citizen Airmen from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron here returned from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 3, after conducting their annual training requirements. During their two-week temporary duty, the McChord Reservists provided aerial port assistance for the 735th Air Mobility

  • Civilian employers learn about Air Force Reserve, wing mission

    On one of the first sunny days of the year here May 4, the 446th Airlift Wing hosted Employer Orientation Day to demonstrate to employers the mission of the wing and the responsibilities Reservists have in their Air Force Reserve jobs.The goal was to give the employers a better understanding of what

  • Team McChord responds to Antarctica medevac

    Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings completed a winter emergency medical evacuation mission in Antarctica April 22.In a matter of 60 hours after leaving McChord Field, the team successfully transported a patient requiring urgent medical attention from the National Science Foundation's

  • McChord Reserve wing puts new twist on Employer Orientation Day

    Due to sequestration, the 446th Airlift Wing has put a spin to their biannual Employer Orientation Day here, May 4. Traditionally, the Reservists' civilian employers board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a local flight as part of the event. With the flight being postponed, employers will get a

  • Local radio station gives props to servicemembers

    KMPS 94.1 FM Seattle's Country, would love to send shout outs to our Reservists. But there's one problem. They don't know who to send them to! Every morning at 6:35 a.m., the Johnson and Johnson Morning Show proudly honors the hard-working men and women of our nation's military with a Servicemember

  • Reserve first sergeant saves life, earns award

    When an everyday citizen performs a heroic act in order to rescue a fellow human being, it's often a matter of life and death. Because of this, they're likely to receive some type of praise. But when a person in the military or first-responder field executes an extraordinary deed to save another

  • Group commander's first goal - learn to fly the C-17

    Good first goal for the new 446th Operations Group commander - learn how to fly the C-17, aircraft of choice here.Col. Scott Snyder, who assumed command of the operations group March 3, had just about a week to reacquaint himself with the area after his move from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to

  • Salutes for April 2013

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring.PromotionsMaster SergeantJeffery Densley, 446th ASTSMatthew McCabe, 446th ASTSJames Ward, 446th FSSTechnical SergeantAlissa Kantnik, 446th FSSPaul Rose, 86th APSJean