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

How We Serve - Senior Airman Cody Erlei

Retired pilot swears in new cop

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

Reservists join Mariners in salute

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McChord loadmaster lands after record-setting flying career

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

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Aeromedical evacuation Airmen train for casualty movement

When personnel are injured in Afghanistan, help is no farther away than a medic's tactical field care, a nine-line medevac request, and a helicopter flight to a forward operating base. Depending on the severity of an injury, a wounded service member may be sent to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Reservists implement money-saving fix

Saving the Air Force money doesn't always mean cutting the budget. Sometimes it means just looking at a task and realizing some good old fashion do-it-yourself effort will do the trick.In recent months, maintenance workers on the C-17 have come across cracks in the engine exhaust turning lip

Reservist dubs boss a patriotic employer