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  • Finance specialists finishing end of year early

    For finance specialists here, the end of the year doesn't mean cocktail parties, champagne and noisemakers; and it isn't happening in December, it's happening now.A typical September in a government organization means spreadsheets, number crunching and scraping pennies together to purchase supplies.

  • Medical squadrons prepare for not one, but two inspections

    Don't give them anything to question. So give them everything they need. That's the operating standard for the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron and the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron as they prepare for an inspection.These two medical squadrons are preparing now for an Air Force Inspection

  • McChord Reservists keep safety a priority near summer's end

    With Labor Day approaching at light speed and "back-to-school" sale signs appearing in department store windows, the safety of our Reservists needs to remain a priority."The health, wellbeing and safety of our airmen are critical to our continued ability to prosecute the war and safeguard this

  • Sick, injured during a deployment? Talk to your care coordinator

    The Air Force constantly develops resources and programs to aid Airmen, physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. However, a lot of Airmen don't get as much exposure to these resources when they might need them most.Fortunately, Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, who've been wounded

  • Communities support military families Sept. 8

    While some Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing will be off practicing for the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection, their families can enjoy free food, entertainment and community support at the 10th Annual Military Family Day in Lacey, Wash.Sponsored by the Hawks Prairie Rotary, the

  • Salutes for August 2012

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring.A special congratulations to our Reservists selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel:Easter Aubert, 446th AESRobert Campbell, 97th ASKristina Forbes, 446th

  • McChord Citizen Airmen, kin celebrate family day

    Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing shared a fun-and-sun-filled afternoon of festivities with their families during the 446th AW Family Day here, Aug. 11. Each group, and the wing staff, threw parties celebrating the families of the wing's Citizen Airmen at various locations on Joint Base

  • Emergency managers plan for worst, hope for best

    Bombs are exploding, chemical weapons have contaminated half the base, badly injured airmen are scattered everywhere, communication systems are down and there's a fire inside the wing headquarter building.This could very well be the scene during the 446th Airlift Wing's Operational Readiness

  • MooseFest awards top performers

    The 446th Maintenance Group held their MooseFest awards at Heritage Hill here, Aug. 11. The Air Force has many awards, but MooseFest is an opportunity to recognize top maintenance performers, whose work contributes to our wing mission each and every day."These people were selected by their peers

  • Mental Health Nurses provide critical service to Air Force

    For some airmen, finding a kind ear and expertise from someone in the mental health profession can mean the difference between life and death. Maj. Brian Cunningham, a 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron mental health nurse here, finds a sense of purpose by caring, listening and teaching mindfulness

  • McChord Reserve medical unit to receive crucial, limited training

    A team of 16 Reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here, will head to Camp Bullis, Texas during the August Reserve weekend for a week-long training course. This training will also shape the future of the ASTS mission as a whole.The McChord team consists of health services management

  • History brings patient care full circle

    Seriously injured in an eight-story fall from a hotel ledge in Thailand, 17-year-old Kurt Krusekopf was airlifted on a Reserve aeromedical evacuation flight for life-saving care. That was 37 years ago, yet that mission is memorialized in the history of the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.Maj.

  • McChord Reserve aircrew to use iPads for smooth information access

    The Reserve aircrews in the 446th Airlift Wing won't be using their fingertips to flip through thick technical orders to increase their knowledge anymore. Instead, they will be drawing them across touch screens on light and handy electronic tablets.Air Mobility Command purchased about 300 Apple iPad

  • Reserve aeromedical evacuation squadron on the move

    Imagine working in a building with no air conditioning, a leaky roof, cracked walls, a poor telecommunications system and no storage space for vital equipment. Add 150 people into a space designed for half that number and you'll get a glimpse into the workspace Reservists from the 446th Aeromedical