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  • Hydrogen-powered bus to begin service on JBLM next week

    As part of a hydrogen fuel cell initiative, Joint Base Lewis-McChord received a hydrogen bus last year to develop a route to take Airmen and Soldiers, civilian employees and family members around the installation. The JBLM Duty Shuttle begins service April 30. The two-route shuttle system will cover

  • Team McChord Reservist wins Citizen-Soldier award

    Receiving tributes is the last thing on Staff Sgt. Ralph Godinez's mind when he submerges himself in community service activities. In fact, seeing the results his efforts produce is more than enough appreciation in his eye. However, fellow Airmen in his Reserve unit felt his efforts needed to be

  • Celebrating promotion with family

    Like a family reunion, Reservists and active-duty Airmen came together in early April to celebrate the achievement of one of their sons.Chief Master Sgt. Robert Richard, a Reservist assigned to the 555th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., earned his chief's stripes and wanted to

  • McChord Reservists bring medical equipment to El Salvador

    Reservists from the 97th Airlift Squadron left McChord April 14, flying to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio for a special mission: transporting medical supplies to a children's hospital in El Salvador.Thanks to the Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program and the 446th Airlift Wing, over 12,000

  • Reserve maintainers earn props from AMC

    Air Mobility Command has honored two Reservists from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here for their outstanding work as associate wing maintainers.Master Sgt. Jeffrey Daniels and Senior Airman Mailani Akey received the 2012 AMC Outstanding Reserve Associate Maintenance Award, which is given

  • Salutes for April 2012

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring.PromotionsChief Master SergeantAnthony Mack, 446th AWMaster SergeantJeremy Burlingame, 36th APSNatasha Kienow, 446th FSSLanisha Metz, 36th APSMichael Mundell, 97th

  • Seasoned medical officer learns by experience in deployment

    Even with a diverse skill set and years of training and experience, Maj. Peter Jorgensen proves there's always something new to learn.The 28-year medical professional has held many positions throughout a lucrative career, beginning as an enlisted logistician on active duty, up to his current

  • A Precious Work of Fiction

    You find yourself deployed halfway around the world, away from family and friends. You decide to sit and start writing. A world is created unlike the one you walk upon - a mystical realm. A land fraught with magic, mythical creatures, honorable knights, unsavory assassins, great kingdoms and

  • Force Support Airmen take services to Hawaii for off-station annual tour

    Reservists from the 446th Force Support Squadron left March 13 for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii to conduct their annual training tour. Eight Airmen from the Services Flight deployed to support the 647th Force Support Squadron in Hawaii during their two-week temporary duty.The team from

  • 446th AW medical units treat annual training requirements with innovation

    Every two years, Reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron must fulfill emergency medical technician training requirements for the Air Force. Typically this means a few days in a classroom with only a little bit of hands-on training.Last year, a

  • Family first focus for new FSS leader

    There's a new commander leading the charge at the 446th Force Support Squadron. While she expects professionalism and accountability from her Reserve Airmen, she probably wouldn't flinch if her new title was mistakenly identified as commander, family support squadron. Because for Lt. Col. Kelli