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  • 446th Airlift Wing to bring home ‘heavy metal’ this weekend

    The 446th Airlift Wing has earned three awards from the Airlift/Tanker Association, which will be presented at the 2011 ATA Convention in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 3 - 6. The awards are scheduled to be given out Nov. 5, and are the Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Award, best ramp fuel accuracy, and best

  • Maintenance welcomes a new commander

    Air Force Reservists change locations almost as much as the active force. They go where they are needed, and where the command can benefit most from their skills and knowledge. Some move across the state, while others move clear across the country.Col. Alan Lerner joined the 446th Airlift Wing

  • Veterans Day offers available to Reservists

    Veterans Day is a time to honor America's military veterans, past and present. Some Americans recognize our veterans with parades, such as the one in Auburn, Wash., Nov.6, where the 446th Airlift Wing will provide a C-17 flyover. Others honor veterans through special offers.Local offers have been

  • Reservists can nominate employers for Employer Support Freedom Award

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the DoD's highest award for civilian employers supporting Guard and Reserve members. The DoD encourages all

  • Towing of abandoned, illegally parked vehicles will commence Nov. 11

    The installation provost marshal has a stern, but fair warning to the community regarding illegally-parked vehicles. All trailers, boats, RVs and non functioning vehicles illegally parked on Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be towed, starting Nov. 11, at the owner's expense. That is the final day of

  • Kandahar rocket attack makes medical Airmen bleed valor

    Rocket attacks in Afghanistan are as common as rain in the Pacific Northwest. However, this time when a rocket hit recently, Maj. Kelli Bowen, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility administrator, would have welcomed the rain here.Bowen and her roommate exchange text messages after every rocket

  • Looking for a job? Resources available in the wing

    Job search resources are available at the 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office.  If you are looking for a civilian job or looking to upgrade the one you have now, there are resources available to you at the 446th AW Public Affairs Office, Bldg. 1214, Room 110, as well as at the Airman and Family

  • McChord Reserve flying squadron commander takes on unique mission in Turkey

    The mission of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, is to provide global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian relief, to create an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies throughout U.S. Central Command.One might imagine the

  • McChord Airmen help evacuate ill woman from the ice

    On the bottom of the world, in icy temperatures that will instantly freeze every bone in the body, is not the ideal place to be when sick. In today's military, one of the many capabilities available is the ability to move people in need of care to safety. What started out as a routine mission as

  • Prepare now for successful operational readiness inspection

    Break out the AFMAN 10-100 and start studying. Don't know what an AFMAN 10-100 is? Maybe you know it better as the Airman's Manual, a guide to all knowledge required to succeed on a deployment or an Operational Readiness Inspection.It's still a year away, but it's never too soon to prepare for the

  • McChord aircrew gives Hillary Clinton ride on C-17

    It was originally planned as a "routine" airlift mission. But a Reserve aircrew, along with an active-duty crewmember, ended up carrying precious cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III to Tripoli, Libya earlier this week.The seven-man crew, made up of six Reservists and an active-duty pilot, were given the

  • Yakima, Wash., location of next on-site commissary sale

    All DOD ID card holders, including DOD retirees and dependents, who can make their way to Yakima, Wash., this weekend are invited to shop a commissary on-site sale set for Oct. 21-22. Sale items may include paper products, soap and cleaning products, canned goods, sodas, sport drinks, water, laundry

  • Wounded patients hitch ride home on C-17 with Reserve aircrew

    For the troops who get wounded serving on the front line in the area of responsibility sacrificing their lives for the greater good of the country, it is important they receive quality medical care at home. An aircrew from the 313th Airlift Squadron flew a mission, Oct. 8 - 11, which took injured

  • Care, share holiday spirit with fellow Reservists, families

    Halloween, which is just around the corner, is a scary good time for many. What's not a scary good time is what will follow for some Reservists and their families; a bleak holiday season.Members of the 446th Airlift Wing can brighten the outlook for the upcoming holiday season through the wing's