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  • Call goes out for NCOs to teach new recruits at McChord Field

    NCOs with a desire to teach and help shape our newest 446th Airlift Wing Airmen can volunteer with the 446th AW's Development and Training Flight.Newly-enlisted Reservists who are waiting to attend basic military training will be drilling on Saturday of the October, November and December Reserve

  • C-17 still delivering hope, combat support after 20 years

    Hundreds gathered here Sept. 15 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the C-17A Globemaster III's maiden flight -- from a manufacturing plant in Long Beach, Calif. to Edwards -- that took just over two hours.Millions of flight hours later, the Globemaster has lived up to its name -- delivering its

  • McChord Airmen make first-ever mid-winter airdrop over South Pole

     For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to McChord Field successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole. Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings teamed up to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole

  • Families of deployed Airmen enjoy quarterly dinners

    The quarterly Deployed Families Dinner was held Sept. 19, 2011, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The event, which includes face painting, a meal, and more, is held to support families who are currently dealing with a deployment of a loved one. Reservists

  • Guidance on sanctuary revised, requires review

    Sanctuary. If you're old enough to think of the movie "Logan's Run" when you hear "Sanctuary," then you're probably old enough to qualify for it.  You won't be renewed (as depicted in the movie), but as long as you meet the other requirements you can earn sancutary.Title 10 United States Code

  • Reservist bats a thousand on making Air Force softball team

    Your parent, mentor, or boss might have told you to swing for the fences once on a project or venture in life. In one Reserve Airman's case, she did and made the team- four years in a row.A staff sergeant with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here, is doing it as a player on the Air Force

  • Rookie Air Force Reserve recruiter crushes expectations

    Some experts will warn you to pace yourself when you are starting a new task or job because immediate burn-out may occur.Apparently, Master Sgt. Christopher Brown, a first-year recruiter with the Air Force Reserve, Western Reserve Squadron, Tacoma, Wash. office didn't get the memo.Since Brown

  • Multiple construction projects in progress, planned around JBLM

    JBLM gate and road constructionIf you travel on or around Lewis-Main, you may be interested in road construction projects planned and ongoing.The JBLM commander is considering a plan to build a new gate for access to and egress from JBLM-Lewis North in the vicinity of South Drive and

  • JBLM Community Ledger

    ACAP job fairThe Army Career and Alumni Program Job Fair will be here soon. Representatives from more than 35 local, national and international employers will be at the American Lake Community Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 29. This is a golden opportunity for

  • Commissary sales set for Oregon sites

    All DOD ID card holders, including DOD retirees and dependents, who can make their way to Roseburg or Pendleton, Ore., are invited to shop a commissary on-site sale set for each location. Sale items may include paper products, soap and cleaning products, canned goods, sodas, sport drinks, water,

  • Traffic safety a continuing focus for fall months

    With the Critical Days of Summer in the rearview mirror, it's time to look down the road and prepare for the fall and winter months ahead."This fiscal year, the Air Force has suffered nearly 50 off-duty fatalities, with half of these occurring during three-month Critical Days campaign, due to safety

  • McChord Reservists ready for ORI

    Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing took to the 'deployment line' on September 10-11 to participate in an operational readiness exercise in preparation for next year's operational readiness inspection. Airmen from multiple career fields participated in this exercise, working side by side with