Reserve aeromedical team competes to configure KC-135 into air ambulance

Reservists supplement Team Pakistan for Air Mobility Command Rodeo aeromedical competition

Aerial port team maneuvers 10k forklift through obstacles

Air Mobility Rodeo offers some spectator-friendly events

Before all else, Airmen must be fit to fight. So it stands to reason the first ground competition of Air Mobility Rodeo is the Fit-to-Fight competition, an event the 446th Airlift Wing team won in 2009.Air Mobility Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's premier international combat

Making sustainable lasting peace goal of operations group commander

He has been the commander of the 446th Operations Group since September, yet hardly any of his Airmen have actually met him. Just as soon as Lt. Col. James Dignan arrived at McChord Field, Wash., as commander of the Reserve wing's operations group, he left. Within two weeks of arriving, this former

Air Force officials host first international AE conference

Hundreds of aeromedical evacuation professionals are here July 20-21, for the first-ever, U.S.-led international symposium on in-flight medical care.The International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference features speakers from a variety of countries sharing their stories, advice and

Mobility Airmen gather for international airdrop symposium

Mobility airmen from 26 countries are participating in the 2011 International Airdrop Symposium here, July 19-21.The symposium features a collection of people from throughout the world to exchange tactics, techniques and ideas on conducting airdrops, said Maj. Patrick Linson, symposium chairperson

Reserve's 728th Airlift Squadron welcomes Royal Netherlands Air Force to McChord Field

Reservists host team from Sweden for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

Rare mid-winter mission to Antarctica necessary for medical evacuation

It was a routine flight, unless you consider the extreme dark and extreme cold (-40 degrees Fahrenheit).Using night vision equipment and navigating around volcanic ash hazards, a Reservist with the 728th Airlift Squadron here piloted a C-17 Globemaster III on a mission June 30 to evacuate an

446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron featured Hollywood style

Roll out the red carpet for a free screening of the IMAX film "Rescue" at the Galaxy Theaters in Tacoma, Wash., 2208 Mildred St. West, July 21 at 7 p.m. Six Reservists with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron appear in the movie. The film highlights Reservists efforts following the earthquake

How We Serve: Health Services Manager

Command changes abound over weekend

Along with constant training, the 446th Airlift Wing saw a lot of changes at McChord Field during the July Reserve weekend.The event-filled weekend began July 9 with an All Call led by Fourth Air Force commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Kyle,. Kyle talked with Citizen Airmen about command priorities and

Rookie recruiter surpasses goals

In his first year, a new Reserve recruiter has exceeded not only his personal goals, but those of the Western Recruiting Squadron, Tacoma, Wash.Master Sgt. Chris Brown is a line recruiter with the Western Recruiting who sets high personal goals and delivers solid results. The 10-year Reservist has

SERE instructors teach survivor instinct, skills

You're flying mission-critical supplies to troops in the field behind enemy lines. Suddenly and without warning, your aircraft is rocked by a surface-to-air missile. The number two engine groans as oil pressure plummets and flames lick the cowling. The pilot radios a distress call and tells you and