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  • Salutes for February

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who in February are promoted, new to the wing, or retiring.PromotionsMaster SergeantAlbert Malave, 446th AESTechnical SergeantJesse Berg, 446th CESTrevor Rogers, 446th CESErin Trimble, 446th OGStaff SergeantJesse Cox, 446th

  • Tax center gearing up for another busy season

    The tax man cometh -- but thanks to Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tax Center, help filing your taxes is close at hand.The tax center offers services for free to active-duty servicemembers, their families and retirees, intended to help ease financial burdens during tax time, he said. Reservists with the

  • Employer Orientation Day offers civilian employers a taste of Reserve life

    Civilian employers of Reservists are required to let their employee go when duty calls.  Often times all they know is that they're valued employee is missing, probably having a good time somewhere like Hawaii.While it is true that occasionally Reservists depart for annual training to what many

  • Celebrate military night with Washington Stealth

    The Washington Stealth lacrosse team is inviting members from the 446th Airlift Wing and servicemembers from other branches out to enjoy an action-packed night to see the Stealth take on the Edmonton Rush, Feb. 12 at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. at 7:00 p.m.This game is to honor the dedication,

  • Construction at McChord main gate begins Feb. 10

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord McChord Field main gate will be undergoing a major facelift starting Feb. 10.JBLM Directorate of Emergency Services Chief of Installation Access Larry Freeman said everything is in place to begin work on the main gate."Starting Feb. 10, the Woodbrook Housing Gate will be

  • Be on the look out for Air Force community assessement surveys

    Invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment will be sent out Jan. 25. The assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family advocacy programs, health and wellness centers, mental health clinics and child

  • Practice makes perfect for 446th Operations Group crew

    "Train as you fight, fight as you train" is a motto that is plastered on walls and heard down the halls of military units around the world.Whenever an Air Force aircraft takes off, whether on a local training mission or for a deployment to a combat zone, the motto's essence is felt starting from the

  • Attention Lakewood military families!

    The Lakewood Patch, www.patch.com, is an electronic Lakewood community gathering place, which reports news, events, videos, restaurant reviews, high-school sports, etc.They're currently seeking families of military service men and women who are interested in contributing to a series that looks at

  • 446th AES takes Seahawks' "12 Man" on mission

    Reservists with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of McChord Field, Wash. take a moment to appreciate the Seattle Seahawks' Spirit of the 12th Man during a training mission here. Capt. Lee Wilkerson, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from Spokane, Wash., who injured his neck in Hawaii, helps

  • 446th CES Reservist is Air Force top civil engineer Reserve NCO manager

    If the gifts of this recent holiday season were measured by the number of awards decorating the mantle of the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, then Master Sgt. Glen Tuttle might be confused with Santa Claus. In November, the 446th CES EOD Flight NCO in charge was

  • 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron part of an IMAX experience

    Did you know we have movie stars in the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron? During the summer of 2010 our fellow Reservists were deployed to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. where they were met by an IMAX film crew. As it turns out, the Reservists from McChord Field and the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation

  • Care and support for fallen heroes

    Reservists from the 446th Force Support Squadron, Services Flight here, are about halfway through their Air Expeditionary Force rotation at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Force Base, Del., in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom.The six-person team has been

  • 446th Airlift Wing Reservists refine U.S. customs process

    Two 446th Logistics Readiness Flight logistics planners helped streamline a nail-biting redeployment process that previously took 14-hours to complete, whittling the waiting period down to as little as six hours. The Reservists accomplished the task of getting people home as part of the 386th

  • AFNet Migration full speed ahead

    The Air Force Network migration project has migrated its way to McChord Field, and Reservists here should soon reap the benefits. Beginning Jan. 17, computer experts with the 446th Airlift Wing will transfer all network computer accounts from the current "stand-alone" major command network (Air