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  • Nutrition, weight management class gives Reservists food for thought

    It may be easy to associate words like potassium citrate, sodium hexameta phosphate, monosodium glutamate and titanium dioxide with a chemistry experiment. But it may come as a surprise to know they are just some of the more common ingredients found in a typical diet today. The names of these

  • McChord's 627th Air Base Group realigns under center

    U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center officials assumed command of five Air Mobility Command organizations during a ceremony Jan 6 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The 627th Air Base Group from McChord Field, an active-duty unit, is included in this restructure.The AMC restructuring allows

  • January Salutes

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who in January are promoted, new to the wing, or retiring.Promotions Master SergeantRobert Rud, 36th APSTechnical SergeantStephen Ayala, 446th MXSBrendan Caldwell, 86th APSJuanita Elliott, 446th AESEric Ellis, 446th

  • New signals mark busy crosswalks

    McChord Field has recently installed flashing signs at five crosswalk locations, to include the active crosswalk between 446th Airlift Wing headquarters and the 446th Mission Support Group headquarters. Most of the new crosswalk signs are at intersections with uncontrolled crosswalks or in one

  • C-17 passes two million flying hours milestone

    This month, the C-17 Globemaster III celebrated its two millionth flight hour. Of those two million hours, the 446th Airlift Wing has flown 194,202.00 hours in the C-17.As a testament to the C-17 mission tempo, the aircraft passed its two millionth flight hour just four years after passing its first

  • Reserve loadmasters join active-duty for deployment

    As with any successful, well-executed dish, adding a few special spices is what elevates a meal to a five-star level. The same can be said with executing the airlift and airdrop missions in support of Operation New Dawn. In this case, the special spices sprinkled into the main dish are four Reserve

  • Reserve C-17 aircrews fly cargo, people into Antarctica

    An Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is supporting Operation Deep Freeze by serving as a bridge for cargo and personnel moving between Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica. C-17 flights for

  • Now taking applications for 446th Airlift Wing Employer Orientation Day

    The next 446th Airlift Wing Employer Orientation Day is April 2. Reservists from the 446th AW at McChord Field can nomination their immediate supervisor, their human resources specialists, or an executive or owner of the business they work for, to spend the day with the wing. Applications, available

  • Force support squadron officer best in field for 4th Air Force

    Lt. Col. Patricia Keenan, 446th Force Support Squadron, is the 4th Air Force nominee to Air Force Reserve Command for Force Support Reserve Component Field Grade Officer of the Year (ARC) - Installation Level. Among Colonel Keenan's many accomplishments was her six-month volunteer time serving in

  • Around the Wing

    A collection of photos of activities around the 446th Airlift Wing from the past couple of weeks. 

  • December Salutes

    PromotionsSenior Master SergeantBobby Lindsay, 446th MXSMaster SergeantRebeca Forgey, 446th CESBarry Fraissinet, 446th MXSDavid Powell, 446th CESTechnical SergeantMichael Bishop, 446th FSSJohn Carmack, 86th APSWalter Dreadful, 36th APSKing Ellis, 446th MOFEvan Mathiason, 86th APSMichael Paredes,

  • Swift-acting Reservists save life in Lakewood community

    Some quick thinking and vital medical training by two Reservists helped save a man suffering from an apparent cardiac arrest on Dec. 3 in Lakewood, Wash. While driving near Farwest Drive and Military Road at about 9 a.m., Senior Master Sgt. Bill Robison, a 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical

  • Flight surgeons bring hope and healing

    In countries fighting to build new futures, Reservists have an opportunity to help. Each day in a developing country is marked by challenges and setbacks, but the men and women from the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, are part of a remarkable medical team who help people reclaim their