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  • 86th Aerial Porters deploy to Kirkuk

    About 19 Reservists from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron deployed in September to support an Air Expeditionary Force rotation to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The Reservists are attached to the 321st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron.Beyond the 100 plus degree heat, what challenges the

  • 446th Airlift Wing hosts "awesome" Employer Orientation Day

    "Awesome day," said Brenda Pollard, a local supervisor with Installation Transportation, during the 446th Airlift Wing's Employer Orientation Day, Oct. 2. This is just one of the many sentiments expressed by civilian employers from across the Northwest region who participated in the event at McChord

  • Reserve aerial porters going to the "Dawgs," Oct. 24

    It's not always fun being guinea pigs but a six-member aerial port team is pretty stoked to be the first to represent the 446th Airlift Wing at Port Dawg Challenge, a new competition taking place at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 25-29. The Port Dawg Challenge is carded to become the

  • "This has been a big, happy part of my life"

    There's an old saying that the only constant is change. With change inevitably comes a look back.In her final days as vice commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, Col. Lisa Tank is reflecting on a legacy of leadership, one that is leaving an indelible mark on Reservists here. The colonel has been

  • Joint base operator service effective Oct 1

    Joint Base Final Operation Capability became effective Oct 1, 2010.  Under the new system there will be some interim change to the telephone directory and operator service. Under the Army operator coverage, The Network Enterprise Center will staff live operator support from 7:00.a.m.  to 7:00

  • 446th Mission Support Group adapting to joint base changes

    Reserve Airmen from the 446th Mission Support Group here are now getting support from various Army programs as part of the joint base realignment by the Department of Defense. However, for now, the group will not undergo a restructure like the one that recently took place with its active duty

  • Uniform changes effective 1 Oct

    Oct. 1 not only signals the beginning of a new fiscal year, it also signifies the time when many uniform changes come into effect. The following is a list of the upcoming changes: -- The 2EXX, 3AXXX and 3CXXX Air Force Specialty Code legacy badges will no longer be worn.-- The green fleece outer

  • New mission support commander returns to his roots

    The 446th Mission Support Group here has a new face at the top, but it's one that might be familiar to some of the 446th Airlift Wing's more seasoned veterans. Col. Gerald Vowell took over as 446th MSG commander in September, making this his third assignment here. Colonel Vowell arrives from MacDill

  • I-5 construction will affect travel to McChord Field

    Reservists traveling to McChord Field on I-5 for the next couple of UTAs will experience travel delays due to construction the weekends of The Washington State Department of Transportation will be closing all but one lane of I-5 in both directions near Bridgeport Way Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 1-3, to

  • Reservist gets out from behind the desk and into the mission

    While the mission of airlift is the bread and butter of the 446th Airlift Wing, a good majority of the Reservists in the unit never experience that mission first hand. Certainly it would be hard to imagine any need to have a finance management specialist on an airlift mission.Despite his desk-bound

  • Changes coming to Air Force network, e-mail operations

    The Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz signed a directive memorandum recently granting the Air Force Network Operations commander centralized order-issue authority over the operation, defense, maintenance and control of Air Force networks. As part of an ongoing service-wide cyber

  • Community hosts Airmen Appreciation Lunch

    As the hungry crowd lined up for Dave's Famous BBQ, representatives from the community served McChord's Airmen lunch as a way to thank them for their service and patriotism.Members from Harborstone Credit Union, Air Force Association, Air Force Sergeant's Association Auxiliary and Support America's

  • Patriotism soars at 8th Annual Military Family Support Day

    An outpouring of support for military families was felt by everyone during the 8th Annual Military Family Support Day sponsored by the Lacey Chamber of Commerce and Hawks Prairie Rotary Club with other local businesses on Sept. 11. Honoring patriots and their families for serving our nation, the

  • 446th SFS takes "Fit to Fight" seriously

    Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron here bore a striking resemblance to Chuck Norris' character in "Walker, Texas Ranger" during a defensive tactics training course Sept. 11-12 designed to give security forces personnel the upper hand in any battle against the bad guys.The 446th SFS