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  • 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

  • September Salutes

    Promotions, newcomers and those retiring in the month of August with the 446th Airlift Wing.Promotions Master SergeantAlexander Almonte, 446th CESDonald Marchel, 86th APSThomas Wheeler, 446th MXSTechnical SergeantKimberly Fisher, 313th ASNorman Padrones, 36th APSBenjaman Thomsen, 86th APSRyan

  • Lacey celebration supports military families

    The 8th Annual Military Family Support Day in Lacey, Wash., is Sept. 11, 10 a.m., to 2 p.m. at Cabela's in Lacey, Wash.. Sponsored by the Hawks Prairie Rotary, this is a community-supported event celebrating our military families and offering free food and games, demonstrations from Air Force

  • Airlift moves mountains for Afghanistan surge

    During a recent commander's call, Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., commander of Air Mobility Command, may have best cited the importance of airlift to today's military when he said, "One mission can change the world."As one of AMC's core capabilities, airlift remains a staple in getting the "beans and

  • Mission support group sees change of command in September

    After a little over three and a half years as commander of the 446th Mission Support Group, Col. Craig Petersen will relinquish command of the group to Col. Gerald Vowell.The change of command for the 446th Airlift Wing's largest group will be Sept. 12 at Bldg. 1422 on JBLM McChord Field at 2

  • McChord Reservists prepare to deploy

    Over the course of the next couple of weeks, more than 60 Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing will depart for various locations across Southwest Asia. And about 95 more within the next few months.Airmen from the 36th and 86th Aerial Port Squadrons, and the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

  • Sesame Street characters visit military families Aug. 25-26

    Military families may enjoy two free performances Aug. 25 and 26 by The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families at JBLM Lewis Main.The show will have performances at the Carey Theater on JBLM Lewis Main 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 25 and noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 26.Admission is free to military ID card

  • Submit your claim for retroactive stop loss before Oct. 21

    Airmen, veterans and beneficiaries who were involuntarily extended under Stop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, are eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay. If your enlistment was involuntarily extended due to Stop Loss and you have yet to file a claim for RSLSP, the last day

  • Fourteen majors earn promotion to lieutenant colonel

    Fourteen Reservists in the 446th Airlift Wing have been selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel.Scott Amerman, 97th Airlift SquadronMichael Bautista, 728th ASSteven Bird, 446th Aerospace Medicine SquadronChristopher Cullen, 313th ASMichael Haedt, 313th ASJennifer Hrivnak, 446th Aeromedical

  • Reserve, active-duty aircrews support Pakistan flood relief efforts

    Reserve and active-duty aircrews assigned to 446th and 62d Airlift Wings depart McChord Field today in support of Pakistan humanitarian relief operations.An aircrew from the 728th Airlift Squadron, led by Lt. Col. Fran Whiting, will fly to Cherry Point, N.C., to pick up and transport a Marine Corps

  • If you live in Oregon, you can shop the commissary in Oregon

    Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing are encouraged to take advantage of savings on popular grocery items at the next Commissary on-site sales taking place in Oregon. There will be a sale in LaGrande, Ore, at the National Guard Armory, 404 12th Street, Aug. 20-22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Sept. 17

  • Operation Deep Freeze in gear with arrival of first C-17 in Antarctica

    A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., supporting the U.S. Antarctic Program, landed safely at the Pegasus airfield near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on Aug. 15, ushering in the 2010 Winfly season. C-17 flights for Operation Deep Freeze are flown by Reserve and active-duty

  • Enthusiasm soars at 446th Airlift Wing Family Day

    Gray cloudy weather could not stop this year's 446th Airlift Wing Family Day picnic from being another fun-filled event. Reservists and their families enjoyed lunch, games, contests, music, static displays and much more. In addition to the annual picnic, eligible spouses of Reservists flew on a C-17