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  • Medical doctor sees service as enlisted medical technician as opportunity

    Aaron Soto Valencia is a man who jumps at opportunities. Going from being a credentialed medical doctor to an Air Force Reserve enlisted medical technician is one of those opportunities. How is that an opportunity you may ask? Well, opportunity is all in your perspective and from Airman Soto

  • Physical fitness uniform has wear guidelines too

    The new physical fitness test requirements have me shaking in my shoes! Not because I won't be able to do enough sit-ups or push-ups, but because I'm not sure how to wear the PT uniform and now we're going to be tested twice a year! Prepare for your PT test well ahead of time. And once the day

  • Now accepting applications for next Employer Orientation Day

    Employers who have a clear understanding of what their employees do while serving in the Air Force Reserve are more likely to be supportive of their employees and can proudly claim they are doing their part for national security. Gaining that clear understanding of Reservists and their role in our

  • Air Force Reservists excel at Global Medic 2010

    "It was unbelievable. The most realistic exercise I've ever experienced. I learned a lot about the differences and similarities between the Air Force and the Army and our roles in a deployed situation," said 1st Lt. Janine Shreve, a flight nurse with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

  • Reservists volunteer to help inner-city youth soar

    For 11-year-old Angela from Olympia, Wash., camp was going great till someone mentioned a plane ride. Having never been on an airplane before, Angela was a little nervous, to say the least. But, after she performed a pre-flight checklist, helped the other kids board the plane and made sure they were

  • Air Expo thunders to life July 17-18

    Attack is imminent. Unaware and unprepared, the personnel on the airfield go about their routines. Just hours before, an Air Force Combat Control Team silently parachuted nearby and, under the concealment of darkness, secured vantage points around the airfield to conduct radio communications and

  • McChord's Reserve aerial port squadrons support Haiti mission

    As normalcy gradually returns to Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January, the U.S. military's mission gradually shifts from providing relief aid, to supporting the Haitian's efforts to return to managing routine operations in their country.Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Green, 36th Aerial

  • Electronic vouchers becoming mandatory for Reservists

    As of July 1, Reservists must file their mileage-only travel vouchers electronically. Reservists can use the following link to access the e-voucher system:https://efinanceworkspace.wpafb.af.mil/GovWarning.aspxFinance personnel will return to the units, hard-copy mileage-only travel vouchers

  • 728th Airlift Squadron lands the 2009 Grover Loening Trophy

    Drum roll please...and the 2009 Grover Loening Award for best Air Force Reserve flying squadron goes to the 728th Airlift Squadron. "The 728th AS has set the standard for its people to achieve its full potential and accomplish the mission," said Col. William Flanigan, 446th Airlift Wing commander.

  • Flash flooding thrusts medical Reservists into Montana state emergency

    Senior Master Sgt. Dorothy "Dot" Thordarson's recent annual tour to Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana was anything but routine. It reads like something out of a Discovery Channel survival show. "We arrived on a Saturday, and on Sunday the reservation was hit with four inches of

  • Aeromedical Reservists provide training in Global Medic 2010

    In the hit TV show M*A*S*H, Army medical officers and technicians make a mad dash toward helicopters bringing them injured and severely wounded soldiers. Reservists at the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here know first-hand that to bring the wounded home, they have to stay prepared to deliver

  • Top 3 honors McChord 13 who died in 1992 accident

    Dirt and grime can be washed away, but no amount of cleaning erases the scars Airmen have from the C-141 cargo aircraft crash on Nov. 30, 1992, that claimed the lives of 13 McChord Airmen. "I think everyone has a day in their lives they'll always remember," said Master Sgt. Wayne Ruedinger, guidance

  • New AF fitness standards push for leaner, meaner Airmen

    The new Air Force physical training requirements are now in effect. Reservists, Air National Guardsmen, and active-duty Airmen are now required to comply with new standards which may require more individual conditioning to get in shape. Airmen must now pass all four phases of the PT test (abdominal

  • Get tickets now for Aug. 7 Family Day

    Work hard this upcoming July UTA, because in August you can relax and have some fun with your family at the 446th Airlift Wing Family Day picnic Aug. 7 at Heritage Hill, JBLM McChord Field.  The fun starts at 11 a .m.Tickets are available through your squadron first sergeant. Cost is $6 per person,