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  • Salutes for May

    Promotions, newcomers and those retiring in the month of April with the 446th Airlift Wing.PromotionsMaster SergeantGlen Tuttle, 446th CESTechnical SergeantJennifer Jankford, 446th SFSJason Nelson, 446th AMXSJerome Wald, 97th ASStaff SergeantJames Casson, 446th AMXSWilliam Harwell, 446th MXSTravis

  • Reserve aerial porters bring relief through Operation Arctic Care

    Working in subzero temperatures- Check. Experiencing a ride on a dogsled-Check. Bringing medical professionals and vital medical care and supplies to residents in remote villages in Alaska- Priceless. These were just some of the tasks aerial porters from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Field

  • Reservist named among the best aviation resource managers

    Above and beyond. That's one of the proud slogans for the Air Force Reserve. It also accurately describes the recent accomplishments of Staff Sgt. Terri Schmidt, a talented aviation resource manager with the 728th Airlift Squadron.The accolades keep piling up for Sergeant Schmidt. Earlier this year,

  • Commander announces best of the quarter

    Quarterly award winners for the 446th Airlift Wing, first quarter are:Officers of the QuarterField Grade Officer - Maj. Jere High, 446th Civil Engineer SquadronCompany Grade Officer - Capt. Vanessa Balint, 446th Mission Support SquadronAirmen of the QuarterThe 446th AW Airmen of the Quarter, 1st

  • Reservists at McChord Field now have access to social media sites

    Airmen using computers on the Air Mobility Command network at Joint Base Lewis-McChord's McChord Field, now have access to social media sites. Air Force officials began a two-week phased opening April 26 of access to social media sites Air Force-wide. Pacific Air Forces bases gained access to social

  • Unit climate assesment lets your opinion count

    A 446th Airlift Wing-wide Unit Climate Assessment is scheduled for the beginning of May and runs through the July UTA. The assessment will be sent out electronically to 100 percent of the wing population and is designed to measure attitudes on morale, communications, quality of life, human relations

  • Tacoma Rainiers host Salute to Armed Forces

    The Tacoma Rainiers baseball team will host a Salute to Armed Forces at their game May 8 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, against the Las Vegas 51s at 7 p.m. Discount tickets are available for all military ID card holders and their families. Advanced purchase tickets, which include a ballpark meal, are

  • Wing historian 'best of the best' in Reserve command

    Tech. Sgt. Jennifer de Lucia, 446th Airlift Wing historian, received the 2009 Air Force Reserve Command Wing History Award April 2. A traditional Reservist, the award recognizes her work recounting the wing's accomplishments in the 2007 calendar year. Her efforts involve continuously researching and

  • Reservist's wife battles kidney disease

    A successful life can boil down to simply making all the right connections. For Tammy Aegerter, wife of Tech Sgt. Larry Aegerter, making all the right connections does more than make for a successful life - it is giving her life.Tammy will undergo her second kidney transplant in May, thanks to a

  • Reservists train to feed the deployed masses

    Reservists from the 446th Services Flight here are polishing their skills in preparation for a two-week training exercise that will demonstrate their food-serving prowess and troop-caring might. The training will take place at Fort Wolters, Texas as part of Exercise Patriot Defender, an annual field

  • Employers become Reservists for a day wing's Employer Orientation Day

    Civilian employers from across the region rose at the break of dawn April 10 to take part in the 446th Airlift Wing's Employer Orientation Day here. "It was the best plane ride I've ever had, even with the turbulence," said Sara Simons, owner of Rolf's Import Auto Service, and Master Sgt. Rafael

  • Crews begin repairing I-5

    Construction, lane closures and congestion will become all too familiar at night and on weekends this spring and summer as the Washington State Department of Transportation and its contractor, Penhall Company, replace concrete panels and smooth I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. The work began this week and

  • Salutes for April

    Promotions, newcomers and those retiring in the month of April with the 446th Airlift Wing.Promotions for April 2010 Senior Master SergeantDavid Faires, 446th MXSKurt Schafer, 446th MXSMaster SergeantStephanie Atwell, 446th ASTSBrian Krumm, 446th ASTSChristopher Johnson, 86th APSRodney Joubert, 86th