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  • 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

  • Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber seeks nominees for Scott Citizen-Soldier awards

    The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, recognizing our nation's reliance on the citizen Soldiers and Airmen, will recognize  the Howard O. Scott Citizens of the Year at it's 29th annual presentation May 4.The chamber is currently seeking nominations for the award.  Guidelines are as follows:1. A

  • Reservists join Arctic Care operation in Alaska

    A team of Reservists from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is preparing to embark on a two-week mission to Alaska this month.Elements of the 446th Airlift Wing will send a team to one of the most isolated areas of the country, with some of the harshest weather in the U.S., April 10 through 24 in a

  • Wing creates fan page on Facebook

    Social media. It's here, it's now, and it will even be available to you on the military network according to a recently issued Department of Defense policy.The new DOD policy allowing access to social media from computers connected to the Defense Department's unclassified network was announced Feb.

  • Reservists leave Iraqi children with refurbished desks

    Sitting at a well-crafted desk may not seem like a big deal to children in the United States or other more affluent parts of the world, but to the children of Kirkuk's school provinces, it is. As one of their last efforts to leave a place better than they found it, Reservists from the 446th Civil

  • 728th AS NCO nabs AFRC award for resource management

    A Reservist from the 728th Airlift Squadron here has earned the Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Aviation Resource Management Award for 2009.Staff Sgt. Terri Schmidt won the award in the noncommissioned officer category.A few of her notable accomplishments were for flawless performance of

  • Thirty Air Force Reservists return from six-month deployment

    Thirty Reservists with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, JBLM McChord Field, returned March 15 from a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq.Forty Reserve Airmen from the 446th CES deployed at the end of August 2009, with some returning earlier.  The 446th CES still has eight

  • Basketball: Fatigue, frustration lead to Warrior 3rd place finish

    After beginning the season 13-0, the 446th Airlift Wing's Weekend Warriors' hopes of making an appearance in the 30-and-over basketball league championship game were crushed by the 62nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 48-70, at the JBLM Fitness Center March 10.The Warrior's lost two straight playoff

  • 446th Annual Awards Banquet held March 6

    The 446th Airlift Wing Annual Awards Banquet was held at the McChord Consolidated Clubs here March 6.More than 300 guests attended and the night was capped off by the announcement of the wing's annual award winners.The winners were:First Sergeant of the Year- Master Sgt. Jon Conway, 446th Civil

  • Basketball: Lack of key players, fatigue give Warriors first loss

    Fatigue, poor player rotation, and the absence of key players were crucial factors in the 446th Airlift Wing Weekend Warriors' 49-65 loss against the 62nd Maintenance Squadron Maintainers in a 30-and-over intramural basketball playoff game at the JBLM Fitness Center March 9.The Warriors came into

  • Pilot travels to New Zealand to give thanks

    When one person takes that extra step to help you, at a minimum it's worthy of a thank you. And when that step results in saving your life, you may even fly 7,000 miles to say thank you in person.Last month, Lt. Col. Joe Nauman, 97th Airlift Squadron, departed from Seattle to Christchurch, New

  • C-17 proves itself again with a record ODF mission

    The 2009-2010 Operation Deep Freeze season closed out on a high note, Feb. 20, by setting a C-17 Globemaster III record in support of the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program.A total of 63 missions were flown, along with 4.2 million pounds of cargo hauled, and 649 flying hours capped

  • Reservist's dream comes true with Tops in Blue

    Perseverance is key to success and after many years of dedication and determination, Tech. Sgt. Katie Badowski, 446th Services Flight here, finally made her dreams a reality.Sergeant Badowski saw Tops in Blue, the Air Force special unit made up of talented amateurs, perform while she was a member of

  • Ceremony officially welcomes five Reservists to top Air Force enlisted rank

    Five new chief master sergeant Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing here were recognized during the 16th Annual Chief Master Sergeant Induction Ceremony at the McChord Consolidated Clubs March 5.More than 200 guests were invited by the honorees, including past chiefs and commanders who had an