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  • McChord becomes part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    Reservists in the 446th Airlift Wing will no longer report to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., for their Reserve drill weekends or any other homestation tour of duty. Reservists will now be required to report to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, effective Feb. 1.Granted, the location where

  • Retreats help servicemembers and families reconnect

    Applications to attend Operation Purple Family Retreat are now being accepted. The second retreat for winter 2010 will be at the Teton Science School, Jackson Hole, Wyo., from March 19-23. Operation Purple Family Retreats give servicemembers and families opportunities to communicate, work as a team,

  • January Salutes

    Promotions for January 2010Master SergeantSarah Bobnick, 446th AESTonya Lubin, 446th AMDSMichael Sheehan, 446th MXSTechnical SergeantRoger Crook, 36th APSGeoffrey Francis, 446th AESLeslie Mullen, 446th MXSEugene Sprouse, 446th MOFStaff SergeantJanelle Bowers, 446th MSSMichael Chapman, 446th

  • Seattle Mariners host 8th annual Salute to Armed Forces

    The Seattle Mariners professional baseball team is hosting its 8th annual Salute to Armed Forces event April 17.  The Seattle Mariners will be playing the Detroit Tigers in a game that starts at 6:10 p.m.  Salute to Armed Forces begin at 5:30 p.m., with a special pre-game program honoring the United

  • Air Force announces upcoming change to C-17 sustainment plan

    The Air Force announced Jan. 21, it will establish an integrated C-17 Program Office and lead the product support integration efforts at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins AFB, GA with support from the Boeing Company. Additionally the Oklahoma Air Logistics Center at Tinker AFB, OK will

  • McChord Reservists help complete building project in Iraq

    While many back home were enjoying a traditional Christmas Eve, several members of Kirkuk's 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron were busy pouring concrete for a new construction project just under way.The team began the building project in early December. According to the project

  • How you can help with Haiti relief efforts

    McChord has received many calls from people regarding the on-going relief efforts in Haiti, with questions ranging from how to donate money and supplies to how to volunteer in relief efforts. For answers to those and related questions, visit the USAID Disaster Relief Web site at:

  • Reserve Airmen join in relief operations for Haiti

    The role of McChord Airmen in Haiti relief operations continued to grow Jan. 18 with the dispatch of a third C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The aircraft departed for Charleston AFB, S.C., to take on bottled water for immediate transport into Haiti's Toussaint L' Ouverture International Airport.

  • Next 446th Airlift Wing Employer Orientation Day is April 10

    With ongoing deployments, various inspection preparations, and the usual unit training weekends and annual tours, civilian employers frequently find themselves missing employees who serve in the Reserve.Employers who have a clear understanding of what their employees do while serving in the Reserve

  • Wingman concept soars among 446th AW

    If the results from the annual holiday food and gift drive are any indication, members of the 446th Airlift Wing here have taken the wingman concept to the next level through their support of fellow Airmen over the holiday season.According to Carl Supplee, director of the 446th Mission Support

  • Fourth Air Force recognizes personnel flight as among the best

    Reservists who seek assistance from the 446th Mission Support Squadron's Military Personnel Flight  customer service desk here can expect a bright smile and lightning-fast service, courtesy of professionals like Senior Airman April Ranes. Apparently, word gets around. Airman Ranes and her teammates

  • Local policy dictates wear of ABU sage green fleece

    Winter brings cold-weather gear out from closets and with those warm outer garments comes a reminder for the proper wear of the sage green fleece jacket.The sage green fleece with slick shoulders is currently approved as outerwear without rank insignia, name and service tape, said Chief Master Sgt.

  • 446 Firefighters join CES and cops in Kirkuk

    A fire protection flight with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron here will join fellow Reservists from the 446th CES and 446th Security Forces Squadron here in Kirkuk, Iraq January.The firefighters will be deploying in support of operations in Iraq for on 120-day rotation."We volunteered for it,"