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  • 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,"

  • 'Gray area' Reservists get opportunity to purchase Tricare health coverage

    A new program will offer "gray area" Reservists the opportunity to purchase Tricare health care coverage.While qualified members of the Selected Reserve may purchase premium-based coverage under Tricare Reserve Select, or TRS, retired National Guard and Reserve personnel did not have Tricare health

  • AES Reservist logs 5,000 flying hours

    Imagine what it would be like to spend seven solid months in the air ... or make five round trips to the moon and back ... or even make 103 trips around the earth at the equator.These statistics are just a few things that it takes 5,000 hours to. However, Master Sgt. Aaron Maness, a Reservist with

  • ARCNet available to all AFRC units

    Any Reservist who has been in for a while would know that getting up to speed with tasks such as on the job training, computer-based training, planning, physicals, commander's calls, briefings, and readiness, just to name a few could be pretty tough to fit in a two-day period.Thanks to the Air

  • Deployed through the holidays - Reservists share their thoughts

    Pretty much nobody is happy about being away from family over the holidays. But for military people, it's a given that at some point in their career, they're going to miss a holiday, a birthday, an anniversary, or some other important celebration.That's the time when Airmen rely on their Air Force

  • Nominations due soon for spouse of the year, employer of the year

    Every year the 446th Airlift Wing recognizes a spouse of the year and an employer of the year at its annual awards banquet. The 446th AW Annual Awards Banquet will be March 6, 2010. The nomination is a simple memorandum format that is evaluated in relation to other nominations by a board chaired by

  • Reservist stands at attention in honor of slain police officers

    Extreme cold meant nothing Dec. 8 to people lining the streets along the route of an emergency services vehicle procession honoring the four Lakewood police officers murdered Nov. 29. And it meant even less to Tech. Sgt. Chad Gloor, an Air Force Reservist with the 446th Maintenance Squadron

  • McChord joins community to honor fallen police officers

    Approximately 2,000 emergency services vehicles from throughout the U.S. and Canada depart McChord Air Force Base Dec. 8 in a procession to the Tacoma Dome Memorial Service honoring four fallen Lakewood, Wash., police officers. McChord Airmen, including Reservists from the 446th Airlift