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  • Automotive service excellence exams available at McChord Field

    Automotive Service Excellence Exams will be given at JBLM McChord Field, May 6-11. The registration fee is $36 per individual and covers the entire testing cycle; each exam costs $28. DANTES funds up to three exams for active duty, Reserve and Guard, across all the military services. Those wishing

  • Salutes for March

    Promotions, newcomers and those retiring in the month of March with the 446th Airlift Wing.Promotions for March 2010Senior Master SergeantCarol Johanson, 446th AMXSMaster SergeantJonathan Adams, 446th MXGJermey Parker, 97th ASJanel Tabali, 446th MXGTechnical SergeantCarrie Conley, 446th AMDSMaximo

  • Reserve maintainers put expert hands on deck in Spain

    A group of 16 maintainers from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here returned Feb. 6 from a two-week assignment to Naval Station Rota, Spain. The Reservists lent their skills and experience to the 725th Air Mobility Squadron, helping the unit fill manning requirements, inspect, refuel and

  • Basketball: Warriors keep win streak alive

    Fast-break offense, aggressive defense, seamless team play, and a 31-point contribution from Warrior forward Brian Eyre were key factors in a blowout, over the 62nd Operations Support Squadron Horsemen, 72-40 in a 30-and-over intramural basketball game at the JBLM Fitness Center Feb. 24.The 446th

  • February Salutes

    Promotions, newcomers and those retiring for the month of February.PromotionsMaster SergeantEmilio Maddaloni - 446th CESTechnical SergeantDorotea Chappell - 446th AMXSAnayansi Chinn - 446th MSSApril Jefferson - 446th ASTSKelly Jones - 446th MXSJill Peterson - 446th AESIan Ramos - 446th LRFStaff

  • Reservists help make aviation dreams come true

    Community leaders and Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, participated in a panel discussion and mentor session Feb. 6 as part of the Michael P. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, at Seattle's Museum of Flight. The aerospace scholarship program, honoring fallen Columbia

  • 446th Airlift Wing welcomes returning security forces troops

    Twenty-three Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron here recently returned safely from a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The deployment marked the largest number of 446th SFS troops to ever deploy at one time. Members of the squadron were responsible for perimeter security

  • Aerial porters rack and stack aid to Haiti

    Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing here continue to step forward to support the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti, following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12. Three Reservists from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron are part of a 30-member aerial port team, assisting the 70th Aerial Port

  • Reserve crew evacuates Haitians

    Air Mobility Command aircraft and assigned aircrews have been working around-the-clock, transporting nearly 4,000 people and more than 5,000 tons of cargo into Haiti to support relief operations following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the region Jan. 12. Among the aircrews assigned are

  • Yellow Ribbon Workshop binds military families together

    The 446th Mission Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center will host its third Yellow Ribbon post-deployment workshop at the Red Lion Inn, in Olympia, Wash., Feb. 20-21. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a Congressional-mandated program that provides military people and their

  • 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,