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  • Airmen at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., Reserve or active-duty, may no longer fax in their travel vouchers. All vouchers must have a checklist attached, receipts on 8 1/2 by 10 paper, and be dropped in the drop box in Bldg. 100 near the Customer Service Mall.

    Process for travel settlements changes

    The travel settlement process Reservists are familiar with is changing. No longer can travel vouchers be faxed to 62nd Comptroller Squadron's travel pay section. They must now be dropped off in a box at the finance self-help station. And, there are new methods for what to submit, how the voucher will be processed, and how long it will take to get
  • With just a few keystrokes, Master Sgt. Laura Elliott, 446th Operations Support Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., can send out emergency notifications to all Reservists in the 446th Airlift Wing. On the direction of the wing commanderr, Sergeant Elliott will employ the new Air Force Reserve Command emergency notificaiton system to deliver messages ranging from a specific squadron's recall, to delayed reporting due to weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Patrick Cabellon)

    EMS keeps Reservists safe, in touch

    Shower. Press uniform. Brush teeth. Grab latté. Drive 45 minutes on Interstate-5 on iced roads, with stomach turning nerves. Finally, arriving to sign-in for the weekend and, "What!? I didn't know there was a two-hour delay, why didn't anyone call me?" Has this ever happened to you? In any situation, especially emergencies, it is important that
  • Emily Norman, held by her mother Ericka Larsen, plays with the Air Force Airman's Medal awarded to Master Sgt. Phillip White, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Sergeant White, a Reservist, was presented the medal March 9 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., for heroic actions. In July 2006, Sergeant White saved Emily and her sister Allison from a burning car following an auto accident on state Route 101. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Sabra Brown)

    McChord Reservist receives Airman's Medal

  • The 446th Airlift Wing Career Workshop is set for May 5-6. See your unit career adviser to register. (Graphic/Virginia Reyes)

    Career workshop set for May 5-6

    Reserve enlisted and junior officers are invited to the 446th Airlift Wing career workshop May 5-6 in Hangar 9 here. Registration forms are available on the 446th AW SharePoint page. Registration ends April 20. Dress code for the workshop is the uniform of the day. The workshop gives Reservists an opportunity to learn about management and
  • An Air Force Reserve crew from the 313th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., begins taxiing its C-17 Globemaster III for take-off at Barking Sands Naval Air Station, in Kuaui, Hawaii. The C-17 was used to transport simulated medical patients during the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

    A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

  • Airmen have no excuse for GTC misuse.

    Searching for fallacies in the math, holes in the numbers and keeping financial paperwork in order is the purview of the 446th Airlift Wing's financial management office. They also keep tabs on how Reservists use their government travel cards and how accurately they file their travel vouchers. Both items seem to spawn a few problems for some
  • A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., reaches its parking spot and is prepared for cargo offload Dec. 13, 2007, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In January 2009, Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord will provide direct support from Ramstein AB, for airlift requirements in the European and African areas of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Kenny Holston)

    Reserve command commits to European, African areas of operation

    In a coordinated effort between U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Mobility Command and the Air Force Reserve Command, USAFE will now have two dedicated C-17s that can provide direct support for strategic airlift requirements in the European and African areas of operation, as well as other world wide missions. The 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force

  • Retention, Retention, Retention! Know your benefits when making career decision

    If you're thinking about separating from the Reserve, make sure you've done your research before making your move. Consider this number: 96.9 percent. This is the retention percentage for the 446th Airlift Wing from the last quarter. In other words, the 446th AW kept 1,893 enlisted Reservists out of the 1,954 assigned.  Not to bad, by most

  • SERE 100 training mandatory for all Airmen

    All Airmen are required to have the Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape 100 computer-based training course finished by June 30. It is required to be taken every 20 months from then on. As the war on terror progresses, all Airmen are vulnerable to harrowing situations. "As we've seen recently, the capture of military personnel has the potential
  • (Left to right) Gen. Ronald R. Fogelman, Air Force chief of staff; Chief Master Sgt. Carol Smits, Air Force Reserve Command senior enlisted advisor; and Maj. Gen. Robert A. McIntosh, AFRC commander, look on as the new Air Force Reserve Command flag is presented. The ceremony, establishing AFRC as the Air Force's ninth major command, took place Feb. 17, 1997, during the Reserve Officers Association Mid-Winter Conference and Military Exposition at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Prior to becoming a MAJCOM, the Reserve functioned as a field operating agency.

    Sixty years of evolution gives us today's Air Force Reserve

    Last year the Air Force celebrated its 60th Anniversary as a separate service. This year, the Air Force Reserve gets its place in the spotlight, celebrating its 60th birthday. Air Force Reserve is used to being the "sidekick" to its active duty big brother. But the presence of the AFRC Reservist in today's Air Force is strong, respected and
  • Master Sgt. Kevin King, 446th Airlift Control Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., adjusts an inmersat antenna during Pacific Lifeline Feb. 4. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place over three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

    Airlift control Airmen set the stage for operations

    Of the 12 Reservists in nine specialties from the 446th Airlift Control Flight, not one of them could evacuate an injured citizen to a waiting hospital. Then again, nobody could without the help of these 12 Airmen, who participated in Pacific Lifeline Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. Pacific Lifeline is a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise which
  • Master Sgt. Todd Lamphere, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron first sergeant from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., talks with Tech. Sgt. Mark Marinov, one of the PERSCO team members from the 446th Mission Support Squadron, during the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Sergeant Lamphere is the first sergeant for everyone at Kauai during the exercise. Pacific Lifeline is a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise taking place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel are participating, including 145 Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

    First sergeants offer helping hands during exercise

    They are the go-to person for every Airman. Some days they are disciplinarians; on others they are an Airman's best friend. They help Airmen get through deployments. This deployment is a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise dubbed, Pacific Lifeline, that began Jan. 26 and ends Feb. 9 on three Hawaiian Islands. The exercise is designed
  • Tech. Sgt. Edwin Ipili and Senior Airman Alisa Olson, logisticians with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., stock medical kits with seven different types of simulated controlled narcotics for use during the Pacific Lifeline in Hawaii. Logisticians take care of all the medical supplies and equipment, ensuring everything is stocked and ready to go for the flight nurses and doctors to take on flights for patient care. The Pacific Lifeline exercise is a humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise taking place Jan. 26 to Feb. 9 on three Hawaiian Islands. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel are participating, including 145 Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

    Contingency medical facility pit stop for wounded

    It's different mix of functions - care providers, travel agents, hospital logisticians and mental health providers. Simply put, the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility is a one-stop place for wounded military waiting to leave the combat zone for care in a standard hospital. Working in the CASF is a grueling, manual labor job where physicians,
  • Lt. Col. (Dr.) Eric Johnson, an anesthesiologist with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., inventories the drug kit to make sure the Critical Care Air Transport team has every medicine it will need during flights for the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline is a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise taking place over three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel are participating, including 145 Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

    Reservists provide critical care in the air

    Providing medical care while moving very ill patients over long distances in a short period of time, is the skill being practiced by three Air Force Reserve Airmen as they take part in Pacific Lifeline. A doctor, a nurse, and a respiratory therapist from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron are participating in the Pacific Lifeline exercise in

  • Command cell provides exercise control for aeromedical mission

    Six Reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron are participating in the Pacific Lifeline exercise in Hawaii Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. Pacific Lifeline is a total force exercise designed to exercise the military's ability to rapidly arrive and leave a trained, equipped team anywhere in the Pacific in response to a humanitarian assistance or
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