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  • Travel pay on UTAs available to critical AFSCs

    Certain 446th Airlift Wing Reservists will now be reimbursed for travel expenses accrued during Unit Training Assembly commutes and other inactive duty training. In order to qualify, Airmen must reside outside of the local commuting area as determined by the Defense Table of Official Distances:

  • 62nd port Airmen save Reservist

    The life of a Reservist with the 36th Aerial Port Squadron was saved when 62nd APS Airmen responded to a medical emergency at the McChord passenger terminal Feb. 22, using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and self aid and buddy care training. Staff Sgt. Jonathan DeVera, Airmen 1st Class Geoffrey Young

  • Salutes for March

    Promotions Senior Master Sergeant John D'Aprile, 446th AMXS Dennis Harvey, 446th CES Master Sergeant Brian Barbee, 446th MXS Christopher Hamel, 446th ASTS Nathan Wright, 446th CES Technical Sergeant Bernie Bernante, 446th AES William Hicks, 446th MXS Corey Peters, 97th AS Staff Sergeant Kevin Beers,

  • Time to break out the dress shoes

    It's that time again to celebrate the achievements of our fellow Airmen at the 446th Annual Wing Awards Banquet. The banquet will be April 4. The theme of this year's gala is "I am an American Airman." The uniforms for the event are mess dress, with the semi-formal option for enlisted Airmen. Since

  • Cops get dunked training for Humvee rollover survival

    Diving in a pool in BDUs in February isn't on a Reservist's normal list of things to do, but since doing it could help save their lives, 446th Security Forces Squadron Airmen dove right in. The training, conducted at Fort Lewis on the February UTA, simulated what it would be like to be upside down

  • News Briefs

    Bring your family to McChord Aug. 8 for Wing Family Day All Reservists and their families are invited to attend the wing Family Day scheduled for Aug. 8. This event celebrates the support our families give us. Family Day planning meetings are held every UTA Saturday at 11 a.m., in the wing

  • Reservists prepare for inspection

    Reserve and active duty Airmen here joined forces in a combat airlift mobility exercise Feb. 9-13, in preparation for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. This is the first of three exercises to prepare the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings for the ORI in October. During the course of the MOBEX,

  • Get your news the green way

    The 446th Associate Press is "going green!" In an era fraught with cell phones smaller than your hand, gigabytes, and wireless Internet, the 446th Associate Press is doing away with a paper form. The newspaper has slowly begun the process of going electronic. Going electronic has many benefits,

  • McChord serves as safe haven for aircraft, Airmen from Alaska

    Airmen here are supporting a precautionary redeployment of Air Force aircraft from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska to McChord. The aircraft and about 200 Airmen who operate and maintain them are being temporarily relocated in light of increased activity associated with Mount Redoubt, a volcano

  • February Salutes

    Promotions Senior Master Sergeant David Derenski, 446th ALCF Thomas Shute, 86th APS Master Sergeant Michael Burris, 86th APS Robewrt Falkowski, 728th AS Frank Jensen, 446th AMXS James Moneyhun, 446th AW James Olsen, 446th AMXS Steven Thomas, 446th MSS Technical Sergeant Gregory Abel, 86th APS Todd