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  • Season training allows for faster upgrade

    Reserve Airmen can now upgrade to the next skill level in their career field faster by enrolling in the season training program. Reservists, while serving on active-duty orders, get hands on training in a focused period of time with the seasoning training program, rather than trying to upgrade over the course of many Reserve weekends. Seasoning
  • C-17 airdrops new engine to stranded boat

    Six days without power in the middle of a sea of ice came to an end after a C-17 Globemaster flown by Reserve and active-duty Airmen airdropped a new engine and critical supplies to a stranded fishing trawler. The aircrew airdropped an engine part weighing approximately 150 pounds, measuring 15 feet by 7.5 feet. The airdrop was done approximately
  • Correct military records online

    Air Force Reservists now have the ability to request corrections to their military service record online, anytime. Recent changes to the virtual Personnel Center for Guard and Reserve will make it easy for Reservists to take matters into their own hands when it comes to challenging discrepancies in their records. "This is literally the wave of the
  • New fuel takes C-17 cross country

    On Dec. 17, a blended aircrew from McChord's 62nd Airlift Wing and the 446th Airlift Wing flew a C-17 Globemaster III to McGuire AFB, N.J. on a 50/50 blend of synthetic fuel and JP-8, traditional jet fuel. Eight Reservists were on the flight, including a pilot, loadmaster, and aeromedical evacuation nurses and technicians. The transcontinental
  • Promotion policies change Jan. 1

    Changes to enlisted policies will soon affect the way Reservists at McChord AFB and throughout the command get promoted. Air Force Reserve leaders announced eight policy changes taking effect Jan 1. Officials from the 446th Mission Support Squadron's career enhancement office recommend Reservists pay particular attention to three of the policy
  • Reservist investigates temporary duty in Japan

    There are not many jobs that offer opportunities to travel the world and find a new career niche at the same time. However, opportunities like these are a few of the perks that come with serving in the Air Force Reserve. Such is the case with Staff Sgt. Jennifer Jankord, 446th Security Forces Squadron. After serving at Kadena Air Base, Japan, for
  • Reservists donate time to charity

    Super heroes by definition are people endowed with superhuman powers, usually used in fighting evil, saving lives and ultimately, changing the world. Every McChord Reservist could fit that description, including three Reservists who have gone completely different routes to help change the world. Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hamel's route leads him around
  • Reservists donate to community during Antarctic mission

    As if bettering the world by supporting scientific research isn't enough, a group of Reserve Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing are doing even more for an already altruistic mission. While supporting Operation Deep Freeze, the 446th AW Reservists and their active-duty teammates from the 62nd AW have donated more than $10,000 to local charities in
  • Civilian Employers learn 446th Airlift Wing capabilities

    Civilian employers participated in Employer Orientation Day Oct. 20 to gain insight on the Reserve mission and capabilities. The next Employer Orientation Day will be held April 5 on the "A" UTA.
  • Skills lab helps improve casualty care

    Being part of the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and a civilian cardiology nurse specialist, Lt. Col. Randy Miller has experience with wounded troops at downrange locations in Iraq and Afghanistan. One way he prepares for the different encounters is with realistic mannequins and training scenarios, courtesy of the 446th AES. "We have one of
  • Giving GIs their joe: How two high school buddies are energizing troop moral

    It's an old saying that an army marches on its stomach. However, there's also a common assumption that even the most satiated soldiers have a few gripes about the quality of their grub. But a lot has changed from the John Wayne days of war fighting (think images of green meat and chemically preserved gruel-in-a-can, ala "Sands of Iwo Jima"). While
  • Security forces get fired up

    McChord Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron completed their annual firearms training Oct. 20-21. Part of the training consisted of firing weapons during the day and night to be qualified with the M-4 and M-9 pistol. In the next several months, security forces will emphasize air base defense skills, conduct physical training every UTA
  • Explosive ordnance disposal teams to deploy

    Reservists from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, will deploy yet again, as six Airmen from the unit are slated to travel overseas in support of the War on Terror. The six Airmen will split into two, three-man teams. One team will deploy to Afghanistan and the other team will deploy to help train the Royal
  • Air Force officials release new annual training plan

    Air Force leadership recently approved a plan to significantly reduce annual ancillary training requirements across the Total Force. Starting Oct. 15, annual awareness training, was organized into three blocks of instruction covering nine courses. Total ancillary training can now be accomplished in just 90 minutes. The plan will save the Air Force
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