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  • Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing's Rodeo Maintenance team accept the trophy for Best C-17 Pre-flight Maintenance July 25 during the first round of Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 award presentations at Rainer Ranch, McChord AFB, Wash. The McChord AFB Reserve wing's Rodeo maintenance team won the same award at the 2005 Rodeo. (U.S. Air Force photo\Sandra Pishner)

    Reserve Rodeo maintenance team best at C-17 pre-flight

  • A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., takes off for a practice mission at McChord July 20. The C-17 will be one of the airlift planes McChord is using for Air Mobility Rodeo 2007. Air Mobility Command's Rodeo is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

    Six Reserve wings in it to win at Rodeo

    Six Air Force Reserve wings will go toe-to-toe with active-duty Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and international air forces at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007, July 22-27 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. AMC Rodeo 2007 is the mobility Air Force's readiness competition. This competition focuses on improving worldwide air mobility forces'
  • Maj. Timothy Greminger, on bike, competes in the Mountain to Sound relay race near Seattle. A reservist with the 446th Airlift Wing, Major Greminger, from the 728th Airlift Squadron, and 14 other people from McChord, participated in the 100-mile adventure relay from Snoqualmie Pass to Puget Sound, June 24. (Courtesy photo/Maj. Timothy Greminger)

    McChord teams tackle 100-mile adventure race

    Push-ups, sit-ups and a 1.5 mile run are the elements the Air Force uses to test Airmen's fitness. If you think that's tough, try a 100-mile race that includes running, biking and kayaking. Now that's a test of fitness. The 446th Airlift Wing contributed the only competitors from McChord Air Force Base to the June 24 Mountain to Sound Relay Race, a
  • Air Force Reserve Airmen, Tech. Sgt. Dave Allen, left, and Capt. Joe Foss, both from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., prepare medical equipment to load on a KC-135 as they practice their skills for Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007. More than 55 U.S. and international teams are slated to participate in AMC's Rodeo 2007 to be held July 22 through 28 at McChord. The competition focuses on readiness, and features airdrop, air refueling, and other events showcasing security forces, aerial port, maintenance and aeromedical evacuation personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

    Reservists ramp up for Rodeo

    Don't expect any complacency at the 2007 Air Mobility Rodeo from the world's 2005 Best C-17 Wing. After picking up top honors for best C-17 wing at 2005's Rodeo - along with five other awards - the 446th Airlift Wing is working diligently to keep its title. When Rodeo competitions begin at McChord Air Force Base July 21, this group of reservists

  • Just Briefly

    Maintenance offers quarterly mentoring classes The 446th Maintenance Group hosts a mentoring class once a quarter. The one hour class provides instructional introduction to the practical application of the processes, procedures and expectations of mentoring. Classes will be held in August and November. The class will be conducted in Bldg. 1142,

  • Salutes

    Promotions Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Resnick, 446th ASTS Chris Wallington, 313th AS Captain Ernest Wong, 86th APS Senior Master Sergeant Kimberly Johnson, 446th MOF Master Sergeant Leah Crawford, 446th AES Brian Deerly, 446th MXS Lynda Goedde, 446th AES Oliver Jaeger, 446th AES Irene Noyes, 446th LRS Elizabeth Springer, 446th AES Technical

  • 3 advance to AFRC for Sijan

    Three McChord Reservists will represent the 4th Air Force for the 2007 Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award at the Air Force Reserve Command level. Representing 4th AF are: senior officer category, Lt. Col. Colin Carr, 446th Operations Group; junior officer category, Capt. Rhonda Maloney, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; junior enlisted

  • Medical team provides care to Blackfeet

    Deploying to impoverished, third-world countries is nothing out of the ordinary for medical professionals from the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron. However, providing assistance to a region devastated by poverty in our own country is. Jumping on the chance to lend a hand in their own backyards, 15 Reservists from the 446th AMDS recently returned
  • U.S. Air Force Colonel Janet Moore-Harbert, 706th Provisional Wing Commander, Fort Gordon Army Base, GA, briefs hundreds of medical personnel regarding their upcoming training in Hangar 1 at Augusta Regional Airport during Golden Medic 2007. Golden Medic is a yearly medical exercise sponsored by the U.S. Army designed to provide a realistic training experience to participating combat support and service support units, while enhancing the overall training and readiness of Army and Air Force medical units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica J.Knight)(RELEASED)

    Army Reserve medical exercise sees increase in Air Force play

    AUGUSTA, Ga. - The 706th Provisional Wing stood up here June 10 at the Augusta Regional Airport in preparation for "Golden Medic 2007" June 12-19. The Army Reserve's largest annual exercise began its 13th year of operation June 12. Known as Golden Medic, the exercise integrates several armed services' medical components in response to wartime
  • Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing's two aerial port squadrons practice for an event in the upcoming Air Mobility Command Rodeo competition. The international airlift competition will be at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 21-28. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Reed Robertson)

    Aerial ports compete in diverse tasks

    Returning to defend their title, two members of the 2005 aerial port Rodeo team have joined five first timers to form this year's 446th Airlift Wing's aerial port team. The team is made up with members from the 86th and 36th Aerial Port Squadrons. The 446th AW Aerial Port Rodeo team garnered the prize for Best C-17 Engine Running On/offloads during
  • Capt. Jon Foss, an Air Force Reserve flight nurse with the 446th Airlift Wing, climbs a litter stanchion on a C-130 to begin breaking it down. Captain Foss is one of five Airmen assigned to the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron who will be competing at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo competition July 21-28 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

    Joint training helps team prepare for Rodeo

    Low crawling, inserting an IV and carrying a litter a mile or more are just a few of the tasks medical Airmen must do, and do well, in order to score a trophy at the 2007 Air Mobility Rodeo July 21-28 here. The 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron will field a five-person Rodeo team, which has been preparing for Rodeo through daily practices and a
  • Air Force Reserve Airmen, Tech. Sgt. Craig Madison (left) and Tech. Sgt. Burke Stott, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., troubleshoot a bleed air malfunction on a C-17 Globemaster III. Sergeant Stott is part of the 10-member maintenance team competing in Air Mobility Command's Rodeo at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 21-28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nick Pyzybyciel)

    Maintainers gear up for Rodeo

    With Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 still a few weeks away, the 446th Airlift Wing's maintainers are busy ensuring this year's aircrew has the best bird available to sweep the competition. "We've taken on an aircraft that's been out in the system flying hard," said Senior Master Sgt. Cameron Pence, regarding the C-17 Globemaster III he and his fellow
  • At McChord Air Force Base, Wash., Air Force Reservists Tech. Sgt. Chris Pierce (left to right), Senior Airman Giovanni Garcia, and Staff Sgt. Dave Roberts, tread water holding heavy objects to build endurance. The 446th Airlift Wing's security forces Rodeo team will compete in three events during Air Mobility Command's Rodeo, July 21-28 at McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Reed Robertson)

    Security forces dive into Rodeo

    "We're gonna knock the old geezer's trophy out of the trophy case," said Master Sgt. Lenny Deboma, 446th Security Forces Squadron. With a smirk on his face, the squadron's senior Air Reserve Technician is referring to the 1998 Rodeo trophy for the Best Security Forces Team. He believes this year's 446th Airlift Wing's Security Forces Rodeo team has
  • Lt. Col. Greg Pyke raises the Best C-17 Wing trophy high in celebration of the 446th Airlift Wing's victory at the 2005 Air Mobility Rodeo competion, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. AMC's Rodeo 2007 will also be at McChord, and runs July 21-28, where Colonel Pyke again will lead five teams from the Air Force Reserve's 446th Airlift Wing. Teams competing: C-17 aircrew, aeromedical evacuation, aerial port, security forces, and maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Tosh)

    Aircrew aims to retain C-17 trophy

    High standards were set at Rodeo 2005 when the 446th Airlift Wing aircrew won Best C-17 Airdrop Team, Best C-17 Air Refueling Team and Best C-17 Aircrew. Training to meet, or even exceed, those standards is the priority of the 446th Airlift Wing's 2007 Rodeo aircrew team. Preparation for the aircrew consists of mission planning and getting familiar
  • Senior Airman Anthony Carson provides medical support to fellow 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron member, Senior Airman Ebony Daughtry, during a joint force exercise with Fort Lewis May 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nick Przybyciel)

    Medical reservists train in joint environment

    "Who wants to be dead?" Several hands shot up, followed with a few emphatic pleas of "Me, me, me!" With that taken care of, Tech. Sgt. Paul Hall continued. "Forty-two year old with burns to face and arms?" There was only one taker that time. "Second-degree burns on the hands? Anyone?" Sergeant Hall begged, trying to fill another volunteer role for
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