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  • Postal Service, McChord team up to commemorate Air Force anniversary

    The U.S. Postal Service and the 62nd Airlift Wing will honor the Air Force's 60th Anniversary with a commemorative pictorial cancellation stamp here Sept. 18, 10 a.m. to 1  p.m. at the base commissary.The pictorial cancellation features the B-24 Liberator Bomber, which was flown in every combat

  • Reserve Airmen give patient lift off the ice

    Airmen of the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew a C-17 Globemaster III on a medical evacuation mission to bring a patient requiring immediate medical attention Aug. 28 out of Antarctica. Twenty-four hours after completing their winter fly-in season for Operation Deep Freeze, Airmen from

  • C-17 impresses in any language

    In contrast to the old, no-longer-usable aircraft left to rust, guests soon find themselves in the shadow of a C-17 Globemaster, courtesy of the 446th Airlift Wing. Welcome to The Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon. The air show in Russia Aug. 21-26 is one of the premier events of its

  • Wing activated one year after Air Force

    From dropping bombs to dropping cargo and people, the 446th Airlift Wing carries honors bestowed as far back as World War II. The 446th AW can trace its roots back to the 446th Bombardment Group (Heavy) of the Eighth Air Force, which flew B-24 bombers over Europe in WW II. Constituted in 1943 as

  • Wing change of command is Sept. 9

    One man is going from tankers to transports, the other from planes to people. Col. William Flanigan takes command of the 446th Airlift Wing Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., in front of Hangar 4, flightline side. Relinquishing command of this C-17 Reserve associate wing will be Brig. Gen. Eric Crabtree. General

  • Salutes

    For August 2007:Promotions Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Coumou, 728th AS Richard Dols, 728th AS Paul Engelien, 728th AS Jeffrey Furrer, 313th AS Kendall James, 97th AS Steven Kurpius, 313th AS Scott Marckmann, 446th OG Montgomery McDaniel, 728th AS Ricky Quesnell, 728th AS Todd Ray, 313th AS Thomas

  • Family support offers array of help

    Reservists and family members alike should be aware the 446th Airlift Wing has a full-time staff to provide personal readiness assistance, as well as a wide variety of information to help both Airmen and their families in any number of situations. The 446th Mission Support Squadron Family Readiness

  • Maintainers ace Rodeo C-17 pre-flight

    Long hours, little rest and dirty work paid off for the 446th Airlift Wing's Rodeo maintenance team, which brought home the Best C-17 Pre-flight award from Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007. The 10-person maintenance crew competed July 23-27 at McChord AFB in C-17 pre-flight, refueling and

  • McChord takes part in Patriot Hook

    Responding to a terrorist event exercise scenario, more than 300 Air Force Reserve, Navy and Army personnel deployed to San Clemente Island, Calif., for Patriot Hook 2007, July 12-16. Patriot Hook is an Air Force Reserve Command-run exercise designed to provide realistic training to its airlift

  • Reservists provide islanders aid

    On a mission to bring aid and teach sustainable health practices, the 446th Airlift Wing contributed airlift and health professionals to total force effort destined for three Pacific Islands. In July, an aircrew from the 728th Airlift Squadron provided airlift to and from Kiribati, Nauru and Vanuatu

  • Aeromedical team takes title

    To claim the title of best aeromedical evacuation team at Air Mobility Command's 2007 Rodeo, teams were scored in three times events. To get the scores for the big trophy, a team needs communication. Five Airmen from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron pooled their talents to come away with