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Look for opportunties to advance career

Visiting Reservists May 24 for the wing-sponsored career workshop, Chief Master Sgt. Jack Winsett sees opportunity for career advancement at work here in the 446th Airlift Wing. As impressed as he is with the Airmen of McChord, Chief Winsett, Air Force Reserve Command Command Chief, will not be

Sign up for lodging to avoid UTA hassle

You step off an aircraft at McChord after arriving for Reserve training weekend. You bus to the lodging office and wait in line for a key. You get to the desk and you’re told there are no rooms at the Evergreen Inn. You are going off base. And your car is in Salt Lake City. Or Spokane. Not good.

Reservists care for wounded in Iraq

Wounded U.S. troops leave this base each day on military transports after their release from the Contingency Air Staging Facility at the airport waiting area. The staging area is a busy place and has all the staff and equipment needed to treat any patient awaiting air evacuation. Airmen from the

Reservists win numerous awards

It’s an epidemic, with more and more Reservists affected each day. The source of this epidemic of awards can only be traced to the professionalism and quality of Reservists in the 446th Airlift Wing, according to Brig. Gen. Eric Crabtree, wing commander. Within the last six weeks, 11 awards, ranging

Reservists share medical skills overseas

Six 446th Airlift Wing medical people traveled to Tunisia in April for a Joint Chiefs of Staff International Health Specialist tour, called MEDLITE 06, to enhance the Tunisian military’s medical training. The 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron and 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Airmen went to the

Security forces police Kadena AB

Responding for a call for help, 13 Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron deployed to Kadena AB, Japan, Feb. 28 to backfill a base depleted of security manpower. Headquarters Pacific Air Force called for the manning assist at Kadena, where deployment taskings left the base’s security

Maintenance fulltime job for these Reservists

Traditional Reservists work one weekend a month. However, for more than 20 Airmen in the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, there is nothing traditional about their work schedule. Most have volunteered to serve full-time for the last two years. “Our AMXS people repair, launch and do basically

Reservists thwart insurgent activities

Destruction. Chaos. Killing American troops. Iraq insurgents attempt to achieve these goals by using Improvised Explosive De-vices. However, the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists here take personal enjoyment in continuously thwarting those efforts. Since May 2003,

Reservist completes journey from islander to United States citizen

There are few people in this world who have the ability to completely blow your mind. Airman 1st Class Nicole Cyrus, from the 446th Airlift Wing, may definitely be one of them. She holds a law degree, helped transform a country’s human rights program, and pioneered a legal profession. Aside from

Crabtree pins on first star

In a flashback to his childhood, Brig. Gen. Eric Crabtree found himself in a position of having his mother help him put the finishing touches on his outfit. In this case, it was a star on his shoulder. In a ceremony April 1, hosted by 4th Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Bob Duignan, then-Colonel

Activated squadron garners Verne Orr award

Winston Churchill would be very proud of the 313th Airlift Squadron. The flying warriors of this C-17 squadron have done so much for so many so effectively that they have earned the 4th Air Force’s nomination for the Verne Orr Award. ("Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many

Reservists serve those who gave all

The national news reports another warrior has died. For a fleeting moment, sadness and anger mix with a feeling of disheartenment. Yet, in the next moment, most of us move forward with our lives without stopping to think of our fallen comrade’s final journey home. Most of us, but not all of us. Not

Controlling chaos one aspect of survival recovery center

A mortar loaded with deadly chemicals has just slammed into a building at an air base, creating a raging inferno shrouded in toxic gas. Preliminary reports don’t look so good. The building that was struck contains supplies necessary to pull-off the base’s mission. If the supplies burn with the

446th Airlift Wing Reservists start using common access cards

The 446th Airlift Wing is increasing its network security levels by instituting the Smart Card. “Each wing member who has a network account will need a common access card, a PIN number, and the proper certifications loaded on the CAC by customer service at the military personnel flight,” said Senior