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  • Rainier Wing graduates 87 from CCAF

    Members of the 446th Airlift Wing stand with a Community College of the Air Force banner after their graduation ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 4. The 446th graduated 87 from the wing and five members earned two degrees. The Community College of the Air Force has awarded 101 Associate and

  • Military Retiree Appreciation Day at JBLM Friday

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord will host its annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day event Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at American Lake Conference Center, on JBLM Lewis North. Event officials are expecting approximately 3,000 military beneficiaries to attend.

  • Nominations sought for 2016 Sijan Award

    The Air Force Personnel Center is currently accepting nominations through Aug. 31 for the 2016 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of total force officers and enlisted leaders who demonstrate the highest qualities of leadership in the performance

  • Air Force leaders’ Memorial Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III send the following Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the Air Force and their families:To the Airmen of the United States Air Force and their Families:On Memorial Day, Americans pause in solemn

  • Rainier Wing Reservist honors mom with victory

    Rainier Wing Reservist Dominic Luka, with the 446th Force Support Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, wins the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Half-Marathon at Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Fest Tent on Lewis Main.

  • Operation KUDO event announcement

    Joint Base Lewis McChord is holding an Operation KUDO event to help kids understand deployment operations July 9 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

  • Test successful for revised leadership course

    Sixteen officers at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command participated in the beta test of a revised leadership course, and the results were very encouraging.The Force Development Branch within the command’s Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services conducted the revised Leadership Today &

  • Cadaver training prepares AF medics for real-world encounters

    The study of human anatomy has helped further medical science since the third century. Often reserved for medical students or researchers, cadaver training at the 59th Medical Wing is helping medical technicians today build confidence and hone critical life-saving skills.

  • Public health to conduct mosquito tests

    While most of the Gulf Coast states are gearing up for what could be a long battle with Zika-infected mosquitos this summer, Public Health personnel at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, are cautiously optimistic the disease won’t reach this far north.

  • Election season playbook for political activities

    Election season has kicked-off.  Whether you root for donkeys, elephants or some other breed of political persuasion, the following rules of the game should guide your political participation as we move to the November election:For active-duty membersThe Department of Defense strongly encourages

  • New urgent care pilot program for Prime beneficiaries

    To increase access to care, the Defense Department is launching an Urgent Care Pilot Program for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. This program allows Prime enrollees two visits to a network or TRICARE-authorized provider without a referral or prior authorization.

  • Hammering a WIN

    Many changes are made across the wing in leadership, protocol and strategy. One of these changes brings a new opportunity for recognition for all 446th Airlift Wing units.The Wing Improvement Now Award for Excellence, or WIN, grounds its roots in the 446th Airlift Wing inspection and process

  • ESGR Employer Orientation Day invite

    The next Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve employer orientation day is June 4. Reservists can nominate their immediate supervisor, human resources specialists, or an executive or owner of the business they work for, to spend the day with the wing learning about the Air Force Reserve, the