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  • AMXS commander leaves for AFNIC

    Col. Maureen Carroll (right), 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, poses for a photo in a C-17 Globemaster III with Col. (Ret.) Jerry Thayer June 4, 2016, on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord flight line. Carroll will leave the 446th Airlift Wing to be the individual mobilization augmentee to

  • Blended retirement system training now available

    Online training designed to educate Airmen about the new Blended Retirement System, the Defense Department system with changes on the current military retirement system, is now available via Joint Knowledge Online course number P-US1330. The course is also available to those without a Common Access

  • On time, every time

    The Air Force Reserve Command has initiated a beta test of the Reserve Travel System at five U.S. locations to help reduce the time it takes for some traditional reservists to get their travel vouchers processed and paid.The test is a response to repeated requests from reservist assigned to units on

  • 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.