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  • Lync-Enterprise brings enhanced connectivity to AFRC

    Air Force Reserve Command recently implemented the Microsoft Lync-Enterprise Instant Messaging system that allows all users across the command to connect, collaborate and share in real time.Lync-Enterprise, part of the Microsoft Office suite, is the upgraded version of the Lync-Standard instant

  • Medical Reservists conduct patient-transport exercise

    A C-17 Globemaster sits on the runway as a patient load exercise is performed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed a patient load exercise to practice loading critically wounded members onto the C-17 for evacuation. The ASTS works closely with

  • Reservists practice active shooter response training

    Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, practices tactical formation as he enters a room carrying a mock rifle Jan. 10, 2016, at Hangar 12. This training is part of the hands-on portion of an expeditionary active shooter response course. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by

  • Top 10 most viewed AF stories of 2015

    The Air Force News Service has compiled a list of the top 10 stories on AF.mil for 2015. The stories were placed in order based on the number of views.

  • Food for the Holidays

    Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing here, unload food boxes at the wing annex, Dec. 15, 2015. Food baskets for the December holidays are donated by the Central Pierce County Fire Department, Tacoma, Washington. The department donated 50 of its 450 dinner boxes to the wing Care and Share program,

  • Phoenix Rally event focuses on Total Force

    Wing leadership ventured to the Air Mobility Command's fall Phoenix Rally to discuss the command's future and priorities Dec. 1-3, 2015. Notable topics from the event for the 62nd Airlift Wing and the 446th AW included discussions on more predictability for smoother operations.

  • Total Force Service Center Closure

    The Total Force Service Center, located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., will be closed Dec. 24, 25, and Dec. 31, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays and Family Days. Citizen Airmen can request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto myPers.We apologize for any inconvenience

  • Slow down, drive safe

    While some 446th Airlift Wing Reserve Airmen are staying home this holiday season, many are preparing to travel to visit family and friends. Rain, however, continues to pour in the Pacific Northwest, making safe driving essential. With the added busyness of the holidays, planning ahead and applying

  • Salutes for December 2015

    Master SergeantMerle Brooks, 446th MXSSteven Carlos, 36th APSQuentin Nemechek, 446th MXSTechnical SergeantChristopher Giffin, 36th APSLaura Olson, 446th OSSZachary Palomo, 446th OSSStaff SergeantJoshua Bingham, 446th SFSJustin Blackner, 446th CESDevin Britton, 446th SFSMatthew Coleman, 36th

  • Data breach exposes Reservists personal information

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, in June 2015 announced that their computer network was compromised, exposing personal information of nearly 21.5 million people, including McChord Reservists and civilian personnel.The information obtained during the theft included background investigation

  • Tips on not wigging out this holiday season

    Now that the holiday season is in full swing, good cheer and tidings fill the air as the new year fast approaches. But while some blissfully enjoy the seasonal flurry, others are swarmed with the rising stressors of the holidays. With a few practical tips and reminders, there are ways to combat

  • Data breach exposes Reservists personal information

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, in June 2015 announced that their computer network was compromised, exposing personal information of nearly 21.5 million people, including McChord Reservists and civilian personnel.

  • Slow down and drive safe

    While some 446th Airlift Wing Reserve Airmen are staying home this holiday season, many are preparing to travel to visit family and friends. Rain, however, continues to pour in the Pacific Northwest, making safe driving essential.With the added busyness of the holidays, planning ahead and applying

  • 36th APS trains, loads Stryker into C-17

    Army Staff Sgt. Tom Mcewan and Army Spc. Amanda Ballentine, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, work atop a M1136 Stryker combat vehicle to prepare it for measurements and weighing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dec. 6, 2015. The 36th Aerial Port Squadron out of McChord Field helped to train the U.S.