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  • Learn 'tools you can use' at 2015 Professional Development Seminar

    Professional Development Seminar coordinators aren't wasting time taking names to participate in the Sept. 10 - 11 summit at the American Lake Conference Center on Lewis-Main.The workshop will focus on "Tools You Can Use," which includes optimizing career development, educational advancement, and

  • Reserve loadmaster climbs to top of enlisted ranks

    In 1977, a high school student met the man who would alter the course of his entire life -- the commander of the 446th Airlift Wing.  This unexpected meeting resulted in a convincing conversation that led the young man to serve as an Air Force Reserve loadmaster for the 97th Airlift

  • 446 FSS provides reinforcements at Beale AFB

    A team of services specialists from the 446th Force Support Squadron refined their skills during their two-week annual training tour, as guests of the 9th FSS Sustainment Services Flight at Beale Air Force Base, California.The half-dozen McChord Airmen were there April 13 - 27 supporting services

  • Reservist travels more than 6,000 miles to serve

    Reservists in the 446th Airlift Wing hail from across the country, although a vast majority resides in the Puget Sound area.  For many, the commute to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington for Reserve duty is less than an hour.  Not so for a loadmaster with the 728th Airlift Squadron.Tech. Sgt.

  • Yellow Ribbon set for May in Washington D.C.

    Want to see the cherry blossoms in the other Washington this spring? If you are  deploying, or recently returned from a deployment, take your family out to see the sights while you attend the next free Yellow Ribbon event in Washington D.C., May 29-31. Registration is open and slots are filling up

  • JBLM Reserve unit recognizes Reservists for global excellence

    The 446th Airlift Wing hosted its annual awards banquet April 11 at the Landmark Convention Center in Tacoma, to honor its Air Force Reservists, civilian workers, families, and employers who support them every day.In addition to 446th AW leadership, the near 500 attendees included special guests:·

  • Support systems a factor in preventing Reservist suicides

    Recent studies indicate service members are less likely to commit suicide due to their deployment experiences, but the odds increase upon separation from service.Are these odds the same among Air Force Reservists who spend most of their time as civilians?When it comes to suicides, risk factors

  • Upcoming graduation includes 53 Reservists

    Fifty-three 446th Airlift Wing Reservists have earned their associate in applied science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force this year.  A CCAF combined graduation ceremony will be May 8 at the McChord Field theatre at 1 p.m.With 67 degree programs in five general areas, the CCAF

  • Salutes for April 2015

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring.PromotionsMaster SergeantMary Donnelly, 446th FSSTrevor Rogers, 446th CESDouglas Seekins, 446th CESTechnical SergeantScott Delibero, 446th CESBenjamin Forshey, 446th

  • 'CLEPtomania' - Reservists can earn school credit by skipping class

    The College Level Exam Program and DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) Subject Standardized Tests make earning college credit a near steal.Pierce College is giving 446th Airlift Wing Reservists a chance to test for university credits in various areas, which they're

  • Aeromedical staging squadron gains ability to train more locally

    It might not look like much at first glance; it's just a tent.  But that tent has given the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron the opportunity to train more Airmen locally.Known as a UTILS Tent, the portable structure is used to house a mobile combat aeromedical staging facility.After requesting the

  • Air Force Reserve air transportation careers in demand at JBLM

    Telling an Air Force Reserve air transportation specialist to "take a load off" might result in a response unorthodox from an outsider, because that's what they do - literally.Airman 1st Class Will Akers, 86th Aerial Port Squadron cargo specialist, is one of many Citizen Airmen trained to manage

  • Unsponsored pilot applicants have better opportunity to join Reserve

    Getting a pilot slot in the Air Force Reserve for someone with no prior military background has gotten a tad easier.  Just ask Reily Finnelly, an unsponsored applicant who will be heading off to Officer Training School in May, with follow-on to Undergraduate Pilot Training in September.Typically,