News

  • Construction projects necessitates gate, road closures

    Rainier Gate on Lincoln Road, which is the access point many Spanaway-area commuters use to enter Joint Base Lewis-McChord, will be closed beginning Dec. 5 to Jan. 6 for ongoing construction on the Joint Base Connector project.The JBLM Joint Base Connector is the first roadway to connect JBLM Lewis

  • Reservist holds his own in top military golfing competition

    Golf is a sport of opportunity and a little luck for both a top-ranked player and a recreational drop-in at the nearby country club.Tech. Sgt. Stephan Rude, 446th Maintenance Squadron, didn't have luck on his side during the 2014 Armed Forces Golf Championships Nov. 5 to 9 at Joint Base San

  • COMMENTARY: Cynicism, resentment toxic twins

    You've found an occupation that matches your skills and interests and pursued it.  Your expectation is that you will love your job, get support from your management, and receive positive feedback from your customer.  What happens when those expectations are not met over a long period of time?  We

  • Salutes for November 2014

    Take a moment to say congratulations, hello, and farewell to our Reservists who have been promoted, are new to the wing, or retiring.PromotionsSenior Master SergeantSheri Millers-Scott, 446th AMXSMaster SergeantCassey Aniceto, 446th OSSJonathon Ross, 36th APSLisa Salas, 36th APSGary Sunderland, 36th

  • Congressman's 'victory tour' first stop: McChord Field

    It's back to business for U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, 10th District (also home to JBLM), and his staff after a majority of voters in the South Puget Sound area guaranteed him another two years as a result of the Nov. 4 elections.One of his first orders of business - check in on the 446th Airlift Wing.The

  • Holiday programs, competition set to assist Reserve families

    Asking for assistance during the holidays is not something Reserve Airmen are accustomed to doing. But for the past 10 years, the 446th Airlift Wing has operated various programs to assist with food and other festive needs for Airmen and their families. These programs include the holiday food

  • McChord Reservist sole medical provider in deployed setting

    With just three weeks notice, a Reserve Airman deployed overseas for six months to operate solo a clinic for sick and injured troops. Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Reimer, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron independent duty medical technician, had been trying since before 9/11 to take on another

  • JBLM Reserve Airmen support Ebola fight on the ground

    About 15 air transportation specialists from the 446th Airlift Wing here are scheduled to depart for Dakar, Senegal in West Africa Nov. 8, to support ground personnel for the campaign against Ebola, Operation Unified Assistance.The wing's Citizen Airmen from the 36th and 86th Aerial Port Squadrons

  • Earn college credits during drill weekends

    The 446th Force Support Squadron's Education and Training flight, McChord Field, Washington, is teaming with the Pierce College National Test Center to offer the College Level Examination Program and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests to Reservists during the January unit training assembly."By

  • New commander has drive to meet wing Reservists, execute mission

    Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, McChord Field, Washington, is no stranger to the Pacific Northwest, having spent a good deal of his youth in Southern Oregon.  He is also no stranger to  command, serving as an operations group commander and squadron commander at his last two

  • Commentary: Character key component to foundation of leadership

    "I would place character as the absolutely number one requirement in leadership. By character, I mean primarily integrity. A man whose superiors and, even more important, whose subordinates can depend upon that leader taking action based on honesty and judgment. If he does not base his action on

  • Reservist's employer earns Freedom Award

    In a ceremony at the end of September, the employer of one 446th Airlift Wing Reservist was presented the 2014 Freedom Award by the Secretary of Defense.Lt. Col. Madalyn Marlatt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron operations officer, McChord Field, Washington, is employed by Capital One of McLean,

  • Loadmaster leaves big shoes to fill at Operation Deep Freeze

    "He has been the hub of all things for Operation Deep Freeze at McChord for nearly 15 years.  If anyone asked him a question about something ODF related, he usually knew the answer and if he didn't, he knew who to ask," said Lt. Col. Tim Davis, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron director of