Now accepting applications for next Employer Orientation Day Published July 28, 2010 By Sandra Pishner 446th Airlift Wing JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Employers who have a clear understanding of what their employees do while serving in the Air Force Reserve are more likely to be supportive of their employees and can proudly claim they are doing their part for national security. Gaining that clear understanding of Reservists and their role in our nation's defense is what the 446th Airlift Wing's Employer Orientation Day is all about. The next employer orientation day is Oct. 2. Reservists assigned to the 446th AW can nomination their immediate supervisor, their 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 446th Airlift Wing and its missions, and how Reservists serve. The Oct. 2 employer orientation day will include demonstrations of the deployment processing line, the equipment used by Reservists to protect themselves from chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear attacks, explosive ordnance disposal techniques, and medical requirements. The employers and their sponsoring Reservists will also board a C-17 for a two-hour flight, which will include an airdrop demonstration and a combat offload. Applications are taken on a first come, first serve basis. Reservists available to sponsor their employer for the Oct. 2 employer orientation day need to submit an application to the 446th AW Public Affairs Office by Sept. 13. The application can be downloaded from the 446th AW public Web site (see related tools accompanying this article), or the wing's SharePoint home page. The application is a fillable form that can then be submitted electronically. If you have any questions, call the public affairs office at 982-3330