News Nuggets - Sept. 20 Published Sept. 20, 2013 446th Airlift wing MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. -- Employer Orientation Day The Oct. 5 446th Airlift Wing Employer Orientation Day has been cancelled. The next employer orientation day is scheduled for April 12, 2014. Reserve Officers Association opens to NCOs Members of the Reserve Officers Association have expanded the organization's membership eligibility to include noncommissioned officers. In a statement to its existing membership of roughly 60,000 commissioned officers, the organization outlined its new eligibility standards: "Any active, retired or former commissioned officer, warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer, who at any time upon entering the federal uniformed services took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and, if no longer serving, whose separation occurred under honorable circumstances, is eligible for an active membership." Officers of the Quarter Congratulations to our officer quarterly award winners, second quarter: Company Grade Officer - Capt. Patricio Acuario, 446th MXS Field Grade Officer - Lt. Col. Benjamin Morley, 313th AS Thanksgiving food basket drive Even though we are still in September, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Over the last number of years, the 446th Airlift Wing has held a food drive competition to raise food for Thanksgiving food baskets for members and families of the 446th AW who find themselves in situations where providing a Thanksgiving meal can be a challenge. Look for a collection box in your unit to start collecting food for the Thanksgiving food drive. The goal is to have enough food collected by the November UTA to hand out the Thanksgiving food baskets during the UTA and prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.