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446th OSS welcomes new commadner

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Casey Guerrero, 446th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) outgoing commander, left, sits with Lt. Col. Carl McBurnett, 446th OSS incoming commander, during the squadron change of command ceremony held at Heritage Hill on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 1, 2020. The event, broadcasted live through Facebook, held limited seating to comply with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s statewide mask mandate and social distancing guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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446th OSS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Carl McBurnett, 446th Operations Support Squadron commander, left, addresses an audience of 15 to include Lt. Col. Casey Guerrero, 446th OSS outgoing commander, in the 446th OSS change of command ceremony held at Heritage Hill on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 1, 2020. McBurnett, previously served as 728th Airlift Squadron Chief, Standards and Evaluations, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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All in a day's work

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kamen D. Ester, left, 446th Airlift Wing occupational safety technician, reviews personnel documents during a scheduled appointment with Senior Airman Huy X. Nguyen, 446th Force Support Squadron (FSS) career development advisor, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 24, 2020. The 446th FSS provides military and civilian personnel, manpower and organization, education, professional military education, career enhancement, Airman and family support services, and quality of life programs for military and civilian members and families. Every one in the state must wear a facial covering when in a public space, to include indoor and outdoor spaces in accordance with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's statewide mask mandate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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200714-F-EP422-1006

U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 446th Airlift Wing preform pre-flight checks in the cargo area of a C-17 Globemaster III July 14, 2020, before starting a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Air Force Reserve aircrew partnered with U.S. Army Soldiers from the Operations Group at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California, for this JA/ATT exercise to maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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200714-F-EP422-1229

U.S. Army soldiers with the Operations Group, Alpha Company, prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training July 14, 2020, at Bicycle Lake Air Field, Fort Irwin, California. The Operations Group at the National Training Center trains Soldiers in procedures of airdrop operations, while also offering a unique environment for joint training missions with other military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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200714-F-EP422-1221

U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Lawler, a pilot assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron and lead Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training planner, briefs U.S. Army Soldiers with the Operations Group, Alpha Company, on a C-17 Globemaster III July 14, 2020, at Bicycle Lake Air Field, Fort Irwin, California. The JA/ATT program is designed to provide Army airborne training in a joint environment while offering military branches an opportunity to jointly develop tactics, knowledge and procedures and increase proficiency in airdrop, assault landing and mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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200714-F-EP422-1175

A C-17 Globemaster III flown by the 446th Airlift Wing lands during a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training July 14, 2020, at Bicycle Lake Air Field, Fort Irwin, California. The design of the C-17 allows it to operate through small, undeveloped airfields delivering combat forces near battle area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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200711-F-VS356-1195

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Shmidt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III engine for debris or damage during a flight recovery inspection July 11, 2020 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The pandemic threw a wrench into annual training plans, but 446th AMXS maintainers continue to persevere by working alongside the active-duty 62nd AMXS. This total force integration helps the units support local daily tasks, such as launch and recovery of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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200711-F-VS356-1118

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paolo Felicitas, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight crew chief, secures red tags, which indicate a successful flight recovery, on a C-17 Globemaster III July 11, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 446th AMXS maintainers continue to persevere through a pandemic by working alongside the 62nd AMXS. This total force integration helps the units support local daily tasks, such as launch and recovery of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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200605-F-JT189-1001

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Allen Jackson, 446th Airlift Wing religious affairs airman, prepares 25 burgers for 446th Security Forces Squadron Reserve Citizen Airmen after their annual qualification training June 5, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The U.S. Air Force Reserve Chaplain Program is a cooperative and pluralistic ministry. Chaplains adhere to the requirements of their endorsing religious bodies. They provide religious ministries during war, contingencies, national emergencies, and military exercises. (Courtesy Photo)

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200712-F-EP422-1013

JOINT BASE LEIWS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Air Force Reserve trainees from the 446th Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight (D&TF) wear face coverings and socially distance while reciting the Airman’s Creed on July 12, 2020, at a unit training assembly on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Before departing to Air Force Basic Military Training, Tech. Sgt. John Hillenbrand, 446th D&TF flight chief, prepares trainees with Air Force knowledge, to include memorizing and reciting the Airman’s Creed and Air Force core values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Airman connects with family to exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Sommers exercies with his father, David Sommers, using Skype from his hotel room on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washinton, July 9, 2020. Sommers maintains his physical fitness while connecting with family virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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446th ASTS return from COVID-19 relief efforts in NYC

Air Force Reservists First Lt. Melissa Boos, a nurse assigned to the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, and Lt. Col. (Dr.) Pen Hou, a family medicine doctor assigned to the same squadron, supported COVID-19 relief efforts for two months. The four-member Reservist medical team, to include a doctor, two nurses and a respiratory technician, worked in NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi between April and May. According to 446 ASTS, the Reserve personnel were placed in 12 New York City hospitals that covered over 6,000 beds with a daily peak of 2,300 daily confirmed cases. (Courtesy photo)

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446th Reserve Citizen Airman, husband make house calls to flatten the curve

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Geri Poston, a 446th Force Support Squadron services sustainment technician, fights COVID-19 with house calls to flatten the curve with her husband, Joseph, April 27 in the Tri-Cities in Washington. Founded in September 2018, Poston and her Army medic-trained husband formed their company, Remedy Urgent Mobile Medicine. (Courtesy photo)

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446th Reserve Citizen Airman, husband make house calls to flatten the curve

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Geri Poston, a 446th Force Support Squadron services sustainment technician, fights COVID-19 with house calls to flatten the curve with her husband, Joseph, April 27 in the Tri-Cities in Washington. Founded in September 2018, Poston and her Army medic-trained husband formed their company, Remedy Urgent Mobile Medicine. (Courtesy photo)

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Yang wins Air Force Reserve JAG of the Year

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Lt. Col. Hanna Yang, 446th Airlift Wing Staff Judge Advocate, was recently named the 2019 Reginald C. Harmon Award winner. In her civilian capacity, she is a judge pro tempore for Edmonds Municipal Court in Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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446th loadmaster taps into military training to fight COVID-19

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Master Sgt. Lance Nelson, an Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, fights COVID-19 as a civilian firefighter with West Pierce Fire & Rescue in Tacoma, Washington. Nelson, a 14-year firefighter, responds to calls and transports COVID-19 patients. Keeping a cool head is something Nelson practiced as a loadmaster and implemented as a firefighter. (Courtesy photo)

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446th Reserve aircrew maintain readiness, adjust to new normal

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Bertsch, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flips cargo rails rollers on a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare the aircraft for a cargo upload during a local sortie mission here on April 27, 2020. (Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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446th Reserve aircrew maintain readiness, adjust to new normal

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Bertsch, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, performs pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during a local mission here on April 27, 2020. The local sortie included a combat offload and additional training to keep pilots and loadmasters combat ready. (Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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