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Lacey mayor learns about 446th's resiliency services

Members of the 446th Maintenance Group discuss C-17 Globemaster III aircraft specifications and maintenance with Mayor Andy Ryder, city of Lacey, Washington, during a visit to the 446th Airlift Wing on May 10, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Mayor Ryder is the 446th Airlift Wing Honorary Commander. The Honorary Commander Program aims to educate local civic and business leaders on the mission, priorities, and training activities of wing personnel, and to raise awareness on the unique nature of Reserve service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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Lacey mayor learns about 446th's resiliency services

Mayor Andy Ryder, city of Lacey, Washington, and honorary commander of the 446th Airlift Wing (center), and Col. Paul Skipworth, wing commander of the 446th Airlift Wing (right), view an equipment demonstration from Senior Master Sgt. Quentin Nemechek, a Reserve Citizen Airman in the 446th Maintenance Squadron, during a visit on May 10, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Honorary Commander Program aims to educate local civic and business leaders on the mission, priorities, and training activities of wing personnel, and to raise awareness on the unique nature of Reserve service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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Lacey mayor learns about 446th's resiliency services

Mayor Andy Ryder, of the City of Lacey, Washington (right), and Col. Paul Skipworth, wing commander of the 446th Airlift Wing (left), speak with Kristi McCann, Director of Psychological Health for the 446th Airlift Wing, about resiliency and Airmen support services during a visit on May 10, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Mayor Andy Ryder is the 446th Airlift Wing Honorary Commander. The aim of the Honorary Commander Program is to educate local civic and business leaders on the mission, priorities, and training activities of wing personnel, and to raise awareness on the unique nature of Reserve service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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Col. Charles Metzgar, 446th Airlift Wing vice commander, hands the 313th Airlift Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Josh Anderson during the change of command ceremony Feb. 6, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The guidon is symbolic and pays tribute to the achievements of the men and women of the 313th Airlift Squadron. One notable achievement is that the squadron provided aerial transportation in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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Get your flu shot

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shayne Klein, an aerospace medical technician with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, puts a needle on a flu shot vaccine Nov. 8, 2020. The 446th AMDS oversees the administration of flu vaccines for wing personnel. Influenza vaccination is mandatory for uniformed personnel and health care personnel who provide direct patient care and is recommended for all others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Get your flu shot

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Aerospace medical technicians with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here, administer flu shot vaccines to 446th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen Nov. 8, 2020. The 446th ASTS often assists the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron during flu season, since they are trained in administering vaccines, like the flu shot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Get your flu shot

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julia Stephenson, an aerospace medical technician with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here, checks a flu shot vaccine for air bubbles Nov. 8, 2020. Influenza vaccination is mandatory for uniformed personnel and health care personnel who provide direct patient care and is recommended for all others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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446th, JBLM tests wing's capability

Kirk Johnson, seen center in blue vest, an anti-terrorism expert with Department of Emergency on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, discusses overall performance during the exercise with members of the 446th Force Support Squadron following an active shooter exercise Nov. 7, 2020 here. Inspectors evaluated unit agencies' processes during the planned exercise to ensure the 446th Airlift Wing remains prepared to respond to such scenario. Air Force guidelines require periodic assessments each year in active shooter exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paolo Felicitas)

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446th, JBLM tests wing's capability

Mark Mclean, exercise program manager with 446th Inspector General for Inspections, communicates with other inspectors during an active shooter exercise Nov. 7, 2020, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. During this exercise, the 446th IGI collaborated with JBLM Department of Emergency to evaluate unit agencies' processes during the planned exercise to ensure the 446th Airlift Wing remains prepared to respond to such scenario. Air Force guidelines require periodic assessments each year in active shooter exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paolo Felicitas)

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446th MXG welcomes back Norton

U.S. Air Force Col. John D. Norton, right, assumes command of the 446th Maintenance Group from Air Force Col. Paul Skipworth, left, 446th Airlift Wing commander, as Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Morris stands by to assist in the ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 13, 2020. Norton has commanded maintenance squadrons since 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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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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Out of the Flight Suit

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Air Force Reservist Senior Master Sgt. Scott Hesse is a firefighter in Tacoma, Washington, in his civilian capacity. As a firefighter during the pandemic declared on March 11, Hesse, don in personal protective equipment, treats patients with symptoms and those who tested positive for the coronavirus and transports them to local hospitals and facilities to receive better treatment. (Courtesy photo)

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Porter returns to former unit as commander

Col. Ray Luevanos, 446th Mission Support Group commander, presents the 86th Aerial Port Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Kristi Porter, 86th Aerial Port Squadron commander, symbolizing new leadership during of a change of command ceremony March 7, 2020 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Porter, who previously served as an 86th APS operations officer 15 years ago, is now returning to the squadron as a commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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446th Reservist uses civilian teaching skills, wins AFRC award

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Crystal Y. Lothrop, 446th Force Support Squadron education and training technician, poses outside the 446th Airlift Wing headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 25, 2020. Lothrop was named the 2020 3F2 Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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446th AW Reserve Citizen Airmen tap into spiritual fitness

Lt. Col. Hanna Y. Yang, 446th Airlift Wing staff judge advocate, right, reviews a legal file with Maj. Drew Nishiyama, 446th AW judge advocate, at the wing headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 7, 2020. Yang credits her spiritual fitness for helping her through trials encountered during her deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kathleen A. Myhre, 446th Airman and Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, meditates outside the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 12, 2020. Myhre traveled to India in 2016 to study to become an internationally-certified yoga instructor. She now shares her holistic training with Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 446th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kathleen A. Myhre, 446th Airman and Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, meditates outside the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 12, 2020. Myhre traveled to India in 2016 to study to become an internationally-certified yoga instructor. She now shares her holistic training with Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 446th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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Airman Respond To Emergency During Exercise

A 446th Airlift Wing Airman respond to a real-world emergency during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

Loadmasters assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing and active duty Soldiers assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, place shoring down to unload a UH-60 Black Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III at Selah airstrip May 1, 2019. For the first time, 446th AW Reserve Citizen Airmen landed at the newly renovated airstrip located at Yakima Training Center. (Courtesy Photo)

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to McChord Field takes off from Selah airstrip at Yakima Training Center May 1, 2019. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing delivered two Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during a readiness exercise. It was the first time Reserve Citizen Airmen utilized the newly refurbished runway. (Courtesy Photo)

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