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Staff Sgt. Taylor Travers

Staff Sgt. Taylor Travers, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, Travers has been with the 446th AMDS since 2008. He was previously an armament systems technician while on active duty. “When I went to the Reserve, I decided to pick a career field that would help me get closer to my dream of one day becoming a physician,” he said. Originally from Newberg, Ore., Travers now lives in Portland, working at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center as an emergency technician. Travers is one of more than 2,400 Citizen Airmen assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing who supports the Air Mobility Command mission around the world on a daily basis. The 446th AW is Washington state’s only Air Force Reserve flying unit, and is based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff. Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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Daughter reenlists father

Master Sgt. Jim Clements, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCOIC of Optometry out of McChord Field, Wash. receives his oath of office for his last reenlistment in the Air Force Reserve from his daughter, new second lieutenant, Monica Clements, June 2, 2012. Although Jim is approaching 32 years in the military, Monica graduated from the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Changing of the guard

Master Sgt. Jim Clements, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCOIC of Optometry out of McChord Field, Wash. embraces his daughter, new second lieutenant, Monica Clements after she carried out her first duty of giving him his oath of office for his last reenlistment in the Air Force Reserve, June 2, 2012. Although Jim is approaching 32 years in the military, Monica graduated from the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Father pins daughter

Master Sgt. Jim Clements (right), 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry NCOIC, out of McChord Field, Wash., pins second lieutenant on his newly commissioned daughter, 2nd. Lt. Monica Clements, during commencement festivities at the Air Force Academy here, May 23, Colorado Springs, Colo. During the June Reserve weekend, Lt. Clements carried out her first duty, which was swearing in her father for his last reenlistment. (Courtesy photo)

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Blood donor

Staff Sgt. Autumn Padilla, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron laboratory technician out of McChord Field, Wash., tries to minimize Tech. Sgt. David Buchanan's pain while drawing his blood at the McChord Clinic here during the Reserve weekend, Jan. 8, 2012. When he isn't "dontating" blood, he works at the 446th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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446th AMDS helps Reservists stay fit to fight

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - Staff Sgt. Peter Estrellado, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron health services manager here, reviews records in the Airmen's clinic July 10. The nine-year Reservist is a Seattle native and an equipment service worker for King County Metro in his civilian job. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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High-tech science combats environmental hazards

U.S. Air Force Capt. John Lever, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, bioenvironmental engineer out of McChord Field, Wash., analyzes a powdery substance with a hi-tech portable HAZMATID unit. HAZMATID bombards an unknown solid or liquid with infrared radiation and uses a database of 5,000 chemical makeups to identify a substance placed on it, delivering fast, dependable on-site analysis in the field. Bioenvironmental engineers can use these to provide incident commanders with immediate laboratory test results they can then use to make decisions that save lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Protecting Airmen through bioenvironmental engineering

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Catherine Pearce, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, bioenvironmental engineering technician out of McChord Field, Wash., fits a gas mask for U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matt Chase, 446th AMDS medical technician during the Reserve training weekend, May 21, 2011. Bioenvironmental engineers specialize in preventative measures to ensure a safe working environment in areas of occupational and environmental health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Bioenvironmental engineers - unique skills protect Airmen

U.S. Air Force Capt. John Lever, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, bioenvironmental engineer out of McChord Field, Wash., demonstrates how an ADM-300 detects, measures and digitally displays dose and dose rate levels of gamma and beta radiation. It's the task of bioenvironmental engineers to ensure every work area is a safe one. Blending engineering and preventive medicine, bioenvironmental engineers identify and evaluate potential hazards and develop plans and programs to prevent injuries and illnesses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Keeping Team McChord in the fight

Tech. Sgt. Richard Maser, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, flight medicine technician here, helps Reservists like Master Sgt. Sarah Bobnick, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, emergency medical technician, maintain individual medical readiness. Ensuring Reservists are medically ready to deploy through a web-based Preventive Health Assessment/Individual Medical Readiness is an important part of the 446th AMDS mission supporting rapid global mobility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Reservist with 446th AMDS updates medical records when not makng films

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash.- Staff Sgt. Ronald Lagman, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, updates dental records before attending the NCO Leadership Development Course, Feb. 2, 2011. Sergeant Lagman is in the midst of making his first short film "Lolo", which is about a Filipino World War II veteran and his family. The movie is being filmed entirely in Tacoma, Wash. and is scheduled to be completed between November 2011 and early in 2012. Sergeant Lagman is also the brother of Tech. Sgt. Carlos Lagman, 446th Force Support Squadron, military personnel flight chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle/released)

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Swift-acting Reservists save life in Lakewood community

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., -- (Left to right) Senior Master Sgt. Bill Robison, medical technician assigned to the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, talks with Master Sgt. John Krakenberg, 446th AMDS medical technician, about patient care. Sergeant Robison's quick-thinking and medical training helped save a Lakewood, Wash. man who suffered an apparent cardiac arrest on Dec. 3.

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Flight surgeons bring hope and healing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., -- Maj. (Dr.) Terry Ratkowski, Canadian Forces surgeon (left) and Col. (Dr.) Paul Abson, commander, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, perform surgery on a patient at the Multi-National Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan during a two-month deployment in 2009. Colonel Abson said the opportunity to provide much-needed treatment and heal people throughout the world is the real reward of being a flight surgeon in the Reserve. (Courtesy photo)

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Medical doctor sees service as enlisted medical technician as opportunity

Senior Airman Aaron Soto Valencia, a qualified medical doctor in Mexico, is in upgrade training as a medical technician with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Flash flooding thrusts medical Reservists into Montana state of emergency

Flash floods washed out roads, such as the one pictured here, at the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in Montana in June. Reservists from the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., arrived the day before the floods, which damaged the tribe's clinic, for a routine medical training and support mission. (Courtesy photo)

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Medical Reservists come to aid of flash flood victims

JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. - Senior Master Sgt. Dorothy "Dot" Thordarson, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, discusses a medical record with Master Sgt. John Krakenberg, 446th AMDS during a UTA here July 10. Both Reservists were part of a recent annual tour to Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana. Flash flooding at the reservation led to a state of emergency, and demanded extreme flexibility on the part of the medical professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Reservist

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.- Staff Sgt. Russell Morris, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, completes a vision test with Tech. Sgt. Tonya Lubin, during the squadron's annual physicals at the Optometry Clinic here, Oct. 3, 2009. A drug testing coordinator with the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds, Duway, Utah, Sergeant Morris was the first responder on scene, saving a mother and daughter whose car smashed into five cows that wandered across the Skull Valley Road, in Grantsville, Utah, at dusk on Sept. 14, 2009. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Reservist saves lives in Utah

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.- Staff Sgt. Russell Morris, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here, conducts a vision test on Tech. Sgt. Tonya Lubin at the Optometry Clinic here, Oct. 3, 2009. A drug testing coordinator with the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds in Dugway, Utah, Sergeant Morris saved a mother and daughter whose car smashed into five cows along the Skull Valley Road, Dugway, Utah. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Reservist saves lives in Utah

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.- Staff Sgt. Russell Morris, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, conducts a vision test on Master Sgt. Jim Clements, while conducting annual physicals at the Optometry Clinic here, Oct. 3. Sergeant Morris, a drug testing coordinator with the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds, Dugway, Utah, gave medical attention to a mother and daughter along the Skull Valley Road, Grantsville, Utah, after their car smashed into five cows. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Pacific Angel

Staff Sgt. Carrie Conley, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., recieves coconuts from a group of locals as a sign of thanks after giving candy to some Timorese children candy while on deployment to West Timor in support of Pacific Angel and its continuing humanitarian mission. (Courtesy photo)

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