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Total force walk to fight cancer

Master Sgt. Diana Feeley (left) and Master Sgt. Chrisandra Davis, a breast cancer survivor, smile for the camera Sept. 13 during a rest in their 60-mile walk. Sergeant Feeley, an Air Force Reservist, and Sergeant Davis, and active-duty Airman, were a Total Force team that completed the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day, an event to raise money for breast cancer research. Sergeant Feeley is a client support administrator for the 446th Airlift Wing and Sergeant Davis is a CSA with the 62nd Operations Group, both at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (Courtesy photo)

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Use chain of command to resolve complaints, issues

Lt. Col. Barb Henson, 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., goes over a financial matter with Bill Britt, 446th AW military pay supervisor. Colonel Henson is the Reserve wing's Inspector General and one of the low-level stops Reservists should make when processing official complaints or in need of assistance on any significant issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Air Force Reserve - how we serve

Tech. Sgt. Carl Vickers, a heavy equipment mobile mechanic from the 446th Logistics Readiness Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., adds fluid to a vehicle as part of his duties. Sergeant Vickers is one of more than 2,400 Citizen Airmen in the 446th Airlift Wing serving our nation.

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Instructors straight shooters when training Airmen

Tech. Sgt. John Fuertes, 446th Security Forces Squadron, (right) watches as Staff Sgt. Jake Tiffany, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, grabs ammunition pouches for his M-16 rifle qualification. Sergeant Fuertes, along with other Combat Arms instructors ensure Airmen are properly supplied when they go out to the firing range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree Kiliz)

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Instructors straight shooters when training Airmen

Combat Arms instructor Tech. Sgt. John Fuertes, 446th Security Forces Squadron, shows Staff Sgt. Anders Nilsen, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, how to reassemble his M-16 rifle. Sergeant Fuertes and the other CATM instructors teach all 446th Airlift Wing Reservists weapons safety, assembly, firing and cleaning to ensure they are deployable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree Kiliz)

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NCO demonstrates value of Reservists on joint task forces

Recovery team members from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command dig into a unit of an excavation site in Tuyen Qaung province, Vietnam on Nov. 23, 2007. Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Chris Rumley, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Air Force Base Wash., was part of a similar team Jan. 4 through March 3 this year. Sergeant Rumley provided explosive ordnance disposal expertise in support of JPAC's worldwide mission to search for, recover, and identify missing Americans lost as a result of service to their nation. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Kaily Brown)

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Patriot Hook's a joint success

Airman 1st Class Tyler Akers, an Air Force Reserve aerial porter from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash, secures the forward and aft restraints for an equipment trailer onboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Airman Akers was one of 34 Reservists from McChord participaing in Patriot Hook 2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., May 14, 2008. Patriot Hook 2008 is a yearly large scale air mobility exercise involving Air Force Reserve Command airlift control flights, flying units and aerial port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erica J. Knight)

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AES Airmen set to deploy

Master Sgt. Rebecca Cantrell (left) of the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, shares a laugh with Tech. Sgt. Jennifer DeMorris during the July UTA weekend. Sergeant Cantrell is set to deploy to Bagram AB, Afghanistan this month in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with 20 other Airmen from the 446th AES.

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Path to citizenship easier now for Reservists

Senior Airman Olga Fedorovskaya is one Air Force Reserve Airman who is in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen through the total-force application. Airman Fedorovskaya is an air transportation apprentice with the 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Airman Fedorovskaya moved here from Sevastopol, Ukraine, eight years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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McChord Reserve medics treat 2,272 patients in Cambodia

Col. Paul Abson, a Reservist from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., performs an ear, nose and throat screening for a Cambodian patient in the Buddhist temple clinic in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. Colonel Abson and Master Sgt. James Clements, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at McChord, were part of a team of military medical specialist in Cambodia in support of Pacific Angel May 20 to June 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwisnki)

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446 AW boasts Civilian of Year

Aviation resource management technician Nancy Puglisi was recently named the Outstanding Aviation Resource Management Civilian of the Year by Air Force Reserve Command. Ms. Puglisi, who is also an Air Force Reserve captain, works for the Reserve's 97th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Candice Allen)

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Support agencies move to one UTA

Amanda Goyen, a customer service student hire at the 446th Mission Support Group, organizes personnel records in the customer service section of the 446th Mission Support Squadron's military personnel flight. All customer support services, such as those provided by the MPF, will no longer be available on the alternate UTA weekend, also known as the B UTA, effective Oct. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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ROTC alumni appreciate 446th Airlift Wing support

Retired Col. Charles "Chuck" Goforth reads a trophy from his ROTC alma mater during a gathering May 18. Colonel Goforth and other graduates from the 900th ROTC Detachment at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., shared in a reunion at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., in part to commemorate the support provided over the years to the ROTC unit by the 446th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree Kiliz)

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Mothers inspire children to be Reservists

Senior Master Sgt. Elizabeth Milligan displays photos of her son, Staff Sgt. Gary Washington, on her desk in the 446th Operations Support Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Candice Allen)

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Mothers inspire children to be Reservists

Airman First Class Kristina Hansen, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Janice Kallinen, are all smiles as one of several mother-child teams in the 446th Airlfit Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Airman Hansen is a medical technican with the 446th Aerospace Medical Squadron. The Chief is the chief of military personnel flight, 446th Mission Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Candice Allen)

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RAVENS fly with C-17

Reserve Airmen from the 446th Security Forces Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., complete weapons training during a unit training assembly weekend in March. Regular training on weapons, defensive technicques, and hand-to-hand combat are just a few of the demands on security forces Airmen, particularly those supporting Air Mobility Command's RAVEN program. RAVENs provide security for Air Force aircrews and assets while on missions here and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree Kiliz)

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Reserve, active-duty Airmen fly late-season Deep Freeze mission

Senior Master Sgt. Lance Gustafson, left, and Senior Airman Douglas Reimer offload pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III in Antarctica on April 17. The two loadmasters are part of a Total Force crew from the Reserve 446th Airlift Wing and the active-duty 62nd Airlift Wing. The C-17 is staging out of Christchurch, New Zealand on a final Operation Deep Freeze for the 2007-2008 season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Deep Freeze crew gives back to local community

Capt. Corey Simmons, a pilot from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., explains features of the C-17 Globemaster III to a group on New Zealand children. The C-17, flown by a total force aircrew of Reserve and active-duty Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings at McChord, is staging out of Christchurch for Operation Deep freeze in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Deep Freeze crew gives back to local community

Maj. Chuck Corrigan, a Reserve pilot from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., explains the controls of a C-17 Globemaster III to local children in Christchurch, New Zealand on April 17. The C-17, flown by a Reserve and active-duty crew, is staging out of Christchurch for Operation Deep Freeze in support of the National Science Foundation's Antarctica research program. Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing (Reserve) and 62nd Airlift Wing have flown missions for Operation Deep Freeze for the past six months and will end their flying season with one last mission April 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Reserve civil engineer Airmen return from Iraq

Reservists from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., descend an escalator at SeaTac International Airport April 10 after receiving a hearty welcome home from Iraq. The Airmen, who were deployed for six months, assisted with construction of buildings for the Army, Marines and Air Force forces in Iraq. While deployed the Airmen labored under extreme weather conditions ranging from 90 degree heatwaves to frosty 20 degree weather and snow. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Patrick Cabellon)

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