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Preparing the Future

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - A trainee assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing's Development and Training Flight performs push ups for forgetting his reporting statement at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2021. While in D&TF, trainees will learn all of the reporting procedures they'll use to report to a military superior during basic military training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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Preparing the Future

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Master Sgt. Kanphiron Kananin, flight chief of the 446th Airlift Wing's Development and Training Flight, addresses trainees while Xavier Feaster-Rivera, the flight lead, (left) waits for further instruction during a unit training assembly at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2021. The job of the flight chief is to help guide and lead the new trainees while they wait to attend basic military training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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Flu season is here for the 446th Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Senior leaders from the 446th Airlift Wing roll up their sleeves to receive their annual seasonal influenza vaccine, known as the flu shot, on Oct. 17 in the base theater at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Flu is unpredictable, and the U.S. flu season is typically October through May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Flu season is here

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Senior Airman Karen Crisotomo, a medical technician assigned to the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, prepares a vial of the seasonal influenza vaccine, commonly known as the flu shot, on Oct. 17 before administering it to a 446th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airman at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The U.S. flu season is typically October through May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Flu season is here

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Senior Airman Louis Shackelford, a medical technician assigned to the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, administers the seasonal influenza vaccine to a Reserve Citizen Airman during a unit training assembly Oct. 17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Seasonal influenza vaccine is recommended for everyone six months of age and older with rare exception. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Flu season is here

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kylee Engle, command chief of the 446th Airlift Wing, Col. Charles Metzgar, vice commander of the 446th AW, and Col. Paul Skipworth, commander of the 446th AW, receive their annual seasonal influenza vaccine, known as the flu shot, by 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technicians during a unit training assembly Oct. 17 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The single best way to prevent the seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Rainier Wing hosts job fair Oct. 16

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Col. Michael Brydie, a national recruiter as well as program manager and border liaison/community outreach officer at the Seattle Field Office, explains about the available career fields within the CBP to interested Reserve Citizen Airmen at a job fair event with the 446th Airlift Wing Oct. 16, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 446th Airman and Family Readiness hosted a job fair to consolidate information for Reserve Citizen Airmen and their spouses seeking employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Rainier Wing welcomes newest members Oct. 1

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Col. Paul Skipworth, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 20 recruits during a mass enlistment ceremony on Oct. 1, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The ceremony was organized by the Air Force Reserve’s Pacific Northwest Recruiting Detachment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Operation Deep Freeze - 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, the Antarctic mission commander and 62nd Operations Group deputy commander, briefs crew members for the upcoming Operation Deep Freeze 2021-2022 main season, Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Operation Deep Freeze's 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) crew members from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings receive a briefing Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prior to departure. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Operation Deep Freeze - 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, the Antarctic mission commander and 62nd Operations Group deputy commander, briefs crew members for the upcoming Operation Deep Freeze 2021-2022 main season, Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Operation Deep Freeze - 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Mary Suchocki, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron here, and Chandler Smith, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 97th Airlift Squadron here, talks after receiving the Operation Deep Freeze mission brief, Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. For Suchocki, this will be her first rotation to Antarctica, while Smith will be on his second rotation. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Force Generation Center celebrates a “Decade of Excellence”

Maj. Gen. Matthew J. Burger, deputy commander of Air Force Reserve Command, left, and Brig. Gen. Stacey L. Scarisbrick, commander of AFRC Force Generation Center, place the Air Force Organizational Excellence award streamer to the guidon during a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of AFRC's FGC at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 1, 2021. The FGC is the single organization responsible for generating Air Force Reserve forces by leveraging Reserve strategic capability to meet operational needs in support of the global force. The Reserve Citizen Airmen who support the FGC perform all aspects of force generation to include oversight, visibility and accountability of more than 70,000 Air Force Reserve forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

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Force Generation Center celebrates a “Decade of Excellence”

Maj. Gen. Matthew J. Burger, deputy commander of Air Force Reserve Command, gives remarks during a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of AFRC's Force Generation Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 1, 2021. The FGC is the single organization responsible for generating Air Force Reserve forces by leveraging Reserve strategic capability to meet operational needs in support of the global force. The Reserve Citizen Airmen who support the FGC perform all aspects of force generation to include oversight, visibility and accountability of more than 70,000 Air Force Reserve forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

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Force Generation Center celebrates a “Decade of Excellence”

Lt. Col. Thomas Albrecht, chief of the Air Force Reserve Command's Force Generation battle watch, gives media a tour of the FGC battle watch station after a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of AFRC's FGC at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 1, 2021. The battle watch is a command and control center that operates 24/7 to provide support to Air Force Reserve missions around the world. The FGC is the single organization responsible for generating Air Force Reserve forces by leveraging Reserve strategic capability to meet operational needs in support of the global force. The Reserve Citizen Airmen who support the FGC perform all aspects of force generation to include oversight, visibility and accountability of more than 70,000 Air Force Reserve forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

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Force Generation Center celebrates a “Decade of Excellence”

Brig. Gen. Stacey L. Scarisbrick, commander of Air Force Reserve Command's Force Generation Center, gives a media interview immediately following a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the FGC at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 1, 2021. The FGC is the single organization responsible for generating Air Force Reserve forces by leveraging Reserve strategic capability to meet operational needs in support of the global force. The Reserve Citizen Airmen who support the FGC perform all aspects of force generation to include oversight, visibility and accountability of more than 70,000 Air Force Reserve forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

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Wing process manager retires after 37 years

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Brig. Gen. Aaron Vangelisti, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, presents a retirement certificate to Col. Bruce Windhold, Individual Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Test Center Inspector General and 446th Airlift Wing Process Manager, Sept. 24, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. A retirement ceremony was held to honor Winhold's 37 years of service to the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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Winhold retires

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Col. Bruce Windhold, Individual Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Test Center Inspector General and 446th Airlift Wing Process Manager, and his lifelong partner, Michelle Kuelbs, pose for a picture following Winhold's retirement ceremony on Sept. 24, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. A retirement ceremony was held to honor Winhold's 37 years of service to the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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Col. Winhold retires

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Michelle Kuelbs, lifelong partner of Col. Bruce Winhold, fastens a retirement pin on Winhold during his retirement ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Sept 24. 2021. Winhold retired after 37 years in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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McChord Field Honor Guard

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - McChord Field Honor Guard performs a ceremonial flag folding during Col. Bruce Winhold’s retirement ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, sept. 24, 2021. The flag is known as the military's most honored and sacred possession. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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