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446th Mission Support Squadron Airman & Family Readiness Center has something for everyone

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Master Sgt. Steven Thomas, NCO in charge of the 446th Mission Support Squadron Airman & Family Readiness Center here (left), helps Tech. Sgt. Ian Ramos, 446th Logistics Readiness Flight, find information on budgeting and financial management, March 5. The center provides long-term, substantive programs to positively affect those areas of family life that directly impact the Air Force mission. The A&FRC provides programs, workshops and services to suit the needs of every Reservist, whether single, married, deployed, with kids or a civilan job. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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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 OG change of command

Col. Sean Pierce (right), assumes command of the 446th Operations Group here, from Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony here, April 2, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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446th OG change of command

Leaders from the 446th Operations Group here, bid farewell to Col. Scott Snyder, former 446th OG commander, after a change of command ceremony April 2, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Danial Liddicoet)

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446th OG COC

Col. (sel.) Scott Snyder receives the 446th Operations Group flag from Col. Bruce Bowers, the 446th Airlift Wing commander, at a change of command ceremony March 3 in the 446th OG auditorium here. Snyder, the new 446th OG commander, was formerly a deputy commander for the 349th Operations Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Madelyn McCullough)

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446th Operations Group Assumption of Command

Lt. Col. James Dignan, pictured with his large family, assumed command of the 446th Operations Group in a ceremony July 10 at McChord Field. An Assumption of Command ceremony is performed when the former commander has taken a new assignment before the new commander arrives on station. Lt. Col. Dignan comes to the 446th AW from Jerusalem where he was the deputy chief of plans for the U.S. security coordinator for Israel and Palestine. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser)

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446th Operations Group Assumption of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cynthia Welch salutes Col. Paul Skipworth, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, after assuming command of the 446th Operations Group March 6, 2021, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Welch has flown and assisted in commanding C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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446th Operations Group Assumption of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cynthia Welch, commander of the 446th Operations Group, addresses virtual and physical attendees during her assumption of command March 6, 2021 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As the Operations Group commander, Welch provides Combatant Commanders worldwide strategic airlift support including aeromedical evacuation and Antarctic resupply operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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446th Operations Group Assumption of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cynthia Welch assumes command of the 446th Operations Group from Col. Paul Skipworth, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing on March 6, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Welch is a seasoned command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours in numerous aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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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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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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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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446th Reserve Wing wins Best Fit to Fight Award at Rodeo 2009

Reserve members from the 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo team, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., are presented the Best Fit to Figtht Trophy at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009 here. From left to right, Brig. Gen. XXXX, XXXX commander, Lt. Col. Garin Tentschert, 446th AW team chief, Senior Master Sgt. Mark Cherrix, 446th Maintenance team chief, Staff Sgt. Jack Montez, 446th Security Forces, and Staff Sgt. Ben Thomsen and Senior Tyler Akers, both with 446th Aerial Port. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Patrick Cabellon)

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446th Reservist meets SECAF, share good times.

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan- Col. Paul Abson, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, flight commander, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley share a light-hearted moment over an anecdote Aug. 30. Colonel Abson is the only Air Force Reservist assigned to the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here as a flight surgeon providing medical support to the squadron aircrew and maintainers. Colonel Abson is an example of the total force concept, where a Reservist can seamlessly integrate with the active duty to support a mission. In addition to his role as a flight surgeon, he also works at the Role 3 Army Hospital as an ear nose and throat consultant and participates in surgical care of trauma patients. Secretary Donley visited Kandahar Air Field to see firsthand how the Air Force is participating in the new surge strategy, meet with the deployed Air Force members to gain an appreciation of what they were going through and to give an opportunity for direct feedback to him. The 772nd EAS is the expeditionary form of the 41st Combat Airlift Squadron; which is made entirely of active duty personnel from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mary Cruz)

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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 Reservist, employer win award for going above and beyond

Maj. Mike Bautista (right), a pilot form the 728th Airlift Squadron, and Herb Kelleher, founder and former president, CEO and chairman of the board of Southwest Airlines, pose for a photo at Rodeo 2007. Major Bautista was awarded the 2009 Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman of the Year Award, and his employer, Southwest Airlines, won the 2009 Employer of the Year Award.

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446th Reservists exercise spiritual fitness

Staff Sgt. Thomas Schiller, an 86th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, practices his physical and spiritual fitness by hiking the Olympia peninsula June 25, 2015. Schiller said being able to just breathe the fresh mountain air helps to clear his head. Spiritual fitness is one of the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, which focuses on building a thriving Air Force comprised of comprehensively balanced individuals who strive to be mentally, physically, socially and spiritually fit. (Courtesy photo)

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