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728th Airlift Squadron lands Grover Loening Award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 728th AS was recognized for their excellence in airlift support by winning the 2009 Grover Loening Award. (From left to right) Chief Master Sgt. James Masura, a Wing Stan Eval loadmaster, 446th Operations Group here, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Denny, a loadmaster with the 16th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Master Sgt. Scott Dellinger, a loadmaster with the 728th Airlift Squadron here, and Senior Master Sgt. Lance Gustafson, a loadmaster assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron here, on an airdrop mission.

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728th Airlift Squadron lands Grover Loening Award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 728th AS received the 2009 Grover Loening Award by the Air Force Reserve Command, recognizing their superior C-17 tactical airlift support. (From left to right) Maj. Richard Price, a pilot with the 728th Airlift Squadron here, and Master Sgt. Scott Dellinger, a loadmaster assigned to the 728th AS, post a hometown sign during a mission to Iraq.

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728th Airlift Squadron lands Grover Loening Award

(From left to right) Retired Senior Master Sgt. Roy Vazquez, Capt. Scott Jones, a pilot assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron here, Master Sgt. Scott Dellinger, a loadmaster with the 728th AS, retired Lt. Col. Sandy Steenek, Senior Master Sgt. Derek Bryant, a loadmaster with the 728th AS, Master Sgt. Wes Acdal, a loadmaster with the 728th AS, Col. Lane Seaholm, a pilot with the 728th AS, Capt. Eric Schneider, a pilot with the 728th AS, and Maj. Mike Murphy, a pilot with the 728th AS, on a mission in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Air Force Reserve Command honored the 728th AS with the 2009 Grover Loening Award.

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75

In preparation for the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, Sept. 18, 2022, the Air Force is soliciting birthday theme ideas from Total Force Airmen and civilians. Every year in September, the Department of the Air Force dedicates a theme to celebrate the Air Force’s birthday.

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75TH ANNIVERSARY PAINTING

Lt. Gen. John Healy unveils a commissioned painting honoring the Reserve’s 75th anniversary with the artists who created it: Warren Neary, AFRC History Office, and retired Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin. The third artist, 1st Lt. Kat Justen, 459th Air Refueling Wing public affairs officer, was unable to attend the unveiling. The Airmen honored in the painting were assigned to the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California; the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina; and the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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75th anniversary painting unveiling

Lt. Gen. John Healy unveils a commissioned painting honoring the Reserve’s 75th anniversary with the artists who created it: Warren Neary, AFRC History Office, and retired Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin. The third artist, 1st Lt. Kat Justen, 459th Air Refueling Wing public affairs officer, was unable to attend the unveiling. The Airmen honored in the painting were assigned to the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California; the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina; and the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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86 APS Reservist extends tour 6 months

Air Force Master Sgt. Alfredo Navarro checks a database at the Air Transport Operations Center Sept. 6, 2011 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Navarro is currently deployed here from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Field, Wash., and volunteered to extend his tour at Incirlik for an additional six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Lenhardt)

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86 APS welcomes new commander

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Airmen from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron salute their new commander during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington, July 24, 2022. Horton assumed command of the squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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86 APS welcomes new commander

Col. Sherard Dorroh, commander of the Mission Support Group, hands the unit guidon to Lt. Col. Tara Horton during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington, July 24, 2022. Horton assumed command of the 86th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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86 APS welcomes new commander

Lt. Col. Tara Horton assumes command of the 86th Aerial Port Squadron during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington, July 24, 2022. The 86 APS is responsible for all management and movement of cargo and passengers transported in the Military Airlift System. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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86th Aerial Porters deploy to Kirkuk

Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq -- Reservists from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., deployed in September to support an Air Expeditionary Force rotation here. From left to right: Master Sgt. Dale Wenstad, Senior Airman Alex Lawson, Staff Sgt. Marco Zuber, Senior Airman Michael Barrios, Master Sgt. Cory Tsark and Senior Airman Tyler Akers are assigned to the 321st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron in Kirkuk and are scheduled to come back in Spring 2011. (Courtesy photo)

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86th APS compete in 2017 Port Dawg

Airman Keith Omweri (front left) exchanges high-fives with Lt. Col. Anthony Edwards (right), 86th Aerial Port Squadron commander, as Staff Sgt. Nickolas Godin (rear center) looks on during the 2017 Port Dawg Challenge April 25, 2017, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The 86th APS Airmen are transportation specialists, who sometimes refer to themselves as “Port Dawgs”, competed against 22 aerial port squadrons from across the Air Force Reserve Command. (Courtesy photo)

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86th APS retires five Reserve Citizen Airmen

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 86th Aerial Port Squadron participate in a group retirement ceremony, Sept. 12, 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The five, who served a combined 136 years with the 86 APS, were honored in a ceremony in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues, present in person and virtually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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86th APS retires five Reserve Citizen Airmen

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 86th Aerial Port Squadron participate in a group retirement ceremony, Sept. 12, 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. From the left, Master Sgt. Tony Smith, Master Sgt. Wilfred Cena, Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Wright, Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Mehalik, and Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Stokoe have served a combined 136 years with the 86 APS and were honored in a ceremony in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues, present in person and virtually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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90-percent O2

Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Saudi McVea, of the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, prepares oxygen treatment for an ill "Soldier" on one of McChord Field's C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft during the unit's in-flight medical training, Jan. 21, 2015. The 2,100 men and women assigned to the 446th AW support the Air Mobility Command (AMC) mission around the world on a daily basis, performing 44 percent of all C-17 missions leaving JBLM. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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910th welcomes YSU DVs to YARS

A group of Distinguished Visitors (DVs) stand in front of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules tactical cargo transport aircraft during a tour stop here, Nov. 13, 2015. The group, joined in the photo by members of the 910th, was participating in a tour of various sites across the Mahoning Valley sponsored by YSU President James Tressel. YARS was included in the tour because of its role as the only military base in Northeast Ohio as well as being home to the 910th Airlift Wing and the Department of Defense’s only large-area, fixed wing aerial spray capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

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9-11 Memorial Service

Unfurling the American flag.

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960th Cyberspace Operations Group

960th CyOG patch

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97th Airlift Squadron Change of Command

Lt. Col. Joshua Anderson (left), commander of the 446th Operations Group, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. David Schuster (right), during the 97th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Aug 12, 2023. Schuster assumed command of the 97th Airlift Squadron from Lt. Col. Robert Campbell. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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97th Airlift Squadron Change of Command

Lt. Col. Joshua Anderson (left), commander of the 446th Operations Group, presents Lt. Col. Robert Campbell (right), the outgoing commander of the 97th Airlift Squadron, a certificate of the meritorious service medal during the 97th Airlift Squadron Change of Command Ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Aug. 12, 2023. A change in command ceremony is to allow subordinates to witness the formality of command changing from one officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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