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A fork in the road to Rodeo trophy

From the 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo team, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Warbiany directs Staff Sgt. Ben Thomsen in the 10K Forklift event July 20 at the Air Mobility Command Rodeo, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The 446th Airlift Wing is the Reserve C-17 wing at McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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A friendly reminder

First Lt. Francesco Vidal III refers to a local article about the fitness record he broke during basic training back in 2011. Vidal received a direct commission into the Air Force Reserve less than two years after he completed enlisted basic training. The former senior airman said, he uses the story as a reminder that he can accomplish a great amount while keeping him grounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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A good neighbor

Tech. Sgt. Chad Walgren, 446th Logistics Readiness Flight, McChord Field, Wash., proves to be a good neighbor. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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A helping hand for a heavy load

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dan Mattson from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Field, Wash., leans in the cab of a heavy duty excavator to assist U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cory Summers from the 341st CES, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., during a field exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. on March 23, 2011. U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Wesley McCord (in red hat) from the 823rd Training Detachment, Tyndall AFB, Fla., is the course instructor. Sergeant Mattson is one of 30 Reservists from the 446th CES participating in Silver Flag 2011, a training exercise designed to improve the readiness capability of Air Force civil engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor/Released)

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A life well lived

Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Dennis Provencher, airborne and ground radio operator, right, receives a memento from Lt. Col. Daniel Waid, 18th Communications Squadron commander, left, for his years of dedicated service on Dec. 23, 2019, in Okinawa City, Okinawa. Provencher served 20 years in the military and continued to serve after retirement in his community and donating blood every two months. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros)

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A life well lived

Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Dennis Provencher, airborne and ground radio operator, right, talks with a group of Airmen including Lt. Col. Denial Waid, 18th Communications Squadron commander, left, about how much has changed since Provencher initially joined in 1951 on Dec. 23, 2019, in Okinawa City, Okinawa. Provencher is a Guinness Book of World Records holder for most amount of blood donated. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros)

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A little to the left

Airman 1st Class Will Akers, 86th Aerial Port Squadron cargo specialist, spots Tech. Sgt. Sarah Ourso, 86th APS load planner, in the Halvorsen Loader, also known as a 25K loader, March 27. Operating and spotting on the Halvorsen is one of the fundamental skill sets new air transportation specialists learn. Both of the Air Force Reserve's aerial port units at McChord Field - 36th and 86th APS - are in the market for new Airmen.(U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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A look back in time: from deep space to deep freeze

A group of people pose with a C-119J on Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, in 1965. The aircraft was used in support of the NASA Mercury boilermaker capsule program from 1961 to 1967. The emblem behind the woman's head on the left is the original 446th Troop Carrier wing logo. The parachutes on the right side of the photograph indicate the capsule drops that particular aircraft accomplished with NASA. (Courtesy Photo)

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A look back in time: from deep space to deep freeze

An Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, aircrew member checks on a Mercury boilerplate capsule being loaded onto a C-119J "Flying Boxcar" in 1962. The 446th Airlift Wing was based out of Ellington when it began as the 446th Troop Carrier Wing in 1955. The unit began working with the NASA in 1961. (Courtesy Photo)

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A look back in time: from deep space to deep freeze

An Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, aircrew member loads a Mercury boilerplate capsule onto a C-119J "Flying Boxcar" in 1962. The 446th Airlift Wing was based out of Ellington when it began as the 446th Troop Carrier Wing in 1955. The unit began working with NASA in 1961. (Courtesy Photo)

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A penguin

Chief Master Sgt. James Masura Jr., 313th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, took a photo of his very first penguin sighting on his record setting 100th Operation Deep Freeze mission providing C-17 Globemaster III logistical support the National Science Foundation's Antarctic research stations. (Courtesy photo)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

Senior Airman Sydney Reed, (left to right) Maj. Cynthia Hathaway, 2nd Lt. Malissa Hammet, and Staff Sgt. Allison Massey, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., listen to a briefer during a training session in the first week of the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Air Force Reserve Airmen from McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

Staff Sgt. Cam Valliant and Tech. Sgt. Michael Shaudis, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., examine an aeromedical flight kit to ensure it has all of the required equipment before the Pacific Lifeline exercise kicks off. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise 145 McChord Reservists participated in on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated in the medical exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

Maj. Mark Schade, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., was an observer controller for the Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Team during the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Air Force Reserve Airmen from McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

An Air Force Reserve crew from the 313th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., begins taxiing its C-17 Globemaster III for take-off at Barking Sands Naval Air Station, in Kuaui, Hawaii. The C-17 was used to transport simulated medical patients during the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

First Lt. Joel Oyama, (left to right) Capt. Joe Foss, and Tech. Sgt. Natalie Stockhausen, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., listen to a briefer during a training session in the first week of the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Air Force Reserve Airmen from McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Bovee, (left to right) Lt. Col. Eric Johnson, and Maj. Jenifer Cackler, 446th Aerospace Staging Squadron, make up the Critical Care Air Transport Team that participated in the Pacific Lifeline exercise Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Air Force Reserve Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

Lt. Col. Ann McCune, 446th Aerospace Staging Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., dresses a mannequin for one of the scenarios during the Pacific Lifeline exercise. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place on three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Air Force Reserve Airmen from McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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A photo review of Pacific Lifeline

Tech. Sgt. Paul Sansiribhan, right, and Staff Sgt. Juan Colon, center, use bandages to immobilize Staff Sgt. Dawn Johnson, simulating a spinal injury, as Staff Sgt. Andrea Barrow holds the patient's head during self-aid and buddy care training Feb. 5, during exercise Pacific Lifeline on the Pacific Missle Range Facility at Barking Sands, Hawaii. The exercise 's intention was test the military's ability to rapidly deploy a trained and equipped team anywhere in the Pacific in response to a humanitarian assistance mission or disaster scenario. All the Airmen are from the 446th Services Squadron out of McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Moreno)

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A servant’s heart

(From left to right) Lt. Cmdr. Jack McCain, U.S. Navy officer and son of the late John McCain, Cindy McCain, wife of the late John McCain, Timothy Falcone, Grand Canyon University clinical lab instructor and health professional, and Master Sgt. Jeni Laplant, 446th Air Wing Health Professions Air Force Reserve recruiter, pose for a photo Feb. 24, 2021 at the McCain residence in Phoenix, Arizona. Falcone was expected to commission over a year ago but his plans were put on hold due to COVID-19. He volunteered his time and skills to go to New York City for three months to assist in emergency rooms at the beginning of the crisis. (Courtesy photo)

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