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Teamwork energizes Airmen on the court

Staff Sgt. Tyler Hambidge, 932nd Medical Squadron, blocks the volleyball back over the net during recent intramural competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Airlift Wing has volunteers participating in a variety of sports throughout the year, to include volleyball and summer softball. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

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ATSO training improves MXG readiness

Members of the of the 446th MXG squadron perform an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise conducted at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 2. During the course of the exercise, Airmen were evaluated for their ability to correctly don Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear and perform unidentified explosive ordinance sweeps in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense environment.(U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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AF3

Air Force Reserve Future Force Framework (U.S. Air Force graphic/Jonathan Migel)

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

Loadmasters assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing and active duty Soldiers assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, place shoring down to unload a UH-60 Black Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III at Selah airstrip May 1, 2019. For the first time, 446th AW Reserve Citizen Airmen landed at the newly renovated airstrip located at Yakima Training Center. (Courtesy Photo)

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to McChord Field takes off from Selah airstrip at Yakima Training Center May 1, 2019. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing delivered two Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during a readiness exercise. It was the first time Reserve Citizen Airmen utilized the newly refurbished runway. (Courtesy Photo)

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

A C-17 Globemaster III piloted by a 446th Airlift Wing aircrew lands for the first time at the Selah airstrip at the Yakima Training Center May 1, 2019. Reserve Citizen Airmen and active duty Soldiers delivered two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the training center in support of an Army readiness exercise. (Courtesy Photo)

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

446th Airlift Wing loadmasters and active duty Soldiers assigned to unload a UH-60 Black Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III at Selah airstrip May 1, 2019. It was the first time Reserve Citizen Airmen had utilized the newly refurbished runway at Yakima Training Center. (Courtesy Photo)

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Landing at the Selah airstrip

446th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen and active duty Soldiers unload a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III at Selah airstrip May 1, 2019. For the first time ever, Reservists landed at the newly refurbished airstrip located at Yakima Training Center. (Courtesy Photo)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Tech. Sgt. Michael Katzer, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, with the award for Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. Katzer was also awarded NCO of the Year. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Tech. Sgt. Terence Kung, 446th Airlift Wing weapons safety inspector, with the Air Force Reserve Command’s award for Outstanding Weapons Safety Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. Kung received the award for his efforts while deployed and here at home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Senior Master Sgt. Nicole Carman, 446th Airlift Wing inspector general superintendent, with the Air Force Reserve Command’s Lt. Gen. Howard W. Leaf award, during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. The award signifies the outstanding accomplishments by Carman, not only to the wing by to the AFRC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Major Emily Yturralde, 446th Airlift Wing, with the award for Civilian of the Year (category 3) during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. Yturralde is both a civilian and Reserve Citizen Airman for the Rainier Wing. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Col. Cheryl Knight, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, with the award for Air Force Reserve Command’s Squadron of the Year, during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. The squadron was recognized by AFRC for their outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Mr. Robert Kagarise, 446th Airlift Wing, and Ms. Kathryn Hulsmann, 446th Operations Group, with the award for Civilian of the Year (category 1) during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. Kagarise and Hulsmann both tied for the annual award. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Lt. Col. Michael Hughes, 97th Airlift Squadron, with the award for Field Grade Officer of the Year during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Master Sgt. Michael Mellein, 86th Aerial Port Squadron, with the award for Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, speaks during the Rainier Wing annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. Additionally, a few Airmen and unit organizations who had won awards at Air force Reserve Command and Department of Defense level were also recognized. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Annual Awards Ceremony

Col. Sean Pierce, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, present Staff Sgt. Crystal Lothrop, 446th Force Support Squadron, with the award for Airman of the Year during the annual awards ceremony May 3, 2019, at the McChord Club. The ceremony recognized individuals across the wing for outstanding performance during the 2018 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Bag it

Master Sgt. Joseph Vergona, 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, sets up a saline bag near Honolulu, Hawaii April 26, 2019. As a part of the 911th AES Vergona participated in ground training as well as in air training.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Col. Sean P. Pierce greeted at the airport

Col. Sean P. Pierce, 446th Airlift Wing commander, is welcomed home at the Seattle International Airport by family and 446th Reserve Citizen Airmen in March. Pierce served as the Mobility Forces director for U.S. Central Command, working for the CEPAC Air Forces Central Command (CFACC) commander in Qatar. (Courtesy Photo)

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