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Iain Harrison, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot," demonstrated to 446th Airlift Wing Reservists how to use various weapons at the firing range Dec. 3, 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Harrison first set foot on McChord Field as a member of the British Army twenty years earlier and returned to take his Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tanya King/Released)

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Top Shot

Iain Harrison, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot," demonstrated to 446th Airlift Wing members how to use various weapons at the firing range Dec. 3, 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Harrison first set foot on McChord Field as a member of the British Army twenty years earlier and returned to take his Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tanya King/Released)

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Iain Harrison, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot," signs an autograph for Tech. Sgt. James Callahan, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Dec. 3, 2011 at the base exchange at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Harrison first set foot on McChord Field as a member of the British Army twenty years earlier and returned to take his Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen. He also visited with military members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tanya King/Released)

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Tech. Sgt. David Gallegos, 446th Aircraft Maintenace Squadron crew chief, teaches Iain Harrison, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot," about the heads-up display aboard a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 3, 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Harrison first set foot on McChord Field as a member of the British Army twenty years earlier and returned to take his Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tanya King/Released)

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Top Shot

Iain Harrison, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot," and Anne Arries Corsano, USCIS District 20 district director, recite the Pledge of Allegiance aboard a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 3, 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Harrison first set foot on McChord Field as a member of the British Army twenty years earlier and returned to a ceremony to become an American citizen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tanya King/Released)

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Top Shot

Iain Harrison, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot," and Anne Arries Corsano, USCIS District 20 district director, recite the Pledge of Allegiance aboard a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 3, 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Harrison first set foot on McChord Field as a member of the British Army twenty years earlier and returned to a ceremony to become an American citizen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tanya King/Released)

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C-17 celebrates 20 years of flight

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash., -- A C-17 takes off in the early morning hours from McChord Field, Wash. The C-17 Globemaster took its maiden flight in 1991. McChord Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings here have been flying C-17s since 1999. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

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Watchful eye keeps 'em in the sky

Tech. Sgt. Peter Terault, 446th Maintenance Squadron engine mechanic, checks a C-17 Globemaster III engine thrust reverser during a routine inspection at McChord Field. The thrust reversers divert an aircraft engine's exhaust so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft. This acts against the forward travel of the aircraft, providing deceleration, slowing the aircraft after touch-down which reduces wear on the brakes and allows for shorter landing distances. Sergeant Terault is also a full time engine mechanic in his civilian job here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Two million hours of flying

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., - This month of December the C-17 Globemaster III celebrated its two millionth flight hour. Of those two million hours, the 446th Airlift Wing has flown 194,202 hours in the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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C-17 airdrop

Senior Airman James Soto prepares the cargo compartment of a C-17 Globemaster III for 40 container delivery system bundles at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 5. Like Airman Soto, deployed from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., four Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., have deplolyed to support airdrop and airland mission for Operation New Dawn in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ)

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C-17 airdrop

Container delivery system bundles float down to a marked area after being air dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan, April 5. The CDS bundles are filled with food and water to re-supply U.S. Forces. Four Reserve loadmasters from the 446th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., are deploying to Southwest Asia to conduct airdrop and airland missions with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ)

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Cold as Ice

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- A McChord Field-based C-17 lands on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 2009. Twelve Reservists from here are currently deployed to Christchurch, New Zealand in support of ODF and the National Science Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. James Masura)

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446th Airlift Wing crew bring new C-17 home

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flies past Mount Rainier here. Aircrew from the 97th Airlift Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit with the 446th Airlift Wing here, flew to Long Beach, Calif., March 8 to bring back a new C-17 to add to JBLM, McChord Field's fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Adamarie Lewis-Page)

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Reserve maintainers put expert hands on deck in Spain

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Six C-17 Globemaster III aircraft line the flightline against a backdrop of sunny skies here. A 16-member maintainer team with the Air Force Reserve's 446th Aircraft Maintance Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., returned Feb. 6 from here after a two-week assignment, where they assisted the 725th Air Mobility Squadron in handling almost 30 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that made stopovers there since Jan. 23. (Courtesy photo/U.S. Navy)

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Reserve supports military day with 'Huskee' flyover

SEATTLE, Wash.- A C-17 Globemaster, assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., performs a flyover at the University of Washington Huskees' football game at Huskee Stadium, Dec. 5. The game was to honor military members and first responders. The McChord AFB pilots, Maj. Stephen Burrington, 313th Airlift Squadron, Maj. Jonathan Karnes and Maj. Jason Taylor, both with the 728th Airlift Squadron, are University of Washington Alumni, whose names were announced at the game during the flyover. The aircraft's call sign was 'Huskee.'(photo by/James Beauchaine)

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Utah shuttle pick up changes for June UTA

Reservists who live in Utah but are assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., board a C-17 Globemaster III at Hill AFB, Utah for transporation to McChord for a drill weekend. Normally the C-17 flight departs from Hill AFB. However, for the June 6-7 Reserve weekend, the flight will use the Salt Lake International Airport due to Hill AFB's closure for its airshow. Directions for meeting the C-17 shuttle are as follows: Take exit #23 off I-215, either direction; at bottom of the exit, go West on 7th St North; turn left (south) on 2200 West; turn right on 340 North; at bottom of the road you will see SLC Jet Center, park in their parking lot. The C-17 shuttle will park on their ramp to pick you up. This information will be recorded on the UTA call in line (253) 982-2938 as well. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nick Przybyciel)

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446th Humanitarian Mission to Mexico

Reservist Tech Sgt. Lance Nelson(in the truck) backs a 2,000-gallon fire tender onto a C-17 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., Sept. 19. The donated fire truck was delivered to Mexico by an Air Force Reserve aircrew from the 446th Airlift Wing as part of a Denton Admendment program to support humanitarian missions. Sergeant Nelson is a loadmaster with the 728th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord starts in 2010

Soldiers and Airmen in the Puget Sound Region will do more than work together from the sky when Joint Base Lewis-McChord becomes a reality in 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott F. Reed)

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Reserve, active-duty Airmen fly late-season Deep Freeze mission

A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., is loaded with cargo at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. A Reserve and active-duty Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings flew the late season Operation Deep Freeze mission April 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nick Przybyciel)

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Reserve, active-duty Airmen to test night vision goggles on last mission of season for Operation Deep Freeze

A C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., sits on the ice in Antartica after delivering cargo to McMurdo Station. A crew of Air Force Reserve and active-duty Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings here will fly the last mission of the 2007-2008 Operation Deep Freeze season this month. (U.S. Air Force file photo/Maj. Steve Mortensen)

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