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Bone Marrow

Senior Master Sgt. Michelle Helpenstell, 446th Airlift Wing Security Forces Logistics Superintendent along with her Airmen organized a two-day Salute to Life, C.W. Bill Young DOD Marrow Donor drive Jan. 3-4 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Helpenstell was driven to start the drive after discovering her colleague’s son was battling leukemia and needed a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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Bone MArrow

An Air Force Reservist completes paperwork to become a bone marrow donor registrant for the Salute to Life, C.W. Bill Young DOD Marrow Donor drive Jan. 4 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Since 1991, Salute to Life has registered more than one million U.S. military personnel, dependents, and Department of Defense civilian employees to become bone marrow and stem cell donors. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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Bone Marrow

Technical Sgt. Stefanie R. McKee, 446th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron Reservist assists registrants with questions and paperwork for the Salute to Life, C.W. Bill Young DOD Marrow Donor drive Jan. 4 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Since 1991, Salute to Life has registered more than one million U.S. military personnel, dependents, and Department of Defense civilian employees to become bone marrow and stem cell donors. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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Bossin' around

A group of civilian employers listen intently as Capt. Matt Haugen (back to camera) and 1st Lt. Jana Sanders detail their mission with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Oct. 1, 2011. The gathering was part of the wing's Employer Orientation Day, a biannual event designed to foster a strong relationship between civilian employers and the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Bosslift

Senior Airman David Smith (center left), emergency management apprentice, and Senior Airman Alexis Feredinos (center right), emergency management journeyman both with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, explain how Reservists use various equipment to prevent casualties during an emergency situation on the flightline Aug. 29. Their presentation was part of a “Bosslift” tour, where 32 military support representatives, including business owners and local community leaders, spent a day on base to learn first-hand about the mission of the 446th Airlift Wing. Susan Coulter, a volunteer with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, gave a presentation about ESGR before the group journeyed to the flight line, where members from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron loaded two mock critically-wounded patients onto a C-17 Globemaster III. Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron and firefighters from the 446th CES also exhibited their expertise with the group. They later boarded a C-17, where Reserve pilots and loadmasters performed an air drop training mission. The tour ended after an orientation with the Air National Guard’s Western Air Defense Sector. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Minnette Mason)

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Bosslift 2017

Pallets roll out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop June 3, 2017, while aboard a training flight as part of Employer Orientation Day at McChord Field. Reservists invited their employers out for a day to learn and experience life in the Air Force Reserve. Employers went through a deployment processing line and took part in a training flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, which included an airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Bosslift 2017

Civilian employers and their reservists sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at McChord Field June 3, 2017, while the air crew prep the airplane for take-off during Employer Orientation Day. Reservists invited their employers out for a day to learn and experience life in the Air Force Reserve. Employers went through a deployment processing line and took part in a training flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, which included an airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Bosslift 2017

Kristen Kildahl, vice president of human resources at Kaufman Hall and Associates, donned a ballistic helmet and vest at the deployment processing line at McChord Field on June 3, 2017, during Employer Orientation Day. Reservists invited their employers out for a day to learn and experience life in the Air Force Reserve. Employers went through a deployment processing line and took part in a training flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, which included an airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Bosslift 2017

Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing talk with Civilian Employers in a deployment processing line at McChord Field June 3, 2017, during Employer Orientation Day. Reservists invited their employers out for a day to learn and experience life in the Air Force Reserve. Employers went through a deployment processing line and took part in a training flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, which included an airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Bosslift 2017

Civilian employers from around the Puget Sound listen in on a mock, pre-deployment briefing at McChord Field June 3, 2017, during Employer Orientation Day. Reservists invited their employers out for a day to learn and experience life in the Air Force Reserve. Employers went through a deployment processing line and took part in a training flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, which included an airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Boy Scouts get a real taste of Reservist's mission

(Pictured left) U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, here, tells Boy Scout troops about the AES mission evacuating sick and injured patients from harm's way and transferring them to an environment that supports their recovery during wartime, peacetime and humanitarian operations. Three Boy Scout troops from Seattle and Redmond, Wash., toured McChord Field for some hands-on experience aboard a C-17 Globemaster III static display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Boy Scouts get a taste of MREs while touring McChord Field

Boy Scouts wolf down their MREs during a fun-filled day with U.S. Air Force Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing here, March 5, 2011. Three Boy Scout troops from Seattle and Redmond, Wash., toured McChord Field learning about about air traffic control, caring for injured patients, fire safety and C-17 Globemaster III missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Boy Scouts sharpen their skills

Boy Scouts from Seattle and Redmond, Wash., gain some heavy experience learning about fire rescue equipment during a tour at McChord Field here, March 5, 2011. The scouts spent the morning learning about fire safety, aeromedical evacuation, C-17 Globemaster III missions and air traffic control operations, while hosted by Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing. (From left to right) Ryan Barr, age 14 and Trevor Abson, age 13, Troop 171. Trevor is also the son of U.S. Air Force Colonel Paul Abson, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Boy Scouts tour McChord

Boy Scouts from Troop 171 of Northeast Seattle look through binoculars in the top room of the control tower during a base tour May 3. In the control tower, the scouts had the opportunity to learn about how air traffic controllers manage the air space and communicate with aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Boy Scouts tour McChord

Tiger Scouts from Troop 222 of the Key Peninsula Area in Washington, watch as Mike Gonyaw, firefighter with Joint Base Lewis-McChord fire department, explains one of the tools used in emergency situations during a base tour May 3. The scouts learned about nearly all the equipment firefighters use when responding to emergencies such as aircraft accidents. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Boy Scouts tour McChord

Colin Rocks, Boy Scout with Troop 171 out of Seattle, tries on fire fighter gear at a Joint Base Lewis-McChord fire department during a base tour May 3. The firefighters taught the scouts aspects of their job and let them try on gear, climb inside the trucks and see the equipment. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Boy Scouts tour McChord

Georgia Madrid, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Andrew Madrid who is an avionics mechanic with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, lies on a stretcher at a Joint Base Lewis-McChord fire department May 3. Tiger Scout and Boy Scout troops learn about different tasks that are carried out by Airmen during a base tour at McChord Field, Washington. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Boy Scouts tour McChord Field

Boy Scouts from Seattle and Redmond, Wash., gain some heavy experience learning about fire rescue equipment with U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Ralph Klock, 627th Civil Engineer Squadron driver/operator, here, during a tour at McChord Field, March 5, 2011. The scouts spent the morning learning about fire safety, aeromedical evacuation, C-17 Globemaster III missions and air traffic control operations while hosted by Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody/Released)

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Brace yourself

Lab technicians with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron out of McChord Field, Wash., demonstrate proper lifting and carrying techniques during a mass casualty tabletop exercise during the Reserve drill weekend, Aug. 10. The exercise is a precursor to the actual hand's on exercise members of the squadron will participate in 2014 in order to maintain their readiness requirements (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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Breaking news

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Class, Ricky Young with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., listens to a welcome briefing at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Coraopolis, Pa., July 21, 2013. Reservists from 446th AES deployed in support of Global Medic in conjunction with WAREX, an annual joint-reserve field-training exercise designed to replicate all facets of combat theater aeromedical evacuation support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)

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