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All in a day's work

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Staff Sgt. Paul Berglund, a crew chief with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, installs an exhaust fan cover on a C-17 Globemaster in preparation for towing the aircraft to a maintenance hangar during a UTA here Sept. 11, 2010. Sergeant Berglund lives in Clarkston, Wash. and commutes 343 miles every month to drill with the 446th Airlift Wing. When not keeping Reserve aircraft in tip top shape, Sergeant Berglund works as a parts manager at a heating and air conditiong company in his civilian career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Reserve maintainers work it in Southwest Asia

Tech. Sgt. Edwin McCrann, left, and Master Sgt. Michael Silva install omni rollers on the ramp of a C-17, just one of their many maintenance duties while deployed to Southwest Asia. Both NCOs are Reservists deployed from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Means)

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Reserve maintainers work it in Southwest Asia

Staff Sgt. Ronald Capalungan swaps omni rollers, which adjust cargo left to right, with straight rollers to upload cargo forward and aft. Sergeants Capalungan is a Reservist deployed from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Means)

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Reserve maintainers work it in Southwest Asia

Staff Sgt. Ronald Capalungan, left, and Tech. Sgt. Edwin McCrann reconfigure the cargo floor of a C-17 for pallets of cargo. Sergeants Capalungan and McCrann are Reservists deployed from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Means)

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Reserve maintainers work it in Southwest Asia

Master Sgt. David Schluttenhofer opens ramp doors on a C-17 for cargo loading in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Schluttenhofer is deployed from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Means)

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Reserve maintainers work it in Southwest Asia

Master Sgt. Jeff Barsaloux and Capt. Bethany Ransier, deployed to Southwest Asia from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, review aircraft forms prior to a C-17 launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Means)

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Captain Crunch

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Capt. Andrea Barry, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, demonstrates proper sit up form during a fitness assessment here July 10, 2010. The new Air Force fitness program took effect July 1. The program will hold Airmen to more rigourous physical fitness standards in an effort to improve overall health and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Getting dirty to honor McChord 13

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Flowers bring new life to the McChord 13 memorial site here as a result of a cleanup drive organized by aircraft maintainers with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, July 10. The Reservists took part in the beautification effort to honor the 13 Airmen who died after their C-141 aircraft crashed during a routine refueling flight over Montana, Nov. 30, 1992. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Getting dirty to honor McChord 13

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Reservists with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron took their time sprucing up the McChord 13 memorial site here, July 10. The Reservists took part in the beautification effort to honor the 13 Airmen who died after their C-141 aircraft crashed during a routine refueling flight over Montana, Nov. 30, 1992. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Getting dirty to honor McChord 13

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The names of the 13 Airmen from McChord Field who died during a routine refueling flight over Montana in Nov. 1992, are etched out for all to see and remember. Reservists with 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here cleaned up the memorial site and the plaque, July 10, to honor the McChord 13. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Getting dirty to honor McChord 13

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Reservists with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron took their time sprucing up the McChord 13 memorial site here, July 10. The Reservists took part in the beautification effort to honor the 13 Airmen who died after their C-141 aircraft crashed during a routine refueling flight over Montana, Nov. 30, 1992. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Getting dirty to honor McChord 13

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Miller, hydraulics specialist with 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, carefully places new flowers into a flower bed, during the 446th AMXS' memorial site cleanup here, July 10. Sergeant Miller and other 446th AMXS aircraft maintainers took part in the beautification effort, to honor the 13 Airmen who died after their C-141 crashed over Montana in Nov. 1992. All crew members were active duty from McChord Field. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Celestine)

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Maintainers deploy to keep C-17s flying

Master Sgt. Randall Wentz, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, looks over his equipment as he moves through the final stop on the deployment processing line June 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash. Sergeant Wentz will serve as the maintenance production superintendent with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia when he and 26 other Reserve maintenance Airmen deploy in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Maintainers deploy to keep C-17s flying

Reserve and active-duty Airmen go through the deployment processing line June 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash., in preparation for upcoming deployments. More than 25 Reserve maintenance Airmen will deploy early in July to take up the mission from active-duty McChord Field Airmen in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Maintainers deploy to keep C-17s flying

Airman First Class Edward Brie, 62nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, reviews the inventory of equipment Chief Master Sgt. Herbert Cronk, 446th Maintenance Squadron, (left), will be taking with him on his deployment to Southwest Asia in July. Chief Cronk and 26 other Reserve maintenance Airmen went through the deployment processing line June 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash., in preparation for their upcoming 60-day deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Maintainers deploy to keep C-17s flying

Staff Sgt. Kim Shadlow, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, (second from right), moves through the deployment processing line June 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash. Sergeant Shadlow, along with 26 other Reserve maintenance Airmen, will deploy in July to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Rock star quality

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Senior Airman Carlos Seoanes-Perla, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recently returned from Lima, Peru, where he was deployed as an interpreter for high-level military personnel and VIPs. The Bothell, Wash., resident is an information management administrator for the 446th AMXS, and grew up in the same Colombian town as latin pop music star Shakira. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Reserve Maintenance Airman earns award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Senior Airman Christopher Sears, center, 446th Maintenance Squadron here, accepts the 2009 446th Airlift Wing Airman of the Year Award with 446th AW commander, Col. William Flanigan, left, and 446th AW command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett at the 446th AW Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Consolidated Clubs here March 6. Colonel Flanigan and Chief Bennett presented the award. Airman Sears was also the 2009 Airmen of the Quarter for the second quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand)

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Reserve Maintenance Airman earns award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Senior Airman Christopher Sears, 446th Maintenance Squadron, walks through the First Sergeant Sword Arch in honor of earning the 2009 446th Airlift Wing Airman of the Year Award at the 446th AW Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Consolidated Clubs here March 6. Airman Sears was recognized for his efforts in aiding the Georgian Troop Deployment mission, which resulted in flawless maintenance operations that were lauded by the Secretary of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand)

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Maintenance officer earns prestigous award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Lt. Col. Carla Pelster, center, 446th Maintenance Operations Flight commander here, stands with 446th Airlift Wing commander, Col. William Flanigan, left, and 446th AW command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett at the 446th AW Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Consolidated Clubs here March 6. Colonel Pelster accepted the 2009 Company Grade Officer of the Year on behalf of her troop, Capt. Frank Bonnin, 446th MOF, who is deployed to Turkmenistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand)

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