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Building homes, buiilding dreams, building readiness

Joseph Esparza, Director of the Southwest Indian Foundation, speaks to Airmen from tje 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Field, Washington. About 20 Reservists are building homes in Gallup, New Mexico, for families in the Navaho Nation with the Southwest Indian Foundation’s Operation Footprint. This training is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's Individual Readiness Training Program. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Master Sergeant Brian Parret)

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Building homes, buiilding dreams, building readiness

Staff Sgt. Tereza Aure is preparing cold water lines for installation on a modular home being built in Gallup, New Mexico. About 20 Reservists with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron are spending their annual tour building homes for families in the Navaho Nation with the Southwest Indian Foundation’s Operation Footprint. This training is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's Individual Readiness Training Program. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Master Sergeant Brian Parret)

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Building homes, buiilding dreams, building readiness

Senior Airman Shane Little installs drywall on a modular home being built in Gallup, New Mexico. About 20 Reservists with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron are spending their annual tour building homes for families in the Navaho Nation with the Southwest Indian Foundation’s Operation Footprint. This training is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's Individual Readiness Training Program. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Master Sergeant Brian Parret)

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Building homes, buiilding dreams, building readiness

Tech. Sgt. Douglas Seekins installs a cold water line underneath a modular home being built in Gallup, New Mexico. About 20 Reservists with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron are spending their annual tour building homes for families in the Navaho Nation with the Southwest Indian Foundation’s Operation Footprint. This training is part of the Air Force Reserve Command's Individual Readiness Training Program. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Master Sergeant Brian Parret)

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McChord Reservists head to Operation Footprint.

Members of the 101st Civil Engineer Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, build a home for a Navajo family as part of the Innovative Readiness Training mission Operation Footprint in Gallup, N.M., Aug. 15, 2012. About 21 Reservists with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., will depart May 10, 2014 to contribute to the operation and improve their skills. Operation Footprint is a multiservice mission comprised of active-duty, Reserve, and National Guard members from Army, Navy and Air Force components focusing on deployment and real-world readiness training preparing for wartime missions in a joint-service environment while simultaneously providing free civil engineering services to the community. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham/RELEASED)

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Tree Trimming Training

Reservists with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., get training in proper removal of Iron Wood trees at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, April 21. One of the squadron's duties during their annual tour is to help remove the large number of dying trees, which have been a huge safety concern. According to the city and county of Honolulu-Division of Urban Forestry, 50 or more people die a year from falling trees and branches in Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Senior Master. Sgt. Nathan Wright)

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"TIMBER!!!"

Staff Sgt. David Price, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., helps remove an Iron Wood tree at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, April 21. One of the squadron's duties during their annual tour is to help remove the large number of dying trees, which have been a huge safety concern. According to the city and county of Honolulu-Division of Urban Forestry, 50 or more people die a year from falling trees and branches in Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Senior Master. Sgt. Nathan Wright)

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Reservist shows 12th man spirit in volunteer effort

This wheelchair is the "after" photo of Karter Lee's, a Seattle Seahawk fan, wheelchair. Karter had a wish of having a hawk themed wheelchair, and this wish became reality because of a team of fellow fans. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Shawn Walker)

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Reservist shows 12th man spirit in volunteer effort

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Walker, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter (right), poses with Beverly Sherman (left), Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman's mother, before the Super Bowl Feb. 2 in New York City. Walker helped build a Seahawks themed wheelchair for a boy with cerebral palsy which he learned about through his girlfriend, Jessica Kuehne, who administers a Seahawk fan Facebook page with Beverly. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Shawn Walker)

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Reservist shows 12th man spirit in volunteer effort

Karter Lee (right) and Beverly Sherman, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman's mom (left), smile for a photo outside the KJR 950 studio which is a sports radio station in Seattle. After being a guest on the show, Glenda Lee, Karter's mother, was surprised with the news that Karter would be receiving a Seahawks themed wheelchair. Karter is sitting in the "before" version of his wheelchair. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Shawn Walker)

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Reservist shows 12th man spirit in volunteer effort

Karter Lee smiles as he sees the "12" on the back of his new Seahawk themed wheelchair Jan. 25 in Mill Creek, Wash. The wheelchair was put together for him by a team of volunteers including Tech. Sgt. Shawn Walker, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, and his girlfriend Jessica Kuehne, who initated the project after seeing a story Lee's mother wrote on Facebook. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Shawn Walker)

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Key spouse unlocks program for deploying squadron

Senior Master Sgt. Mark Gosling, 36th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation operations center superintendent is pictured here with his wife Cindi at a recent ceremony at McChord Field, Wash. Cindi, a special education teacher in the Renton School District, is also the key spouse for the 36th APS and is helping the families prepare for the unit’s upcoming deployment. (Courtesy photo)

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Seahawk pride in Afghanistan

Maj. Ray Schierhoff, 446th Security Forces Squadron commander, holding his 12th Man flag in front of the NATO Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, with one of his co-workers (who has no idea who the Seahawks are). (Courtesty photo)

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MSG has Seahawk pride

Members of the 446th Mission Support Group show their Seahawk pride Jan. 31. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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Reserve aerial porters deploy

Reserve aerial port Airmen take their job on the road in late February when about 30 people from the 36th Aerial Port will deployed to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force Reserve file photo)

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Holiday Baskets from Central Pierce Fire Department

Chief Master Sgt. Chris Dietz, 86th Aerial Port Squadron, hauls in some potatoes for 32 holiday food baskets put together for 446th Airlift Wing Airmen in need. Boxes of food were donated to the 446th AW by the Central Pierce County Fire Department. For the past eight years, these firefighters have supported families in need throughout Pierce County by giving them boxes full of food. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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Holiday Baskets from Central Pierce Fire Department

Senior Airman Michael Snyder, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, grabs a box of bread for 32 holiday food baskets put together for 446th Airlift Wing Airmen in need. Boxes of food were donated to the 446th AW by the Central Pierce County Fire Department. For the past eight years, these firefighters have supported families in need throughout Pierce County by giving them boxes full of food. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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Holiday Baskets from Central Pierce Fire Department

Senior Airman Rachel Bohannon, left, and Senior Airman Christopher Hussey, both with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, pick up boxes of food for holiday baskets Dec. 17. Thirty-two boxes of food were donated to the 446th Airlift Wing by the Central Pierce County Fire Department. For the past eight years, these firefighters have supported families in need throughout Pierce County by giving them boxes full of food. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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A1C Dominic Luka

Before Airman 1st Class Dominic Luka’s 12th birthday he lost more loved ones than most people have in their 30s and 40s. His father was killed in the civil war in the Sudan, and two of his brothers, one of his sisters, and his stepmother died of illness. As one of the Sudan “Lost Boys” Luka was evacuated from his homeland and sent to a Kenyan refugee camp before coming to the United States and enlisting into the Air Force Reserve. He’ll be assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash. when he finishes basic training and his technical school. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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A1C Dominic Luka

Airman 1st Class Dominic Luka has travelled to many places from the Sudan to New York City and to Oregon, with the purpose of improving his life. As one of the Lost Boys of the Sudan, Luka was evacuated from his homeland and sent to a Kenyan refugee camp before coming to the United States and enlisting into the Air Force Reserve. He is currently attending Air Force Basic Training at Joint Base Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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