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A look back in time: from deep space to deep freeze

An Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, aircrew member loads a Mercury boilerplate capsule onto a C-119J "Flying Boxcar" in 1962. The 446th Airlift Wing was based out of Ellington when it began as the 446th Troop Carrier Wing in 1955. The unit began working with NASA in 1961. (Courtesy Photo)

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A look back in time: from deep space to deep freeze

A group of people pose with a C-119J on Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, in 1965. The aircraft was used in support of the NASA Mercury boilermaker capsule program from 1961 to 1967. The emblem behind the woman's head on the left is the original 446th Troop Carrier wing logo. The parachutes on the right side of the photograph indicate the capsule drops that particular aircraft accomplished with NASA. (Courtesy Photo)

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A look back in time: from deep space to deep freeze

An Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, aircrew member checks on a Mercury boilerplate capsule being loaded onto a C-119J "Flying Boxcar" in 1962. The 446th Airlift Wing was based out of Ellington when it began as the 446th Troop Carrier Wing in 1955. The unit began working with the NASA in 1961. (Courtesy Photo)

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McChord Reservists stand tall at Seahawks game

Tech. Sgt. Raymond Meyers (left) and 1st Lt. Amit Patel (2nd from the right), both from the 97th Airlift Squadron headquartered at McChord Field, hold the American flag with Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and Western Air Defense Sector during the pre-game ceremony of the Seattle Seahawks- San Francisco 49ers National Football League game in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. The 446th Airlift Wing had 21 Reservists on the field. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Todd Wivell)

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McChord Reservists stand tall at Seahawks game

Tech. Sgt. Richard Maser, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, holds the American flag during the pre-game ceremony of the Seattle Seahawks- San Francisco 49ers game in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. The 446th Airlift Wing, headquartered at McChord Field, had 21 Reservists on the field. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Todd Wivell)

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McChord Reservists stand tall at Seahawks game

Airman 1st Class Cody Hoef (left), 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, Blitz, the Seattle Seahawk's mascot, Tech. Sgt. Kurt Lewandowski (middle), 62nd Airlift Wing, and Maj. Bakhtiar Pribadi, 446th Aerospace Medical Squadron, hold the American flag during the pre-game ceremony for the Seahawks- San Francisco 49ers game Dec. 23 in Seattle, Wash. The 446th Airlift Wing, headquartered at McChord Field, had 21 Reservists on the field. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Todd Wivell)

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McChord Reservists stand tall at Seahawks game

Members from the 446th Airlift Wing, along with Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and Western Air Defense Sector, all headquartered at McChord Field, hold the American flag during the pre-game ceremony at the Seattle Seahawks- San Francisco 49ers National Football League game in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. The 446th Airlift Wing had 21 Reservists on the field. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Todd Wivell)

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Commentary: Meeting an American hero

Pvt. Wilburn K. Ross (left) meets World War I veteran, Alvin C. York, in Kentucky in 1945. (Courtesy photo)

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Commentary: Meeting an American hero

Master Sgt. Wilburn K. Ross (right) meets President John F. Kennedy in May, 1963. (Courtesy Photo)

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Commentary: Meeting an American hero

Pvt. Wilburn K. Ross after receiving the Medal of Honor in 1945. (Courtesy photo)

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JBLM Force Protection Exercise

Emergency response crews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord gather in response to a Force Protection exercise scenario with a cameraman from KOMO TV News Team following the action at building 100 here Dec. 12. The exercise is part of an annual Installation Management Command requirement to ensure JBLM has the capapability to respond to various security threats. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Madelyn McCullough)

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JBLM Force Protection Exercise

Lt. Col. Ray Luevanos (upper center), 446th Mission Support Group deputy commander and Exercise Evaluation Team member, looks in on members of the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron who are taking shelter during a Force Protection Exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Dec. 12. The exercise is part of an annual Installation Management Command requirement to ensure JBLM has the capability to respond to various security threats. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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JBLM Force Protection Exercise

Lt. Col. Ray Luevanos (left), 446th Mission Support Group deputy commander and Exercise Evaluation Team member, looks in on members of the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron who are taking shelter during a Force Protection Exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Dec. 12. The exercise is part of an annual Installation Management Command requirement to ensure JBLM has the capability to respond to various security threats. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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JBLM Force Protection Exercise

Tech. Sgt. Carlee Hinkle, 446th Force Support Squadron command staff NCO in charge, takes shelter inside her office during a Force Protection exercise here Dec. 12. The exercise is part of an annual Installation Management Command requirement to ensure Joint Base Lewis-McChord has the capability of responding to various security threats. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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JBLM Force Protection Exercise

Emergency response crews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord gather in response to a Force Protection exercise scenario at the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building here Dec. 12. The exercise is part of an annual Installation Management Command requirement to ensure JBLM has the capapability to respond to various security threats. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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Recognizing support for veterans in the local community

Lt. Col. Anna Sullivan, representing the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for Wash., presents the ESGR statement of support to Master Sgt. Dawn Kloos, the Olympia branch manager for U.S. Bank and a Reserve personnelist with the 446th Airlift Wing on McChord Field, Nov. 29. U.S. Bank has an initiative in place hiring more 1,000 veterans within a two-year time period. The Seattle metro region U.S. Bank locations were part of a pilot military leadership and development program placing veterans in leadership positions. The program was a success and is now branching out to six new locations across America. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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Reserve recruiter brings inspiration to local students

Master Sgt. Charles Loftland, a recruiter for the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord Field, entertains a class of Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets at Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Wash., Nov. 15. Loftland regularly visits high schools around Northwest Washington state to mentor students, talk about life goals and explain the benefits of joining the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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Reserve recruiter brings inspiration to local students

Trainee Anthony Hogan, a future crew chief with the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord Field, explains service physical fitness standards to a class of Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets at Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Wash. Hogan regularly visits the high school as an alumni to mentor his former JROTC teammates. He has been a part of the wing's Development and Training Flight since August of 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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Reserve recruiter brings inspiration to local students

Master Sgt. Charles Loftland, a recruiter for the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord Field, talks about picking a career field to a class of Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets at Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Wash., Nov. 15. Loftland regularly visits high schools around Northwest Washington state to mentor students, talk about life goals and explain the benefits of joining the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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Reserve recruiter brings inspiration to local students

Master Sgt. Charles Loftland, a recruiter for the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord Field, explains service standards to a class of Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets at Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Wash., Nov. 15. Loftland regularly visits high schools around Northwest Washington state to mentor students, talk about life goals and explain the benefits of joining the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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