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Exercise Rainier War 2020 provides team-wide training oppurtunities

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Brennick, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, tightens a cargo-securing chain on a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 4, 2020. Exercise Rainier War was an opportunity for several career fields across base to safely practice what they would need to do in the case of an active combat scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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Exercise Rainier War 2020 provides team-wide training oppurtunities

Capt. Edmond Duvall, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares to aerial refuel a C-17 Globemaster III from a KC-46 Pegasus from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., over Washington, Aug. 5, 2020. The KC-46 Pegasus is the Air Force’s newest refueling aircraft and many pilots are still learning and being certified on how to conduct refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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Exercise Rainier War 2020 provides team-wide training oppurtunities

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord conducts a low-level formation flight training exercise in central Washington, Aug. 5, 2020. Flying in a formation of two or more aircrafts in a combat scenario allows for tactical advantage by establishing mutual support and mass of aircraft over an objective area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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Exercise support includes handling personnel issues

Reservists from the 446th Mission Support Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., prepare for the next wave of personnel to inprocess at Barking Sands Kuaui for the Pacific Lifeline exercise Jan. 26. Pacific Lifeline is a humanitiarian disaster response exercise being played out across three island in Hawaii Jan. 26-Feb. 9 with about 900 Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

Security Forces Squadron Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord participate in a field training exercise to simulate combat conditions when deployed. During the training learned how to identify Improvised Explosive Devices and patrolled in convoys in and around makeshift training villages. Airmen even participated in an impromptu ambush exercise utilizing laser technology to test their ability to work as a team and overcome opposition forces. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

Security Forces Squadron Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord participate in a field training exercise to simulate combat conditions when deployed. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

A Citizen Airman from the 446th Security Forces Squadron is in position participating in a large-scale Field Training Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord September 8 - 11th. The exercise challenged SFS members to train in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

A Citizen Airman from the 446th Security Forces Squadron focuses while riding in an armored vehicle during a large-scale Field Training Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord September 8 - 11th. The exercise challenged SFS members to train in an expeditionary environment and included U.S. Army aviation assets and 446th Airlift Wing medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

A Citizen Airman from the 446th Security Forces Squadron scans the area as part of a large-scale Field Training Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord September 8 - 11th. The exercise focused on training Citizen Airmen on expeditionary tactics and procedures. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

Two members from the 446th Security Forces Squadron arrive for the expeditionary exercise from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The expeditionary exercise kicked off over the September Unit Training Assembly and concluded Sept. 11. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Expeditionary exercise trains Security Forces

Citizen Airmen from the 446th Security Forces Squadron participate in a large-scale Field Training Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord September 8 - 11th. The exercise challenged SFS members to train in an expeditionary environment and included U.S. Army aviation assets and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)

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Experts in the field, McChord medics hit training grounds

Senior Airman Christopher Bowlds, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge cadre, waits for candidates to attend his training lane during the two week long course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2015. Every year airmen and soldiers attempt to pass the EFMB course where less than 20 percent of all candidates leave successful. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)

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Eye care

PARAGUAY - Master Sgt. James Clements, an optometry technician, participated in the delivery of more than 1,000 eyeglasses to patients in Paraguay during an annual medical readiness exercise in March. Sergeant Clements is a Reservist with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (Courtesy photo provided by Sergeant Clements)

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Facing obstacles at Rodeo 2009

Tech. Sgt. Ronald Rendorio, Rodeo Aerial Port team chief for the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., gets ready to practice for the 60K driving obstacle event for Rodeo 2009 at McChord. More than 2,500 participants and 100 teams will compete in Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009, July 19-24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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Fair game

Air Force Reserve recruiters and 446th Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen from aircraft maintenance, civil engineer, airlift, and aeromedical evacuation units participated in creating awareness for visitors at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 16-18. They greeted fairgoers and came away with more than 50 potential recruits over the three days. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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'Fair' game: Reserve unit makes impact at popular state fair

Air Force Reserve recruiters and 446th Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen from aircraft maintenance, civil engineer, airlift, and aeromedical evacuation units participated in creating awareness for visitors at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 16-18. They greeted fairgoers and came away with more than 50 potential recruits over the three days.

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Fall Phoenix Rally 2022

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Gen. Mike Minihan stand shoulder-to-shoulder with senior leaders from eight major commands at Air Mobility Command’s Fall Phoenix Rally at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Nov. 17, 2022. The event brought together leaders from across the Mobility Air Forces and the broader Air Force to talk about what is required to ensure the Joint force is ready for a high-end fight. During the event, AMC presented leaders with its Competition Campaign Plan, which operationalizes the command’s strategy to provide a winning scheme of maneuver for the Joint Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Boyer)

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Familiar face returns to his old stomping ground

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Col. Gerald Vowell, 446th Mission Support Group commander, draws a smile from his executive assistant, Staff Sgt. Jamie Garcia, during a one-on-one here Sept. 24. Colonel Vowell took over as the group commander earlier this month, replacing Col. Craig Petersen, who is now the commander of the 433rd MSG at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This is Colonel Vowell's third assignment to the Pacific Northwest base in a career that began at McChord Air Force Base some 36 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Family battles adversity on two fronts during deployment

Candice, wife of Tech. Sgt. Chris Currier, 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Field, Wash., battled breast cancer while her husband was deployed to Iraq from September 2010 through January 2011 (Courtesy photo)

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