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Col. Kirsten M. Palmer

Colonel Kirsten M. Palmer is commander of the 446th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. As group commander, she is responsible for directing all aircraft and equipment maintenance support for three squadrons of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, as well as the quality and quantity of training for over 700 Reservists, ensuring they are prepared to perform the wing's mission in peacetime and during combat.

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Farewell to former Maintenance Squadron commander

Col. Maureen Carroll, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, poses for a photo in a C-17 Globemaster III on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord flight line before her promotion ceremony June 4, 2016. Carroll will leave the 446th Airlift Wing to be the individual mobilization augmentee to the Air Force Network Integrations Center commander. The AFNIC, located at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the Air Force's premier organization for Air Force Network integration, cyber simulation, and network standards, architecture and engineering services. Carroll originally enlisted in 1979 and joined the 446th Maintenance Group 10 years later as a crew chief. She was commissioned in 1995 and fulfilled many roles in the 446th AMXS and 446th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)

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Reserve offers skills, opportunity to maintainers

Senior Airman Caroline Haber, 446th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, works with steel January 10, 2015 at McChord Field, Washington. Haber, a former graphic design student, says she enjoys being a craftsman for the Air Force Reserve because at the end of the day she feels like she has accomplished something. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Reserve offers skills, opportunity to maintainers

Senior Airman Lura Dexheimer, 446th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, uses a drill January 10, 2015 at McChord Field, Washington. Dexheimer has recently finished her seasoning training program and says she has been able to carry over her new knowledge and understanding of different tools into her civilian career. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Reserve offers skills, opportunity to maintainers

Senior Airman Jorge Martinez, 446th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainer, finishes painting aircraft parts January 10, 2015 at McChord Field, Washington. Martinez claims painting to be his favorite part of the job and has worked with aircraft at the Heritage Hill Air Park here. Because of this job, he has found civilian employment painting parts as well. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Armed Forces Golf

Tech. Sgt. Steve Rude, a McChord Air Force Reservist with the 446th Maintenance Squadron, McChord Field, Washington, participated in the Armed Forces Golf Championships Nov. 5-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (Steven Dinote/ Armed Forces Sports)

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Marty Hitt - Engine

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, inspects a Boeing 737 aircraft engine with a coworker April 24, to ensure it’s at operational capability in his day job with Alaska Airlines. As a maintenance trainer for the airline, Hitt is responsible for the supplemental training for the Maintenance & Engineering division technicians. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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Marty Hitt - Turbine

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, double checks a Boeing 737 aircraft engine to ensured it's been repaired properly, at his day job with Alaska Airlines, as a maintenance technician trainer, April 24. Hitt’s been with both the Air Force Reserve and the airline for the last 16 years. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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Marty Hitt - Flight Deck

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, checks avionics on a Boeing 737 aircraft flight deck at his day job with Alaska Airlines, as a maintenance technician trainer, April 24. Hitt’s been with both the Air Force Reserve and the airline since 1998. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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Marty Hitt - Hydraulics

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, inspects the hydraulics of a Boeing 737 aircraft at his day job with Alaska Airlines, as a maintenance technician trainer, April 24. Hitt’s been with both the Air Force Reserve and the airline since 1998. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt - 446th AMXS

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, has been in the Air Force Reserve for 16 years. During the week, he works in the Maintenance & Engineering division at Alaska Airlines in Sea-Tac, Washington. Hitt’s been with the company for 16 years as well. He said his connections are the reasons why he’s kept both careers. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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Writing home

Airman Patrick Brand, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. fills out the recently-upgraded DD Form 2266, Hometown News Release, March 5. The biggest advantage of the new system is the ability for service members and civilians alike to submit a Hometown News Release from any computer anywhere. Brand said he finished submitting his release in no time. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Jake Chappelle)

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JHNS site up and running

Airman Patrick Brand, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. fills out the recently-upgraded DD Form 2266, Hometown News Release, March 5. The greatest advantage of the new system is the ability for Airmen to submit a Hometown News Release from any computer anywhere. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Jake Chappelle)

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Holiday Baskets from Central Pierce Fire Department

Staff Sgt. Miguel Rodriguez, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, helps carry boxes of food into 446th Airman and Family Readiness Center, with Carl Supplee, director of the 446th A&FRC, right behind him. 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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Holiday Baskets from Central Pierce Fire Department

Tech. Sgt. Michael Christensen, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, organizes boxes of food as other Reservists and Pierce County Firefighters load up the goods for the annual holiday food baskets. 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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Maintaining presence

Tech. Sgt. Michael Robinson (left) and Senior Airman Jerrod Pilant, crew chiefs with the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. set up their mission-orientation display at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 16. Along with the 446th Airlift Wing recruiting team, they greeted fairgoers and came away with more than 50 potential recruits over a three-day period. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Jack Cales)

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Targeted Maintenance Team

Senior Airman Lawrence Messmer, left, and Senior Airman Spencer Campbell, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, are part of the 446th AMXS Targeted Maintenance Team tackling delayed discrepancies on C-17 aircraft. The teams of Reservists use their annual tours to help improve the health of the McChord C-17 fleet. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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Targeted Maintenance Team

Senior Airman Michael Bosch, 446th Aircraft Maitnenance Squadron, tackles a minor maintenance fix on a C-17. Bosch is one of many traditional Reservists who use their annual tours to join Targeted Maintenance Teams. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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Hydraulics seasoning

Master Sgt. Valerie Montano, 446th Maintenance Squadron, hydraulics section chief(left to right), reviews the work of Senior Airman Joshua Walden, 446th MXS, and Senior Airman Sean Thompson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron. Walden is gaining skills in hydraulics under the seasoning training program. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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Hydraulics seasoning

Senior Airman Joshua Walden, 446th Maintenance Squadron, prepares a C-17 winch for a hydraulics inspection Aug. 27. Walden is one of the new crop of hydraulics specialists in the 446th MXS going through the seasoning training program. (U.S. AIr Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

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