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Two minutes, one mission

Duncan Hamilin, Washington Youth Challenge Academy cadre and 86th Aerial Port Squadron technical sergeant, smiles for a photo at the WYCA in Bremerton, Wash., on March 1, 2025. The Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy, as part of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, is operated through a Cooperative Agreement between the National Guard Bureau and Washington state. (U.S. National Guard courtesy photo)

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Duncan Hamilin, Washington Youth Challenge Academy cadre and 86th Aerial Port Squadron technical sergeant, instructs students at the WYCA in Bremerton, Wash., on March 1, 2025. The Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy, as part of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, is operated through a Cooperative Agreement between the National Guard Bureau and Washington state. (U.S. National Guard courtesy photo)

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First sergeants from the 446th Airlift Wing hold up turkeys for a photo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on Nov. 2, 2024. The turkeys were donated to the Wing for Airmen in need by the Air Force Association. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Daniel Phelps)

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Training Together

Reserve Citizen Airman Tech. Sgt. Brandon Coby, a loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, directs Air National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Jessica Furby, a vehicle management specialist assigned to the 194th Logistics Readiness Squadron and driver of the light-medium tactical vehicle, onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft June 5, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing and Air National Guardsmen trained on loading and offloading cargo onto the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Candice Allen)

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Rainier Wing welcomes newest members Oct. 1

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Col. Paul Skipworth, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 20 recruits during a mass enlistment ceremony on Oct. 1, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The ceremony was organized by the Air Force Reserve’s Pacific Northwest Recruiting Detachment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paolo Felicitas, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight crew chief, secures red tags, which indicate a successful flight recovery, on a C-17 Globemaster III July 11, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 446th AMXS maintainers continue to persevere through a pandemic by working alongside the 62nd AMXS. This total force integration helps the units support local daily tasks, such as launch and recovery of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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446th Reserve aircrew maintain readiness, adjust to new normal

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Bertsch, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flips cargo rails rollers on a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare the aircraft for a cargo upload during a local sortie mission here on April 27, 2020. (Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Air Force Reserve seeking MTIs

Master Sgt. Carlos Recoder, a military training instructor assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron, briefs members of the 446th Airlift Wing during the wing commanders call Oct. 15, 2017 at McChord Field, Wash. Recoder discussed the opportunities to become an MTI and briefed on the job qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Alyssa Hudyma)

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From homeless dropout to Citizen Airman

Senior Airman Troy Serad (right), an engineering assistant with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, trains with members on surveying equipment during training with members of the Washington National Guard May 1, 2016, at Camp Murray, Wash. It was the first time Engineering Assistants from both units conducted training together. (courtesy photo)

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From homeless dropout to Citizen Airman

Senior Airman Troy Serad, an engineering assistant with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, poses for a photo at his desk Sept. 11, 2016, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. During Serad’s 10th grade year of high school he was homeless and dropped out of school. Serad eventually went back to school and is currently studying for the entrance exam to law school. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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From homeless dropout to Citizen Airman

Senior Airman Troy Serad, an engineering assistant with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, sits near the edge of a cliff after hiking to Pyramid Rock June 14, 2016, near Gallup, N.M. During Serad’s 10th grade year of high school he was homeless and dropped out of school. Serad eventually went back to school and is currently studying for the entrance exam to law school. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Tacoma Starlifter 50th Anniversary Celebration

Kelsey Schmidt, Miss Washington 2016, rechristens the C-141 Starlifter, serial number 65-0277, August 6, 2016, at Heritage Hill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, while Lt. Col. Elizabeth Scott, commander 4th Airlift Squadron, and Sandra Marth Hill, Miss Washington 1966, look on. In honor of the first C-141 arrival at McChord, members of the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings celebrated with museum volunteers, veterans, and community members for the 50th anniversary of the arrival of McChord's first C-141. (Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Tacoma Starlifter 50th Anniversary Celebration

Retired Lt. Gen. Vernon Kondra, 21st Air Force commander and former 62 Airlift Wing commander, speaks during the rechristening ceremony of the C-141 Starlifter, serial number 65-0277, August 6, 2016, at Heritage Hill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. In honor of the first C-141 arrival at McChord, members of the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings celebrated with museum volunteers, veterans, and community members for the 50th anniversary of the arrival of McChord's first C-141. (Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Tacoma Starlifter 50th Anniversary Celebration

From left to right: Tom Hanson, President of the McChord Air Museum, Ernie White, McChord Air Museum volunteer, Sandra Marth Hill, Miss Washington 1966, Kelsey Schmidt, Miss Washington 2016, Jeff Demmon, son of Lt. Col. George Demmon, and retired Lt. Gen. Vernon Kondra, 21st Air Force commander and former 62nd Airlift Wing commander, next to the C-141 Starlifter, serial number 65-0277, August 6, 2016, at Heritage Hill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Lt. Col. Demmon piloted the first C-141 Starlifter into McChord Field on August 5, 1966. Members of the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings celebrated with museum volunteers, veterans, and community members for the 50th anniversary of the arrival of McChord's first Starlifter. (Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Pinning on

Colonel Kathryn Mercer (center), 446th Airlift Wing comptroller, stands still as her parents, Jim and Sue Newell, pin on her rank during a promotion ceremony July 9, 2016, at Heritage Hill. Mercer is one of 163 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to colonel for the Calendar Year 2015.

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Operation Footprint

Airman 1st Class Rick Lyons, a utilities technician assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, ensures that a wall of a house under construction is straight in Gallup, NM, June 13, 2016. Rainier Wing Citizen Airmen participated in Operation Footprint, a partnership of the Southwest Indian Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, which provides an avenue for training military members. Airmen teamed up with Seabee’s from the Naval Mobilization Construction Battalion 22 to construct homes during their two weeks of annual training. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Operation Footprint

Citizen Airmen from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron and Seabee’s from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 construct houses in a warehouse in Gallup, NM, June 13, 2016. Reservists and Seabee’s participated in Operation Footprint, a partnership of the Southwest Indian Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, which provides an avenue for training military members. The two-week training allowed joint service members to build homes, which will be given to tribal members of the Navajo Nation who are in need. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Operation Footprint

Staff Sgt. John Gibson, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron structures technician, cuts a piece of wood to the proper length for a house under construction in Gallup, NM, June 13, 2016. Rainier Wing Citizen Airmen participated in Operation Footprint, a partnership of the Southwest Indian Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, which provides an avenue for training military members. The two-week training allowed Citizen Airmen to construct homes, which will be given to tribal members of the Navajo Nation who are in need. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Operation Footprint

Citizen Airmen from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron raise the wall of a house under construction in Gallup, NM, June 13, 2016. Reservists participated in Operation Footprint, a partnership of the Southwest Indian Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, which provides an avenue for training military members. The two-week training allowed Reservists to construct homes, which will be given to tribal members of the Navajo Nation who are in need. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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Operation Footprint

Builder 1st Class Carl Phillips, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22, teaches Master Sgt. Elizabeth Clark, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron 1st sergeant, how to set bricks for the foundation of a newly constructed house in Gallup, NM, June 13, 2016. Airmen and Navy Seabee’s participated in Operation Footprint, a partnership of the Southwest Indian Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program which provides an avenue for training military members .The two-week joint service training allowed members to construct homes which will be given to tribal members of the Navajo Nation who are in need. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hull)

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