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446th Airlift Wing celebrates Women’s History Month

Lt. Col. Rachel Metzgar, a pilot assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron, trains a squadron member, 2nd Lt. Cassy Pickrell, on finding waypoints in a training scenario aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on March 29, 2023. In recognition of Women’s History Month, an all-female crew from the 446th Airlift Wing flew a training mission across the Pacific Northwest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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446th Airlift Wing celebrates Women’s History Month

In recognition of Women’s History Month, an all female crew assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing flew a training mission from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on March 29, 2023. The eight-crew members came from various squadrons and boasted a collective 110 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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446th Airlift Wing celebrates Women’s History Month

Staff Sgt. Edith Rosas, a loadmaster assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Oskanna Hartle, a loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, double flip rollers aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on March 29, 2023. In recognition of Women’s History Month, an all-female crew from the 446th Airlift Wing flew a training mission across the Pacific Northwest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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446th Airlift Wing celebrates Women’s History Month

446th Airlift Wing aircrew members pose on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on March 29, 2023. In recognition of Women’s History Month, an all-female crew from the wing flew a training mission across the Pacific Northwest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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446th Airlift Wing celebrates Women’s History Month

Lt. Col. Jennifer Kelsey, a pilot assigned with the 97th Airlift Squadron, instructs 1st Lt. Megan Foster, a pilot assigned with the 728th Airlift Squadron, as Foster practices contact procedures during an in-flight refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to 940th Air Refueling Wing on March 29, 2023. Both the KC-135 and the C-17 crews were all female in honor of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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446th Airlift Wing celebrates Women’s History Month

Lt. Col. Jennifer Kelsey, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 97th Airlift Squadron, trains 1st Lt. Megan Foster, a C-17 pilot assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, as she practices contact procedures during an in-flight refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 940th Air Refueling Wing on March 29, 2023. The KC-135 and the C-17 aircrew members were all female in Honor of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rachel Herrod)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Meyer (left), 446th Airlift Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Robert A. Griffith in an assumption of command ceremony, Feb. 4, 2023, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Before assuming command of the 446th Maintenance Group, Griffith served as the 307th Maintenance Group Commander at Barksdale, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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'Thunderbolt' Soldiers train with 446th Airlift Wing

‘Thunderbolt’ Soldiers unload ammunition from a C-17 Globemaster using a HIMARS Resupply Vehicle during ‘Operation Island Hopper’ at Selah Drop Zone, Yakima Training Center, May 17, 2022. (US Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Oh) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Joshua Oh)

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Basic Post-flight Operation Inspection

Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, poses on top of C17 wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supports the Air Mobility Command in global operations daily. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nije Hightower)

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Basic Post-flight Operation Inspection

Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares for departure to the flightline at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. Crew chiefs perform servicing procedures and inspections to ensure aircraft safety. (U.S Air Force photo by Nije Hightower)

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Basic Post-flight Operation Inspection

Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, fastens harness in preparation for Basic Post-flight Operation (BPO) inspection at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. Basic Post-flight Operation is a thorough inspection of the aircraft after flight to ensure it’s suitable for another sortie. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nije Hightower)

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Basic Post-flight Operation Inspection

Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a C-17 Globemaster at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. Inspecting the top of the C-17 is a critical step in the Basic Post-flight Operation inspection checklist to identify anything broken or missing in need of repair. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nije Hightower)

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Basic Post-flight Operation Inspection

Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, right, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Senior Airman Steven Wood, 446th AMXS crew chief, pack up safety equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. Pick successfully completed the Basic Post-flight Operations inspection of C17 Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nije Hightower)

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446th AW delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - A partially loaded C-17 Globemaster III flown by 446th Airlift Wing aircrew headed for Port au Prince, Haiti, June 14, 2021. The Air Force Reserve aircrew of the 313th Airlift Squadron transported 101,000 pounds of food to Haiti as part of the Denton Humanitarian Aid Program. Since 1998, the Denton Program has overseen millions of pounds of humanitarian supplies sent to more than 50 countries around the globe. (Air Force photo by Major Eric Hodges)

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446th AW delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Fourteen pallets of food and water fill a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Port au Prince, Haiti, June 14, 2021. The 313th Airlift Squadron aircrew transported 101,000 pounds of food to Haiti as part of the Denton Program. Since 1998, the Denton Program has overseen millions of pounds of humanitarian supplies sent to more than 50 countries around the globe. (Air Force photo by Major Eric Hodges)

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728th Airlift Squadron Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cynthia Welch, 446th Operations Group commander, officiates the 728th Airlift Squadron change of command March 6, 2021, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, while outgoing and incoming commanders listen. Lt. Col. Michael Masuda, outgoing commander of the squadron, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Daniel Arneson. The squadron operates the C-17A Globemaster III and provides strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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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, Washington, performs pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during a local mission here on April 27, 2020. The local sortie included a combat offload and additional training to keep pilots and loadmasters combat ready. (Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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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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C-17 Globemaster III preps for ODF

Members assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepare the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for the final flight of the 2018-2019 Antarctic research season Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 21, 2019. Maintainers in the orange vests are troubleshooting an issue with the aircraft’s avionics system.

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C-17 Globemaster III preps for ODF

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is unloaded after returning from one of the last Operation Deep Freeze flights of the 2018-2019 Antarctic research season at the Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 21, 2019. The seasons run annually from September 1st to July 31st. Led by Pacific Air Forces, the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) provides the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program with logistical support.

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