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Exercise Rainier Kraken and Operation Iron Flight

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 110th Chemical Battalion mitigate a simluated leak in a multiple round container during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives training aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during exercise Operation Iron Flight, March 20, 2022, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The pre-planned exercise in conjunction with Exercise Rainier Kraken evaluated joint forces’ ability to employ the force and perform in a high-intensity, contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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Exercise Rainier Kraken and Operation Iron Flight

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 110th Chemical Battalion board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during exercise Rainier Kraken, March 20, 2022, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The pre-planned exercise is designed to demonstrate the joint forces’ ability to operate and survive in all operating domains – air, land, and cyberspace. Exercise Rainier Kraken provided an opportunity for Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing to collaborate with Soldiers assigned to the 110th Chemical Battalion and the Washington Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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Exercise Rainier Kraken and Operation Iron Flight

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 110th Chemical Battalion participate in technical escort mission and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives training during Operation Iron Flight, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, March 20, 2022, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The pre-planned exercise in partnership with exercise Rainier Kraken is designed to demonstrate the joint forces’ ability to operate and survive in all operating domains – air, land, and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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Air transportation specialists from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, assist in loading water and other supplies onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 446th Airlift Wing, Dec. 10, 2021. The Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 stopped at Travis, while en route to support the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Red Hill Water Movement for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, water quality restoration efforts. They delivered more than 52,000 half-liter bottles of water to help military members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Grant Okubo)

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446th Airlift Wing leaders serve up holiday cheer

Col. Charles J. Metzgar, 446th Airlift Wing vice commander, left, alongside Chief Master Sgt. Kylee Engel, 446th AW command chief, middle, and Col. Paul M. Skipworth, 446th AW commander, serve lunch to Reserve Citizen Airmen at the dining facility, Dec. 5, 2021, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. 446th AW leaders dressed up in familiar holiday figures to boost morale during the December unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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Enlisted All Call

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Chief Master Sgt. Kylee Engel, 446th Airlift Wing command chief, right, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Michael Pate, 446th Security Forces Squadron Manager, host an Enlisted Virtual All Call for the Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing during the Unit Training Assembly, Nov. 6, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. Engel facilitated the All Call, which focused on military professional development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo E. Felicitas)

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First Sergeant Panel

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - First Sergeants assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing answer questions about the First Sergeant role from Reserve Citizen Airmen during the Unit Training Assembly Nov. 7, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th AW began its first enlisted professional development series with a First Sergeant panel promoting military career development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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Flu season is here for the 446th Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Senior leaders from the 446th Airlift Wing roll up their sleeves to receive their annual seasonal influenza vaccine, known as the flu shot, on Oct. 17 in the base theater at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Flu is unpredictable, and the U.S. flu season is typically October through May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Flu season is here

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Senior Airman Louis Shackelford, a medical technician assigned to the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, administers the seasonal influenza vaccine to a Reserve Citizen Airman during a unit training assembly Oct. 17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Seasonal influenza vaccine is recommended for everyone six months of age and older with rare exception. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Flu season is here

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kylee Engle, command chief of the 446th Airlift Wing, Col. Charles Metzgar, vice commander of the 446th AW, and Col. Paul Skipworth, commander of the 446th AW, receive their annual seasonal influenza vaccine, known as the flu shot, by 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technicians during a unit training assembly Oct. 17 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The single best way to prevent the seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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Rainier Wing hosts job fair Oct. 16

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Col. Michael Brydie, a national recruiter as well as program manager and border liaison/community outreach officer at the Seattle Field Office, explains about the available career fields within the CBP to interested Reserve Citizen Airmen at a job fair event with the 446th Airlift Wing Oct. 16, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 446th Airman and Family Readiness hosted a job fair to consolidate information for Reserve Citizen Airmen and their spouses seeking employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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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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Operation Deep Freeze - 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, the Antarctic mission commander and 62nd Operations Group deputy commander, briefs crew members for the upcoming Operation Deep Freeze 2021-2022 main season, Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Operation Deep Freeze's 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) crew members from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings receive a briefing Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prior to departure. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Operation Deep Freeze - 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, the Antarctic mission commander and 62nd Operations Group deputy commander, briefs crew members for the upcoming Operation Deep Freeze 2021-2022 main season, Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Operation Deep Freeze - 2021-2022 Main Season

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Mary Suchocki, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron here, and Chandler Smith, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 97th Airlift Squadron here, talks after receiving the Operation Deep Freeze mission brief, Sept. 15, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. For Suchocki, this will be her first rotation to Antarctica, while Smith will be on his second rotation. The ODF main season runs annually, from August through July. This timeframe allows research teams and partnered entities the safest and most efficient method of accomplishing their joint goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Edzel L. Butac)

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Crew chief services oil on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Rien, Air Reserve Technician and crew chief assigned to the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to service oil to a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept. 23, 2021, in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. Rien serviced the C-17 as part of a Thru-Flight Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crew Chief

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Rien, Air Reserve Technician and crew chief assigned to the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses underneath the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept. 23, 2021, in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. C-17 aircraft supports the Air Mobility Command in global operations daily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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Crew chief salutes

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Rien, Air Reserve Technician and crew chief assigned to the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals out a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept. 23, 2021, in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. C-17 aircraft supports the Air Mobility Command in global operations daily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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Crew chief marshals

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Rien, Air Reserve Technician and crew chief assigned to the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals out a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept. 23, 2021, in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. C-17 aircraft supports the Air Mobility Command in global operations daily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paolo Felicitas)

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