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Master Sgt. Travis Hargitt, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, happily reunites with his wife Aleasha, after returning from a 192 day deployment to Iraq in December 2011. The Hargitts have two daughters and live in Rainier, Wash. (Courtesy photo)

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Awards Banquet

Master Sgt. Thomas Raynor accepts his Civilian of the Year Non Supervisory Award from Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing Commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett at the Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Club March 3. Raynor is an air reserve technician and earned the award for the civilian part of his job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Awards Banquet

Senior Master Sgt. Mark Cherrix, 446th Maintenance Squadron, accepts his Civilian of the Year Supervisory award from Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing Commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, at the Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Club March 3. Cherrix is an air reserve technician and earned his award for the civilian part of his job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Awards Banquet

Senior Master Sgt. Tony Mack stands proud as he accepts his First Sergeant of the Year award from Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing Commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, at the 446th Airlift Wing's Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Club March 3. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Awards Banquet

Senior Airman Nathan Jolley, 446th Maintenance Squadron, proudly accepts his Airman of the Year award from Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing Commander, and 446th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, at the 446th Airlift Wing's Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Club March 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Awards Banquet

Staff Sgt. Kristina Hansen, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, beams with pride as she accepts her Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award at the 446th Airlift Wing's annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Club March 3. Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th AW Commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennet presented Hansen with her award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Awards Banquet

Master Sgt. Cynthia Delzer, 446th Maintenance Squadron, grins proudly as she receives her Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award at the 446th Airlfit Wing's annual Awards Banquet March 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Awards Banquet

Captain Carrianne Culy,446th Force Support Squadron, is all smiles as she accepts her Company Grade Officer of the Year Awards from Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett at the Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Club March 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eliezer Yamzon)

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Reservist leads from the front

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - Lt. Col. Maggie Elder, 36th Aerial Port Squadron operations officer here, finished first in the women’s division and placed eighth overall in a Half Ironman competition Feb. 19 in Corpus Christi, Texas. An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is a three-part race that involves a 1.2-mile swim, followed by a 56-mile bike ride, ending with a grueling 13.1-mile run that is both a mental and physical challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Ironwoman

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - Lt. Col. Maggie Elder, 36th Aerial Port Squadron operations officer here, finished first in the women’s division and placed eighth overall in a Half Ironman competition Feb. 19, with a time of 5 hours, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. Elder isn’t resting after her recent 70.3 Ironman win. She’s planning to compete in the Boston Marathon in April and a full Ironman competition in June.

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36th Aerial Port Squadron operations officer wins big

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - Lt. Col. Maggie Elder, 36th Aerial Port Squadron operations officer here, finished first in the women’s division and placed eighth overall in a Half Ironman competition Feb. 19. Proving her warrior spirit and powerful physical endurance, Elder finished the three-part race with a time of 5 hours, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. Pictured left of Elder is Dave Scott, a U.S. triathlete and the first six-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion. (Courtesy photo)

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Chief Recognition Ceremony

Chief Master Sgt.'s Anthony Mack, Richard Lutz, Gloria Bennett, Shanna Gerard, and Dave Sanchez beam with pride at the Chief's Recognition Ceremony at the McChord Club March 2. Mack, Lutz, Gerard and Sanchez were inducted as the newest Chief Master Sergeants of the 446th Airlift Wing. Mack will be replacing Bennet as the new Command Chief. Bennet will retire April 1 after 33 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser)

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Congressman recognition

U.S. Congressman Adam Smith (left) recognizes members of the 446th Airlift Wing in receiving the Meritorious Unit Award last year, during a civilian commander's call, Jan. 30, 2012. Col. Bruce Bowers (right), 446th AW commander, accepted the award on the wing's behalf. The 2,100 members of wing earned the award because of their outstanding achievement and service in direct support of combat operations after Sept. 11, 2001.

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ICMOP

U.S. Air Force Capts. Roderick Reid, center, and Carol Nicholson, both flight nurses from the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, fold an American flag on a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft June 20, 2010, at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., during the weekly Integrated Continental United States Medical Operations Plan mission. Service members who participate in the mission pick up war wounded and other patients at Andrews Air Force Base, Calif., and return them to their homes throughout the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza/Released)

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Readiness exercise

Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Redo, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, helps configure a C-17 Globemaster III to carry 36 litters during a squadron exercise. More than 30 446th AES members participated in the flight departing from McChord Field Jan. 8, 2012. The exercise included scenarios where patients injured in combat needed to be loaded and cared for on a four-hour flight around the local area. These training exercises occur monthly and enable Reservists to hone their skills for real-world deployments and humanitarian missions.

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Readiness exercise

Master Sgt. David Allan and Senior Airman Brad Kranendonk, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron help load litters and configure a C-17 Globemaster III to carry 36 litters during a squadron exercise. More than 30 446th AES members participated in the flight departing from McChord Field Jan. 8, 2012. The exercise included scenarios where patients injured in combat needed to be loaded and cared for on a four-hour flight around the local area. These training exercises occur monthly and enable Reservists to hone their skills for real-world deployments and humanitarian missions.

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Ending an era

More than 30 members from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron help configure a C-17 Globemaster III. The Reservists participated in the flight departing from McChord Field Jan. 8, 2012. The exercise included scenarios where patients injured in combat needed to be loaded and cared for on a four-hour flight around the local area. These training exercises occur monthly and enable Reservists to hone their skills for real-world deployments and humanitarian missions.

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Ending an era

Maj. Tony Edwards, 446th Logistics Readiness Flight commander, returned recently from his deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, where he acted as the 321st Logistics Readiness Squadron commander and helped pack up remaining gear as the United States prepared to turn the base over to Iraqis.

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Ending an era

The supply warehouse, which once teamed with forklifts, supply clerks and customers sits empty as the remaining U.S. military members left Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq in November 2011.

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Reservists train for mission readiness

Reservists fom the 446th Airlift Wing train for contingency operations Jan. 8 at McChord Field, Wash. Their mission readiness training included donning protective gear for mission-oriented protective postures and practicing decontamination procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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