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Capitol-izing on her strengths

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Staff Sgt. Terri Schmidt, a Reservist with the 728th Airlift Squadron here, pauses in front of the capitol building in Washington D.C., during a recent Congressional tour. After winning at the Air Force Reserve Command level, Sergeant Schmidt is the Air Reserve Component. Aviation Resource Management NCO of the Year at the Air Force level. "Terri makes the whole squadron better," said Lt. Col. Colin Carr, 728th AS commander. "Her potential is limitless." (Courtesy photo)

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Reservists wife fights kidney disease

Tammy Aegerter, wife of Tech. Sgt. Larry Aegerter, a Reservist with the 446th Operations Support Flight here, is battling a kidney disease that requires her to receive a second transplant.

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WASPs honored with a Congressional Gold Medal

WASHINGTON- Josephine Swift, right, a Women's Airforce Service Pilot, is presented with a Congressional Gold Medal by Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand, 728th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Joint Base-Lewis McChord, Wash., in front of the U.S. Capitol here, March 10. The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for the WASPs was held in the Capitol. Sergeant Normand had the privilege to be assigned as Ms. Swift?s escort for the ceremony. (Courtesy photo)

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Aviation resource manager earns AFRC award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Staff Sgt. Terri Schmidt, 728th Airlift Squadron here, earned the 2009 Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Aviation Resource Manager of the Year Award in the noncommissioned officer category, March 17. Sergeant Schmidt grew up in Juneau, Alaska and has been with the 446th Airlift Wing since 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy White)

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Pilot travels to New Zealand to give thanks

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., - In May 2009 Maj. Joe Nauman, right, takes the oath of office during his pin on ceremony when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Colonel Nauman, a Reservist with the 97th Airlift Squadron, JBLM McChord Field, recently visited the doctor in New Zealand whom he credits with initiating the discovery of his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Chemotherapy and radiation may have resulted in hair loss, but ultimately resulted in his illness being sent into remission. (Courtesy photo)

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Pilot travels to New Zealand to give thanks

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., - Hannah Foster, left, takes hair clippers to her friend's father, Lt. Col. Joe Nauman, in a lighthearted approach to his hair loss due to chemotherapy. Colonel Nauman, a Reservist with the 97th Airlift Squadron, JBLM McChord Field, recently visited the doctor in New Zealand whom he credits with initiating the discovery of his illness. (Courtesy photo)

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Ops pilot wins field-grade officer of the year award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Lt. Col. Rich Poston, 446th Operations Group chief pilot here, accepts the 446th Airlift Wing Field Grade Officer of the Year Award at the 446th AW Annual Awards Banquet, March 6 at the McChord Consolidated Clubs here. Col. William Flanigan, far left, 446th AW commander, and 446th AW command chief, Chief Master Sergeant Gloria Bennett presented him with the award. As chief pilot, Colonel Poston counseled more than 70 officers while maintaining high morale and 100 percent mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand)

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Ops pilot wins field-grade officer of the year award

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Lt. Col. Rich Poston, 446th Operations Group, chief pilot, walks through the First Sergeant Sword Arch in honor of earning the 2009 446th Airlift Wing Field Grade Officer of the Year Award at the 446th AW Annual Awards Banquet at the McChord Consolidated Clubs here March 6. Colonel Poston was key in leading the 446th AW to a superior performance in last year's Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand)

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Operation Deep Freeze

PEGASUS FIELD, Antarctica- Lt. Col. Colin Keen, 313th Airlift Squadron pilot out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., gives a friendly wave before starting engines while detailing aircraft commander duties with Capt. Daniel Gasper, 728th Airlift Squadron pilot, also out of JBLM McChord Field, during an Operation Deep Freeze mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle)

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Operation Deep Freeze

PEGASUS FIELD, Antarctica- Capt. Rob Selmer, 97th Airlift Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Quentin Nemechek, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, both Reservists out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., review satellite iridium phone operations here, during an Operation Deep Freeze mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle)

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Warriors "giddy up" on Horsemen

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.-bWarrior forward Derek Bryant gets the upperhand on a rebound over Horseman forward Richard Vance, during a 30-and-over intramural basketball game at the JBLM Fitness Center Feb. 24. The "Weekend Warriors" are the Reserve team of the league. Bryant scored 14 points in the Warriors 72-40 victory over the Horsemen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Abner Guzman)

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Air Force leaders honor hero's legacy

SEATTLE, Wash.- Maj. Gen. "Mitch" Mitchell, Deputy Inspector General of the Air Force (left), Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Bill Holloman (ret.), and Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, 728th Airlift Squadron pilot, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, prepare to present certificates to students as part of the Michael Anderson Memorial Scholarship event at Seattle's Museum of Flight on Feb. 6. The scholarship, named in honor of the fallen Air Force pilot and astronaut, gives students from all over Washington state the opportunity to learn about the aerospace industry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Future aviators soar

SEATTLE, Wash.- Mashayla Combs, 14, a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Spokane, Wash., learns about aviation at Seattle's Museum of Flight on Feb. 6 through an outreach program supported by Joint Base Lewis-McChord Reservists and community leaders. The scholarship program was inspired by, and named for Michael Anderson, a fallen Air Force pilot and astronaut. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Reserve crew evacuates Haitians

Haitian passengers fill the cargo section of a McChord C-17 flown by a 446th Airlift Wing Reserve aircrew as it prepares to evacuate them to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Hans Bley)

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Reservists give Boy Scouts taste of experience

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.- Senior Master Sgt. Derek Bryant, left, loadmaster with the 728th Airlift Squadron here, dons a Boy Scout in a parachute, helmet, and an oxygen mask on a C-17 Globemaster static display here in order to give the visiting Boy Scouts the experience of an airman getting ready to jump out of a C-17. Boy Scout troops 249 out of Richland, Wash. and 594, Maple Valley, Wash. were taken onto the aircraft so they could earn their Aviation Merit badges. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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Reserve crew airlifts dolphins home

Workers in New Caledonia unload the dolphins from a flatbed truck in preparation for loading on a C-17 flown by the 313th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The dolphins, part of the U. S. Navy Marine Mammals program, San Diego, Calif., were returning home. The dolphins were in Noumea, New Caledonia, for Lagoon MINEX 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand)

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Reserve crew airlifts dolphins home

Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand, 446th Operations Support Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., wecolmes one of four special passengers on a C-17 in New Caledonia. Four dolphins that are part of the U. S. Navy Marine Mammals program, San Diego, Calif., were returning home. The dolphins were in Noumea, New Caledonia, for Lagoon MINEX 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Frank Sevey)

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10-4 good buddy

Airman First Class Jamie Salunga, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, gives a thumbs up to Master Sgt. Stacey Julian, 446th AES, after a buddy check Oct. 22 following the donning her chemical protection ensemble as required for Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 4. Both the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings have been preparing for well over a year for the Operational Readiness Inspection set to begin about Oct. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Passing the torch: from the Greatest Generation to Generation Next

Retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond, an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen, prepares to embrace Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, 728th Airlift Squadron, after administering the oath of office during her promotion ceremony at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. on October 3, 2009. "We are so proud of her," said Colonel Drummond. Colonel Scott and Colonel Drummond are members of the Seattle/Tacoma Sam Bruce chapter of Tuskegee Airmen. "I have a deep sense of gratitude for the legacy the Tuskegee Airmen have etched for me," said Colonel Scott. "They have mentored, encouraged, and supported me over the years, so it was incredibly meaningful to me to have been sworn in by Colonel Drummond."

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Passing the torch: from the Greatest Generation to Generation Next

Leonard and Alma Scott pin new rank insignias on their daughter, Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, 728th Airlift Squadron, during her promotion ceremony October 3, 2009. Colonel Scott's pinning on ceremony included not only members of her immediate family, but also members of the Tuskegee Airmen. Retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond administered the oath of office. "Members of the Tuskegee Airmen have mentored, encouraged, and supported me over the years," said Colonel Scott. "It was incredibly meaningful to me to have been sworn in by him."

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