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Warpigs leave their mark

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq - Leaving their mark with a painting of the 446th Security Forces Squadron's Warpig coin at Kirkuk RAB are Tech. Sgt. John Wulff, Tech. Sgt. Mike Lefrancis, Maj. Ray Schierhoff, Master Sgt. Carlos Duell, and Senior Airman Grace Perez, all from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The Reserve security forces Airmen are halfway through their six-month deployment with the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (Courtesy photo)

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Volunteers prepare Thanksgiving Baskets for families

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Chief Master Sgt. Mary Smith, 97th Airlift Squadron (left), and Carl Supplee, director of the 446th Mission Support Squadron's Airmen & Family Readiness Center here, sort through food donations as they and nine volunteers put together Thanksgiving Day food baskets for Reserve families in need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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USO collects food donations for Reserve families

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Volunteers from the Puget Sound USO McChord Center, collected enough canned goods to donate to Thanksgiving Baskest for 54 Reserve families. The 446th Mission Support Squadron's Airmen & Family Readiness Center here will put together the baskets for delivery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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USO collects food donations for Reserve families

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Traceye Kakely, (left) Puget Sound USO McChord Center, and Carl Supple, director of the 446th Mission Support Squadron's Airmen & Family Readiness Center here, review the boxes of canned goods donated through the Puget Sound USO McChord Center. Enough food was donated to put in Thanksgiving Baskests for 54 Reserve families in the 446th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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USO collects food donations for Reserve families

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Kyes, 446th Mission Support Squadron's Airmen & Family Readiness Center here, loads a box of donated canned goods onto a truck. The Puget Sound USO McChord Center donated traditional Thanksgiving food for 54 Reserve families in the 446th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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USO collects food donations for Reserve families

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Master Sgt. Steven Thomas, 446th Mission Support Squadron's Airmen & Family Readiness Center here, loads a box of donated canned goods onto a truck as volunteer helpers Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Kyes (right) and Melinda Castle help out. The Puget Sound USO McChord Center donated traditional Thanksgiving food for 54 Reserve families in the 446th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sandra Pishner)

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Review and execute

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Senior Airman Gary Harris, 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron's Readiness Flight, right, checks the proper wear of protective gear for Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing Oct. 22. 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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Fits like a glove (okay, mask)

Chaplain (Maj.) Pierre Allegre, 446th Airlift Wing, dons his mask in one last practice session for the Operational Readioness Inspection. 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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Sometimes civil engineers really need heavy equipment

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq - Maj. David Walter, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., dons full body armor before leaving Kirkuk RAB for a visit to a forward operating base. Major Walter, a Reservist, is one of about 40 Reserve Airmen from McChord currently deployed to Iraq. Major Walter says "The best part of this job is getting out there with the men and women who are doing the real work of keeping the bad guys at bay, while the nation of Iraq figures out how to establish and embrace and government of the people and by the people. These guys are on the tip of the exploding spear, and I can't say enough about their quiet courage and professionalism." (Courtesy photo)

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Civil engineers upgrade fire safety in old building

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. - Master Sgt. Dwayne Lee, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron here, points to a smoke detector he helped install in a water control substation at McChord on Oct. 4. Sergeant Lee and his team of Air Force Reserve engineers retrofitted the decades-old building in just five days with an extensive list of modern fire protection equipment during their annual tour in August. The improvements included installation of approximately 400 feet of conduit piping, 800 feet of electrical wire, 15 tamper control modules, three smoke detectors, two fire alarm pull stations with horn strobes, and a fire alarm control panel. "This was a great experience for building rapport between the 446th CES and our active-duty counterparts in the 62nd CES," said Sergeant Lee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Civil engineers upgrade fire safety in old building

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Master Sgt Dwayne Lee, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, adjusts a tamper control module he helped install in a water control substation here Oct. 4. Sergeant Lee and his team of Air Force Reserve engineers retrofitted the decades-old building with an extensive list of modern fire protection equipment in just five days during their annual tour in August. The improvements included installation of approximately 400 feet of conduit piping, 800 feet of electrical wire, 15 tamper control modules, three smoke detectors, two fire alarm pull stations with horn strobes and a fire alarm control panel. "This was a great experience for building rapport between the 446th CES and our active-duty counterparts in the 62nd CES," said Sergeant Lee.

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Civil engineers upgrade fire safety in old building

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - A water control substation was the focus of Reserve civil engineer Airmen during their annual tour here. The Reservists, in just five days, worked a fire protection system overhau. Reserve Airmen from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron retrofitted the decades-old building with an extensive list of modern fire protection equipment, including installation of approximately 400 feet of conduit piping, 800 feet of electrical wire, 15 tamper control modules, three smoke detectors, two fire alarm pull stations with horn strobes and a fire alarm control panel.

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Airman impresses visitor in Afganhistan

KANDAHAR, Afganhistan- Senior Master Sgt. Mike Mendoza (right), 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., meets Lt. Col. Randy Stoeckman, Air Force Forces Deputy Air Reserve Component Advisor while deployed. Colonel Stoeckman says of Sergeant Mendoza, "I heard nothing but great comments about the job he is doing; seamless actions and an infectious, positive attitude. He supported our trip ... and I cannot say enough about his work ethic. A real hard-charger. Senior Master Sergeant Mendoz represented the 446th with the utmost of pride and professionalism." (Courtesy photo)

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Reservist is man of steel

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq - Master Sgt. Carl Hayden, 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts steal support beams using a table saw Sept. 20. The support beams where being used to build a covered vehicle staging area. Sergeant Hayden, a Reservist from Renton, Wash., is deployed from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Breckon)

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CES Reservist first at McChord to operate vehicle

Washington state Army National Guardsman Sgt. John Taber a motor sergeant with the 204th Engineers based in Centralia, Wash., gives Senior Master Sgt. Chris Webster, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, superintendent of the construction equipment shop and vehicle control officer for the 446th CES at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., an overview of the instruments in the cabin of the new Army general purpose cargo truck on Fort Lewis. On Sept. 18, Sergeant Webster was the first person on base to be licensed to drive the new Army general purpose truck; which replaces a variety of Army vehicles of the same class, including the 2 1/2-ton Army truck known as a ?deuce and a half.? Sergeant Webster will be responsible for making sure about half of the 446th CES are trained to operate the new truck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Patrick Cabellon)

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Inspectors assess readiness of aerial port

Tech. Sgt. Patrick Mills, 86th Aerial Port, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., prepares to load cargo onto an aircraft with a 60K Tunner New Generation Service Loader while on the readiness assessment team in Norfolk, Va., Aug. 22 to Sept. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mary Hall)

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Inspectors assess readiness of aerial port

Senior Master Sgt. Tarri Lee, 86th Aerial Port, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., dons her Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 4 gear while in Norfolk, Va., Aug. 22 to Sept. 4 for the 86th APS' readiness assessment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mary Hall)

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Potholes across the globe

KIRKUK AB, Iraq - Senior Airman Benjamin Jenkins, 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, heavy equipment operator, fills a pot hole here, Sept. 17. Airman Jenkins, a Tillamook, Ore., native, is a Reservist deployed here from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. More than 40 Reserve Airmen from the 446th CES at McChord deployed to Iraq at the end of August. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Breckon)

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Recognition for a thankless job

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del.- Staff Sgt. Michael Bishop, center, a Services specialist with the 446th Services Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., accepts his NCO of the Rotation Award from Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Harris, left, 446th SVF superintendent, and Col. Robert Edmondson, commander, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center here for his hard work and selfless service during his air expeditionary force rotation at AFMAOC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Sandra Bannan)

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Keeping spirits high

ALPENA, Mich. -- AIr Force Reserve Chaplain (Maj.) Pierre Allegre (left) shares a laugh with Col. Michael Hornitschek during a mobility exercise at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center here Sept. 14. Chaplain Allegre is part of the 446th Airlift Wing chaplain team and Colonel Hornitschek is the 62nd Airlift Wing vice commander. Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., along with the 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, N.D., are participating in an operational readiness exercise Sept. 12-18 as they prepare for an Air Mobility Commad Operational Readiness Inspection later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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