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McChord C-17 pilot conquers Ironman

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. – Capt. Judy Coyle, 728th Airlift Squadron pilot, trains in a C-17 simulator here, Sept. 8. Coyle competed in the Canada Ironman competition in Penticton, Canada, Aug. 26, taking second place in the women 35-39 category with a time of 10 hours, 31 minutes and 53 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Like father, like son

Senior Master Sgt. Derek Bryant, 728th Airlift Squadron senior loadmaster, and his son, Colby after he finished an ironman competition for military members' children. The junior Bryant placed first in his age group. Derek, who's stationed at McChord Field, Wash., has been training for and competing in extreme fitness events, such as ironman competitions and triathlons, for the last three years. The Gig Harbor resident's goal for 2012 is to compete in at least three marathons by the end of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd. Lt. Denise Hauser)

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Reelistment

Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander, reenlists Tech. Sgt. Andrew Thatcher, a loadmaster with the 728th Airlift Squadron, during the Operational Readiness Exercise at McChord Field last week. Thatcher has been with the 446th AW for six years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Christopher Wallington)

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Dress to impress

Senior Master Sgt. Derek Bryant (right), 728th Airlift Squadron senior loadmaster, McChord Field, Wash., dresses Total Nonstop Action wrestler Madison Rayne in aircrew gear on a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 6, 2011. Rayne and fellow wrestler Angelina Love visited JBLM to meet and greet the troops. During the C-17 tour, the ladies received an airlift briefing from Bryant and an aeromedical evacuation briefing from Reservists of the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd. Lt. Denise Hauser)

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Chuckle your way to Chief

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Lutz, a C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster Instructor and Evaluator, with the 728th Airlift Squadron, chuckles with his wife Michelle at his promotion ceremony to the highest and most honorable enlisted rank Oct. 1. Lutz has more than 6,900 flying hours. He lives in Graham with his wife and two sons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Jon Polka)

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Beam me up, Scotty

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dana Dailey, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 728th Airlift Squadron, dials in coordinates on a portable GPS device during a Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training exercise July 9 at McChord Field, Wash. Aircrew members with the 446th Airlift Wing are required to complete SERE training every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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Just doing his job

HERAT, Afghanistan- Capt. Daniel Gasper, 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., pilot, flies a mission in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2009. Captain Gasper won the Lance P. Sijan Award in the junior officer category for 2010. (Courtesy photo)

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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, pauses in front of the Capitol building during a recent Congressional tour to Washington D.C. After already winning at the Air Force Reserve Command level, Sergeant Schmidt was recently awarded the Outstanding Aviation Resource Manager at the entire Air Force level. "Terri makes the whole squadron better," said Lt. Col. Colin Carr, 728th AS commander. "Her potential is limitless." (U.S. Air Force photo)

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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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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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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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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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Passing the torch: from the Greatest Generation to Generation Next

Retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond, an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen, administers the oath of office to Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, 728th Airlift Squadron, during her promotion ceremony October 3, 2009 at McChord Air Force Base. "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 Colonel Drummond."

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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, administers the oath of office to Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, 728th Airlift Squadron, during her promotion ceremony October 3, 2009 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Colonel Drummond had a storied career with the Air Force that included a stint as operations officer for the 318th Fighter Squadron at McChord AFB in 1961-62. He now works to provide scholarships for deserving high school students as a member of the Seattle/Tacoma Sam Bruce chapter of Tuskegee Airmen. "We are so proud of her," said Colonel Drummond. "I know that Tuskegee Airmen who have passed on would be proud of her as well, looking down from that airfield in the sky and smiling at what has transgressed to make it possible for young folks like Kimberly to be successful in the military."

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