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446th AMXS NCO's 10th deployment

Master Sgt. Brian Lidyard (center) stands with Ugandan troops in a control tower in Iraq, Jan. 21, 2011 during his 120-day deployment. This was Sergeant Lidyard's 10th deployment in his Reserve career. The Puyallup, Wash. resident has been with the 446th Airlift Wing since 1981. (Courtesy photo)

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446th AMXS NCO's 10th deployment

Master Sgt. Brian Lidyard (left) helps members from the Iraq Air Force push a Sama CH-2000 airplane to a hanger during his 120-day deployment to Iraq from September 2010 to January 2011. This was Sergeant Lidyard's 10th deployment in his Reserve career. The Puyallup, Wash. resident has been with the 446th Airlift Wing since 1981. (Courtesy photo)

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446th ASTS

Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Lapham, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Operations Flight superintendent, during a mass-casualty exercise. Although Lapham serves in the Air Force Reserve as a medical technician, he works as a full-time registered nurse at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jake Chappelle)

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446th ASTS accepts new commander

Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, hands the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron flag to Col Bruce Neely, the new 446th ASTS commander. After assuming command, Neely thanked his peers and family for the support they have given him throughout his 17 years in aerospace medicine. Neely announced that he believes in the mission of the 446th ASTS and he will do everything he can to take care of his Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)

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446th ASTS accepts new commander

Col. Bruce Neely, 446th Aerospace Staging Squadron commander, receives applause after accepting his role as the new commander of the 446th ASTS. During his speech, he let the squadron know what to expect from him and what he expected of them. Some of these expectations included taking care of each other, learning something new every day, and expressing frustrations with solutions to him. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt. Ken Bielas)

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446th ASTS accepts new commander

Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, hands the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron flag to Col. (Dr.) Bruce Neely, the new 446th ASTS commander. After assuming command, Neely thanked his peers and family for the support they've given him throughout his 17 years in aerospace medicine. Neely announced that he believes in the mission of the 446th ASTS and will do everything he can to take care of his Airmen.

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446th ASTS bids farewell to commander

The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron bid farewell to Col. Karen Winter, 446th ASTS commander, who retired after 20 years of service in a ceremony here, July 10. Among the many gifts presented to Colonel Winter was a handcrafted model C-17 Globemaster III, made by her father.

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446th ASTS Commander Promotion Ceremony

Family members of Col. Rob Richardson, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Commander, pin on the colonel's eagles during the March 3 promotion ceremony on McChord Field. Col. Richardson enlisted in 1982. He says it's been "a long road from airman basic." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachael Garneau)

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446th ASTS Reserve Citizen Airmen trade stripes for bars

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Melissa D. Boos, left, and 1st Lt. Kristina R. Hansen, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron clinical nurses, showcase technical sergeant stripes during Boos’ commissioning ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 14, 2020. Boos and Hansen are former technical sergeants who recently commissioned into the health professions career field. (Courtesy photo)

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446th ASTS return from COVID-19 relief efforts in NYC

Air Force Reservists First Lt. Melissa Boos, a nurse assigned to the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, and Lt. Col. (Dr.) Pen Hou, a family medicine doctor assigned to the same squadron, supported COVID-19 relief efforts for two months. The four-member Reservist medical team, to include a doctor, two nurses and a respiratory technician, worked in NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi between April and May. According to 446 ASTS, the Reserve personnel were placed in 12 New York City hospitals that covered over 6,000 beds with a daily peak of 2,300 daily confirmed cases. (Courtesy photo)

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446th AW 50 Summits challenge

Answering the USAF 50 Summits challenge for the 446th Airlift Wing are: (standing in the back left to right: Joshua Martinez, Senior Airman Jose Vasquez, Maj. Robert Maanao, Crystal Taijeron, Senior Master Sgt Michael Gardner, and Master Sgt Dwayne Williams, and (sitting front row left to right) Senior Airman May Azcarraga, Staff Sgt Jocelyn Somol, Senior Airman Azia Van Sickle, Senior Airman Brandon Andrews, Master Sgt. Diana Feeley and Tech. Sgt Daniel Faust. This group of Reservists and friends hiked Mount Si in Washington Oct. 12. Mount Si is 3,900 feet in elevation at its highest point.

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446th AW 50 Summits challenge

Answering the USAF 50 Summits challenge for the 446th Airlift Wing, Senior Master Sgt. Michael Gardner, 446th Force Support Squadron, McChord Field, Washington, and 11 others hiked Mount Si in Washington Oct. 12. Mount Si is 3,900 feet in elevation at its highest point. It took the team of 12 one hour to get up to the summit. (Courtesy photo)

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446th AW Airmen deliver donations to Helping Hand House charity organization

Senior Airman Jonathan Jones, 446th Operation Support Squadron, Laurie Jackson, Helping Hand House Community Engagement Director, Senior Airman Brian Dooley, 446th OSS, Technical Sgt. Zachary Palomo, 446th OSS, delivered donations Oct. 16, 2016, to the Helping Hand House charity organization in Puyallup, Wash. Citizen Airmen delivered more than 300 toiletry and sanitary items to those in need. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by 2nd Lt. Alyssa Hudyma/Released)

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446th AW Airmen Deliver Donations to Helping Hand House Charity Organization

Technical Sgt. Zachary Palomo, Senior Airman Brian Dooley, and Senior Airman Jonathan Jones, from the 446th Operations Support Squadron, delivered donations Oct. 16, 2016, to the Helping Hand House charity organization in Puyallup, Wash. Rainier Wing Airmen delivered more than 300 toiletry and sanitary items to those in need. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by 2nd Lt. Alyssa Hudyma/Released)

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446th AW captain recognized as USDOT Reservist of Year

Capt. Lisa Neetz, 86th Aerial Port Squadron logistics readiness officer, poses for a photo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 2, 2024. In her civilian career, Neetz works for the U.S. Department of Transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Daniel Phelps)

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446th AW delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - A partially loaded C-17 Globemaster III flown by 446th Airlift Wing aircrew headed for Port au Prince, Haiti, June 14, 2021. The Air Force Reserve aircrew of the 313th Airlift Squadron transported 101,000 pounds of food to Haiti as part of the Denton Humanitarian Aid Program. Since 1998, the Denton Program has overseen millions of pounds of humanitarian supplies sent to more than 50 countries around the globe. (Air Force photo by Major Eric Hodges)

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446th AW delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Fourteen pallets of food and water fill a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Port au Prince, Haiti, June 14, 2021. The 313th Airlift Squadron aircrew transported 101,000 pounds of food to Haiti as part of the Denton Program. Since 1998, the Denton Program has overseen millions of pounds of humanitarian supplies sent to more than 50 countries around the globe. (Air Force photo by Major Eric Hodges)

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446th AW launches Women's Council

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force Col. Paul M. Skipworth, 446th Airlift Wing commander, addresses women from the 446th AW during a virtual Women's Council meeting here Nov. 7, 2020. The inaugural Women's Council initiative was launched to provide a community of support and a forum to discuss women’s issues at the 446th AW and across the Air Force as a whole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ann Butler)

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446th AW leadership dish out holiday cheer

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.- Chief Master Sgt., Gloria Bennett, foreground, 446th Airlift Wing command chief, and Col. Lane Seaholm, background, 446th AW vice commander, help serve hot meals and holiday cheer for other Reservists from the wing at the Olympic Dining Facility, Dec. 4, during UTA lunch hour. Every year on the Saturday of the December drill weekend, leadership serves food at the dining facility to express their thanks for the hard work wing members have given throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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446th AW Maintainers put expert hands on deck in Spain

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Six C-17 Globemaster III aircraft line the runway against a backdrop of sunny skies. A 16-member maintainer team with the 446th Aircraft Maintance Squadron returned Feb. 6 from a two-week assignment, where they assisted the 725th Air Mobility Squadron handle almost 30 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that made stopovers there since Jan. 23. (Courtesy photo/U.S. Navy)

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