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Get your flu shot

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Aerospace medical technicians with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here, administer flu shot vaccines to 446th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen Nov. 8, 2020. The 446th ASTS often assists the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron during flu season, since they are trained in administering vaccines, like the flu shot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Get your flu shot

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julia Stephenson, an aerospace medical technician with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here, checks a flu shot vaccine for air bubbles Nov. 8, 2020. Influenza vaccination is mandatory for uniformed personnel and health care personnel who provide direct patient care and is recommended for all others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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446th, JBLM tests wing's capability

Kirk Johnson, seen center in blue vest, an anti-terrorism expert with Department of Emergency on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, discusses overall performance during the exercise with members of the 446th Force Support Squadron following an active shooter exercise Nov. 7, 2020 here. Inspectors evaluated unit agencies' processes during the planned exercise to ensure the 446th Airlift Wing remains prepared to respond to such scenario. Air Force guidelines require periodic assessments each year in active shooter exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paolo Felicitas)

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446th, JBLM tests wing's capability

Mark Mclean, exercise program manager with 446th Inspector General for Inspections, communicates with other inspectors during an active shooter exercise Nov. 7, 2020, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. During this exercise, the 446th IGI collaborated with JBLM Department of Emergency to evaluate unit agencies' processes during the planned exercise to ensure the 446th Airlift Wing remains prepared to respond to such scenario. Air Force guidelines require periodic assessments each year in active shooter exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paolo Felicitas)

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Operation Turkey Drop

Members assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron and Airman and Family Readiness Center transport frozen turkeys into cold storage, Nov.6, 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 334th Chapter of the Air Force Association delivered 120 turkeys for 446th Airlift Wing families during the annual Operation Turkey Drop charity event sponsored by Airman and Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Tech. Sgt. Yochabel Zink, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight mission planning noncommissioned officer in charge, returned home last month from a five-month deployment stateside. “Take care of yourself first and taking care of the mission comes in unison as you have a sound body and mind to fulfill it,” said Zink on what she learned about resiliency during her deployment. The primary mission for the deployment was to provide lifesaving in-flight patient care in response to COVID-19 contingencies and humanitarian emergencies. (Courtesy photo)

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514th Air Mobility Wing Yellow Ribbon Program

Reserve Citizen Airmen and loved ones with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. participate in the first fully-virtual Air Force Reserve Command Yellow Ribbon Program event, October 24 to 25, 2020. The Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program is a series of events designed to provide members and families with essential resources prior to departure (pre-deployment), a level of stability and support while deployed (during deployment), and successful re-integration techniques after the deployment cycle ends (post deployment).

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Thanking employers

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ann Butler, right, a 446th Airlift Wing Public Affair broadcaster, records Tech Sgt. Thema Bentley, a 446th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems technician, thanking her civilian employer for supporting her military service Oct. 3, 2020, on the flight line at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Traditionally, the 446th AW would host a Boss Flight for civilian employer appreciation each year, but due to the pandemic, Public Affairs instead filmed short thank-you videos to send to the Reserve Citizen Airmen's civilian employers to show they appreciate their support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Joint task force kicks off 65th year of DoD Antarctic mission support

Passengers disembark a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Sept. 14, 2020. The C-17 aircrew completed Winter Fly-In missions from New Zealand to Antarctica, carrying 151 passengers and more than 165,000 pounds of cargo to and from the remote station. (Courtesy Photo)

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446th MXG welcomes back Norton

U.S. Air Force Col. John D. Norton, right, assumes command of the 446th Maintenance Group from Air Force Col. Paul Skipworth, left, 446th Airlift Wing commander, as Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Morris stands by to assist in the ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 13, 2020. Norton has commanded maintenance squadrons since 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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86th APS retires five Reserve Citizen Airmen

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 86th Aerial Port Squadron participate in a group retirement ceremony, Sept. 12, 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The five, who served a combined 136 years with the 86 APS, were honored in a ceremony in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues, present in person and virtually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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86th APS retires five Reserve Citizen Airmen

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 86th Aerial Port Squadron participate in a group retirement ceremony, Sept. 12, 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. From the left, Master Sgt. Tony Smith, Master Sgt. Wilfred Cena, Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Wright, Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Mehalik, and Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Stokoe have served a combined 136 years with the 86 APS and were honored in a ceremony in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues, present in person and virtually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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Reserve recruiters enhance social media knowledge to reach more recruits

Recruiters have become more reliant on technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, using their phones and computers to connect with potential recruits on social media and video teleconference. A group of 15 Total Force recruiters from the 351st Recruiting Squadron recently completed a virtual Social Media Forum from the Defense Information School at Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland, to enhance their skills and better learn the tools available on social media to reach a wider audience. (Courtesy image)

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446 CES completes heavy equipment training, maintains readiness

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron complete heavy equipment operator training on Sept. 11, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Reserve Citizen Airmen and their active-duty counterparts train together to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Erb)

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446 CES completes heavy equipment training, maintains readiness

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamie Boyd, a pest management apprentice assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron (CE), trains on the 10K All-Terrain Forklift on Sept. 11, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th CE Reserve Citizen Airmen maintain mission readiness by completing heavy equipment operator license qualifications during annual training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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446 CES completes heavy equipment training, maintains readiness

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamie Boyd, a pest management apprentice assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron (CE), trains on the 10K All-Terrain Forklift on Sept. 11, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th CE Reserve Citizen Airmen maintain mission readiness by completing heavy equipment operator license qualifications during annual training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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Air Force improves lactation support for nursing mothers

A nursing mother assigned to U.S. Space Command uses resources located in the private nursing mother’s room in Building 1, Sept. 11, 2020 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. An Air Force guidance memorandum signed on August 15 2020 details responsibilities and procedural steps to better enable commanders to align the needs of nursing mothers with mission requirements by supporting nursing mothers with a private, secure and clean area within unit facilities. (U.S. Space Force photo by 2nd Lt. Idalí Beltré Acevedo)

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Air Force improves lactation support for nursing mothers

The nursing mother’s room located in the Hartinger building on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, also known as Building One and currently home to many U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command personnel, is one example of how the Air and Space Forces support working mothers. In August 2019, the DAF released the initial lactation policy, which required commanders to provide nursing mothers with dedicated space in the immediate vicinity of the workplace for the purpose of pumping breastmilk. (U.S. Space Force photo by 2nd Lt. Idalí Beltré Acevedo)

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AFA 2020 Air, Space and Cyber Conference

The Air Force Association 2020 Virtual Air, Space and Cyber Conference is an annual meeting of aerospace professionals, Defense Department, industry, academia and international partners. The 72nd conference and professional development event is being held remotely for the first time from Arlington, Va., Sept. 14-16, 2020. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)

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Fourth Air Force Commander tours the 446th AW

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffery Pennington, the commander of the 4th Air Force Headquarters, speaks with U.S. Air Force Capt. Timmy Dahlstrom, a chaplain, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Sept. 9, 2020. During his tour of the 446th Airlift Wing, Pennington discussed with the chaplains about how they are helping Reserve Citizen Airmen stay spiritually grounded via text messaging and virtual conversations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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