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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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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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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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Air Force improves lactation support for nursing mothers

Tech. Sgt. Natalia Wood, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment maintenance Airman, poses in her workplace while showcasing the 20th Fighter Wing assets she maintains at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 25, 2020. In her role on the women’s initiative team, she helped champion the effort to ensure practical lactation spaces and breastmilk storage for women in the Department of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Sweeney)

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U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee, Chris-Ann Wilmoth, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5, Flight 564, participates in a physical training session at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., July 1, 2020. To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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200701-F-BD983-0013

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee, Chris-Ann Wilmoth, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5, Flight 564, participates in a physical training session at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., July 1, 2020. To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Officer Training School trainees perform sit-ups during an official Air Force Physical Training test, Aug. 8, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Welty)

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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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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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62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, learns how to secure a patient to a litter from Senior Airman Dominique Springswoodley, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, during her base tour at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 3, 2020. The objective of the AMC leadership’s visit is to learn from and listen to AMC Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Tech. Sgt. Jereme Henson, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron special handling shift supervisor, briefs Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, about 62nd APS’s mission at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 3, 2020. Van Ovost is currently touring AMC bases as part of her listening tour to learn from AMC Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, left, learn about the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron’s mission from Master Sgt. Christina Rodriguez, 446th ASTS medical technician, during their visit at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 3, 2020. The objective of the AMC leadership’s visit is to learn from and listen to AMC Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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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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Like Father, Like Son

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Riley Jorgensen, 446th Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, is sworn in by father, Lt. Col. Peter Jorgensen, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 19, 2020. Having served six years and deployed three times with the 446th SFS, Staff Sgt. Jorgensen re-enlisted for another four year contract in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Official photo

Colonel John D. Norton is commander of the 446th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As Group Commander, he is responsible for directing all aircraft and equipment maintenance support for three squadrons of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as well as the quality and quantity of training for over 700 Reservists, ensuring they are prepared to perform the wing's mission in peacetime and during combat

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DFAC Takeover

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Ruffa Dieta, left, and Kimberly Dieta, food service specialists assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron, prep vegetables for the lunch meal during annual training at Olympic Dining Facility (DFAC) Aug. 19, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th Services Reserve Citizen Airmen operated the dining facility and set up a single pallet expeditionary kitchen (SPEK) on McChord Field to hone readiness skills during annual tour.During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFAC has made the necessary adjustments so operations could safely continue serving an average of 550 meals daily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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DFAC Takeover

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leatha Brown, assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron, assists diners with maintaining proper social distancing at Olympic Dining Facility Aug. 19 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility has added several safety precautions that include requiring face masks upon entry and maintaining six feet of physical distance at all times. The 446th Reserve Citizen Airmen also set up a single pallet expeditionary kitchen (SPEK) to hone readiness skills during annual tour training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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446th Force Support Squadron takes over DFAC

U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron, prepare for the lunch meal during a two day take over of the Olympic Dining Facility, August 19, 2020, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. While the Reserve Citizen Airmen took over dining facility operations from their active-duty partner, 627th Air Base Group, for two days, they honed their skills and completed upgrade training along-side food service contractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Cozad Staley)

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