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446th OSS welcomes new commadner

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Casey Guerrero, 446th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) outgoing commander, left, sits with Lt. Col. Carl McBurnett, 446th OSS incoming commander, during the squadron change of command ceremony held at Heritage Hill on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 1, 2020. The event, broadcasted live through Facebook, held limited seating to comply with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s statewide mask mandate and social distancing guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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446th OSS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Carl McBurnett, 446th Operations Support Squadron commander, left, addresses an audience of 15 to include Lt. Col. Casey Guerrero, 446th OSS outgoing commander, in the 446th OSS change of command ceremony held at Heritage Hill on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 1, 2020. McBurnett, previously served as 728th Airlift Squadron Chief, Standards and Evaluations, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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446th Reserve aircrew maintain readiness, adjust to new normal

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Bertsch, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flips cargo rails rollers on a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare the aircraft for a cargo upload during a local sortie mission here on April 27, 2020. (Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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446th Reserve aircrew maintain readiness, adjust to new normal

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Bertsch, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, performs pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during a local mission here on April 27, 2020. The local sortie included a combat offload and additional training to keep pilots and loadmasters combat ready. (Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

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446th Reserve Citizen Airman, husband make house calls to flatten the curve

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Geri Poston, a 446th Force Support Squadron services sustainment technician, fights COVID-19 with house calls to flatten the curve with her husband, Joseph, April 27 in the Tri-Cities in Washington. Founded in September 2018, Poston and her Army medic-trained husband formed their company, Remedy Urgent Mobile Medicine. (Courtesy photo)

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446th Reserve Citizen Airman, husband make house calls to flatten the curve

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Geri Poston, a 446th Force Support Squadron services sustainment technician, fights COVID-19 with house calls to flatten the curve with her husband, Joseph, April 27 in the Tri-Cities in Washington. Founded in September 2018, Poston and her Army medic-trained husband formed their company, Remedy Urgent Mobile Medicine. (Courtesy photo)

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446th Reserve Wing wins Best Fit to Fight Award at Rodeo 2009

Reserve members from the 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo team, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., are presented the Best Fit to Figtht Trophy at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009 here. From left to right, Brig. Gen. XXXX, XXXX commander, Lt. Col. Garin Tentschert, 446th AW team chief, Senior Master Sgt. Mark Cherrix, 446th Maintenance team chief, Staff Sgt. Jack Montez, 446th Security Forces, and Staff Sgt. Ben Thomsen and Senior Tyler Akers, both with 446th Aerial Port. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Patrick Cabellon)

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446th Reservist meets SECAF, share good times.

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan- Col. Paul Abson, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, flight commander, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley share a light-hearted moment over an anecdote Aug. 30. Colonel Abson is the only Air Force Reservist assigned to the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here as a flight surgeon providing medical support to the squadron aircrew and maintainers. Colonel Abson is an example of the total force concept, where a Reservist can seamlessly integrate with the active duty to support a mission. In addition to his role as a flight surgeon, he also works at the Role 3 Army Hospital as an ear nose and throat consultant and participates in surgical care of trauma patients. Secretary Donley visited Kandahar Air Field to see firsthand how the Air Force is participating in the new surge strategy, meet with the deployed Air Force members to gain an appreciation of what they were going through and to give an opportunity for direct feedback to him. The 772nd EAS is the expeditionary form of the 41st Combat Airlift Squadron; which is made entirely of active duty personnel from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mary Cruz)

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446th Reservist uses civilian teaching skills, wins AFRC award

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Crystal Y. Lothrop, 446th Force Support Squadron education and training technician, poses outside the 446th Airlift Wing headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 25, 2020. Lothrop was named the 2020 3F2 Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

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446th Reservist, employer win award for going above and beyond

Maj. Mike Bautista (right), a pilot form the 728th Airlift Squadron, and Herb Kelleher, founder and former president, CEO and chairman of the board of Southwest Airlines, pose for a photo at Rodeo 2007. Major Bautista was awarded the 2009 Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman of the Year Award, and his employer, Southwest Airlines, won the 2009 Employer of the Year Award.

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446th Reservists exercise spiritual fitness

Staff Sgt. Thomas Schiller, an 86th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, practices his physical and spiritual fitness by hiking the Olympia peninsula June 25, 2015. Schiller said being able to just breathe the fresh mountain air helps to clear his head. Spiritual fitness is one of the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, which focuses on building a thriving Air Force comprised of comprehensively balanced individuals who strive to be mentally, physically, socially and spiritually fit. (Courtesy photo)

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446th Reservists go public with mission

Lt. Col. Garin Tentschert, center, chief pilot with the 97th Airlift Squadron, and Maj. Kristi Forbes, left, a flight nurse with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, both out of McChord Field, Wash., discuss balancing their Reserve and civilian careers with their family roles on King TV Seattle's New Day Northwest hosted by Margaret Larson, April 20, 2011. New Day Northwest is an hour-long show with the goal of informing and entertaining the public with current events. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser/Released)

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446th Reservists go public with their careers.

Members of the 446th Operations Group and Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participate as part of the audience on King TV Seattle's News Day Northwest hosted by Margaret Larson on April 20, 2011. The show broadcasted a piece on how Air Force reservists balance their reserve and civilian careers with thier family life. U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser/Released)

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446th Reservists go public with thier careers

Members of the 446th Operations Group and Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron appeared on King TV Seattle's New Day Northwest hosted by Margaret Larson on April 20, 2011. The show broadcasted a piece on how Air Force Reservists balance their Reserve and civilian careers with their family life. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser/Released)

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446th Reservists practice active shooter response

Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing practice both tactical entry into a room and response to an invader as part of expeditionary active shooter training taught by the 446th Security Forces Squadron Jan. 10, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)

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446th Reservists practice active shooter response

Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, practices tactical formation as he enters a room carrying a mock rifle Jan. 10, 2016, at Hangar 12. This training is part of the hands-on portion of an expeditionary active shooter response course. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)

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446th Reservists practive active shooter response

Master Sgt. Michael Pate, 446th Security Force Squadron, speaks to 446th Airlift Wing Reservists about tactical movements while searching for an active shooter as part of expeditionary active shooter training Jan. 10, 2016. The primary focus of the course was teaching the Airmen how to appropriately respond to a threat. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)

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446th Reservists practive active shooter response

Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing practice both tactical entry into a room and response to an invader as part of expeditionary active shooter training taught by the 446th Security Forces Squadron Jan. 10, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)

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446th Security Forces get dirty and sweaty at Rodeo

Meet your 2011 Security Forces Rodeo Team. Tech. Sgt. Jack Montez, Staff Sgt. David Buchanon, Staff Sgt. Damon Hahn, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pierce competed in the combat weapons competition Wednesday at the firing range at Joint Base Lewis McChord-Lewis Main. All four Reservists are part of the 446th Security Forces Squadron at McChord Field.(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser)

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446th Security Forces get dirty and sweaty at Rodeo

Staff Sgt. David Buchanon, safety manager with the 446th Security Forces Squadron, fires at moving targets with an M-16 during the Combat Weapons competition for Rodeo on Wednesday at the firing range at Joint Base Lewis McChord-Lewis Main. For his civilian job, Buchanan works in reports and analysis at the Doctorate of Emergency Services on Lewis Main. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Denise Hauser)

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