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5 Reserve JBC Airmen earn Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Leah Schmidt, 701st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is presented the Distinguished Flying Cross by U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Wing Command, during a ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 21, 2022. The DFC ceremony was the largest of its kind, and 51 Airmen were presented the DFC for their heroic actions during the Operation Allies Refuge evacuation. Schmidt played a significant role in the birth of a baby girl during one of the 315th Airlift Wing evacuation missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shane Ellis)

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5 Reserve JBC Airmen earn Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Capt. Leslie Green, 375th Air Expeditionary Squadron flight nurse, salutes U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Wing Command, after he presented her with the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 21, 2022. The DFC ceremony was the largest of its kind, and 51 Airmen were presented the DFC for their heroic actions during the Operation Allies Refuge evacuation. Green played a significant role in the birth of a baby girl during one of the 315th Airlift Wing evacuation missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shane Ellis)

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5 Reserve JBC Airmen earn Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Col. John Robinson, 315 Airlift Wing commander, is interviewed by local media after the Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 21, 2022. The DFC ceremony was the largest of its kind, and 51 Airmen were presented the DFC for their heroic actions during the Operation Allies Refuge evacuation. Five Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 315th Airlift Squadron were among the recipients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shane Ellis)

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5 Reserve JBC Airmen earn Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Cross medals lie in rows prior to being awarded to Airmen at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 21, 2022. The DFC ceremony was the largest of its kind, and 51 Airmen were presented the DFC for their heroic actions during the Operation Allies Refuge evacuation. Five Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 315th Airlift Squadron were among the recipients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shane Ellis)

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50 Summits Challenge

The USAF 50 Summits Challenge is a project focused on helping US Airmen to proudly fly the Air Force flag from the highest point in each of our 50 states. This challenge is about getting outside, having fun, and expanding personal boundaries. It's also a unique way to combine the four prongs of resiliency so important to the well-being of our military members: physical, mental, social and spiritual, while exploring America's great outdoors. Twelve people representing the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Field, Washington hiked Mount Si Oct. 12.

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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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571st MSAS provides aviation capability to Panama

Master Sgt. Raphael Romero, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron aircraft maintenance senior air advisor, performs a post-flight inspection on an Augusta Westland AW-139 helicopter engine along with the National Air and Naval Service of Panama flying crew chief at Nicanor Air Base, Panama. Air advisors assess, train, advise and assist U.S. Southern Command lines of effort of strengthening partnerships and countering threats from transnational criminal organizations. (Courtesy Photo)

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60K worth of advice

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Dietz, 86th Aerial Port Squadron Air Transportation superintendent, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, demonstrates a pre-vehicle check on a 60K pallet loader for Airman 1st Class Will Akers, one the squadron's newest cargo specialists, March 27, 2015. Both the 86th and 36th Aerial Port Squadrons are in need of air transportation specialists. Dietz said in his squadron there are positions available all the way to the rank of master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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62 AW salutes COVID-19 heroes with morale flyover

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash., May 8, 2020. The 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Demonstartion Team, made up of pilots and loadmasters from the 4th, 7th, and 8th Airlift Squadrons, conducted a flyover of nearly 45 hospitals, healthcare organizations and landmarks up and down the Puget Sound, in appreciation of those working during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck)

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62 AW salutes COVID-19 heroes with morale flyover

A two-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation flies over Providence Regional Medical Center May 8, 2020 in Everett, Wash. The 62nd Airlift Wing, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., saluted American heroes who are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 with a morale flyover in the state’s Puget Sound region. Providence was the first U.S. hospital to report a COVID-19 case. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Candice Allen)

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62 AW salutes COVID-19 heroes with morale flyover

Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing conduct an Air Force Salutes morale flyover above the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash., May 8, 2020. The flyover honored the American heroes at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Smoot)

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62 AW salutes COVID-19 heroes with morale flyover

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing conducts an Air Force Salutes morale flyover across the Puget Sound region, May 8, 2020. The flyover honored the American heroes at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sara Hoerichs)

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62 AW salutes COVID-19 heroes with morale flyover

Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to 62nd Airlift Wing conduct an Air Force Salutes morale flyover in Seattle, Wash., May 8, 2020. The flyover honored the American heroes at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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62 AW salutes COVID-19 heroes with morale flyover

A Providence Regional Medical Center employee waves his hands at the two-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation May 8, 2020 in Everett, Washington. The 62nd Airlift Wing, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., saluted American heroes who are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 with a morale flyover in the state’s Puget Sound region. In January, Providence was the first U.S. hospital to report a COVID-19 case. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Candice Allen)

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627 SFS attack their mission at JBLM

Staff Sgt. Dan Antonio Deladingco, 627th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) combat arms instructor, demonstrates the prone supported position to students during a qualification course for the M-4 rifle at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 23, 2020. Combat arms is one of three missions for the 627th SFS, which also includes flight line security and protecting aircraft in austere environments through the Phoenix Raven program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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627 SFS attack their mission at JBLM

Staff Sgt. Mark Soltero, 627th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center (BDOC) controller, responds to a transmission pertaining to flight line security at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 4, 2019. Soltero and other BDOC Airmen monitor communications and video surveillance to make sure the flight line on McChord Field is secure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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627 SFS attack their mission at JBLM

Master Sgt. Joseph Sorreno, 627th Security Forces Squadron Phoenix Ravens program manager, teaches a course on how to process and hold detainees to 595th Military Police Company, 508th Military Police Battalion Soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 5, 2019. The Soldiers are deploying and their battalion decided to use the Air Force to cross train and see how the Air Force load and unload detainees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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627 SFS attack their mission at JBLM

Staff Sgt. Brandon Grimes, 627th Security Forces Squadron response team leader, checks a maintenance Airman’s flight line badge to ensure she is authorized to be on the flight line at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 12, 2019. Grimes and other flight line security Airmen patrol the flightline’s perimeter to ensure only authorized are personnel have access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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627 SFS attack their mission at JBLM

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Reyes, 627th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) combat arms instructor, points out a place in the flight line fence that needs repairs to a coworker at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 4, 2019. 627th SFS flight line security Airmen patrol the fenceline looking for holes to be patched up by contractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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627 SFS attack their mission at JBLM

Master Sgt. Joseph Sorreno, 627th Security Forces Squadron Phoenix Ravens program manager, middle right, demonstrates how to handcuff a detainee during an instructive course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 5, 2019. Sorreno and other Raven Airmen taught a class to Soldiers assigned to 595th Military Police Company, 508th Military Police Battalion, on how to process and hold detainees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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