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Aircrew Excellence Award

Col. Bruce Bowers (center), 446th Airlift Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Mack (right), 446th AW command chief, accept the 2011 Aircrew Excellence Award during the Raincross Trophy Dinner, at the Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, Calif., Nov. 7, 2012. The winners, Reserve aircrew members from the 446th Operations Group, earned the award for their efforts with an aeromedical evacuation mission in which an ill National Science Foundation civilian contractor, out of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, was able to be transported to Christchurch, New Zealand in order to receive adequate medical care. Col. (ret.) Nancy Driscoll, Air Force Association, Bob Hope Chapter president, presented the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Donald Traud)

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Aircrew Rodeo Team

The Rodeo Aircrew for the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., includes (left to right) Tech. Sgt. Rich Delucia, Master Sgt. Scott Dellinger (alternate), Maj. Mark Brown, Maj. Dan Bishop (alternate), and Capt. Chad Manning. Team chief to the 446th AW Rodeo teams is Lt. Col. Garin Tentschert (center front). (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Aircrews donate to local community during Antarctic mission

Reserve and active-duty Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings taking part in Operation Deep Freeze present a check to the "Cookie Munchers" organization. Each year the Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., contribute to a different organization located in their Operation Deep Freeze staging area, Christchurch, New Zealand. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airfield Naming

Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein (far right) stands with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett (second from right), relatives of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Kaleth O. Wright (far left), Air Force Academy Superintendent Jay B. Silveria, and other staff members at the Academy Nov. 1, 2019, when the Academy officially named its airfield in honor of General Davis, an original Tuskegee Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokely)

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Airfield Naming Ceremony

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (far right), Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett (second from right), relatives of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright (far left), Jay B. Silveria, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent and other staff members unveil a mock-up of the Academy's new airfield sign Nov. 1, 2019. The Academy officially named its airfield in honor of Gen. Davis, an original Tuskegee Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokely)

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Airlift control Airmen set the stage for operations

Master Sgt. Kevin King, 446th Airlift Control Flight, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., adjusts an inmersat antenna during Pacific Lifeline Feb. 4. Pacific Lifeline was a humanitarian assistance disaster response exercise that took place over three Hawaiian Islands Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. More than 900 Department of Defense personnel participated, including 145 Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gerhardt)

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Airman 1st Class Kiana Brothers

More than 100 Mobility Air Force active duty, Guard and Reserve wing commanders and command chiefs will gather here Dec. 1-3 for Air Mobility Command's fall Phoenix Rally -- a three-day, focused look at command priorities, roles and missions.

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Airman and Family Readiness Center Staff

The 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness team and the 446 AW Command Chief are gathered for a group photo. (Left to Right) Master Sgt. James Ward, Tech. Sgts. Andrew Mutch, Heidi Hancock, Troy Gordon, Ms. Jill Marconi-Pyclik, Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, Master Sgt. Kathy Myhre, and Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Toevs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Andom)

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Airman connects with family to exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Sommers exercies with his father, David Sommers, using Skype from his hotel room on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washinton, July 9, 2020. Sommers maintains his physical fitness while connecting with family virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Airman connects with family to exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Sommers exercies with his father, David Sommers, using Skype from his hotel room on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washinton, July 9, 2020. Sommers maintains his physical fitness while connecting with family virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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Airman impresses visitor in Afganhistan

KANDAHAR, Afganhistan- Senior Master Sgt. Mike Mendoza (right), 86th Aerial Port Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., meets Lt. Col. Randy Stoeckman, Air Force Forces Deputy Air Reserve Component Advisor while deployed. Colonel Stoeckman says of Sergeant Mendoza, "I heard nothing but great comments about the job he is doing; seamless actions and an infectious, positive attitude. He supported our trip ... and I cannot say enough about his work ethic. A real hard-charger. Senior Master Sergeant Mendoz represented the 446th with the utmost of pride and professionalism." (Courtesy photo)

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Airman in training saves infant

Airman 1st Class Barrett Rayan, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, pushes the air out of a saline flush Feb. 14 at the 446th AES. Rayan is nearly half-way through his medical technician training and recently helped save his first life by performing CPR on a baby when it went into cardiac arrest. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Madelyn McCullough)

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Airman of the Year

Senior Airman Channel Bolton-School, 446th Maintenance Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., is the 2008 446th Airlift Wing Airman of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Eli Yamzon)

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Airman Respond To Emergency During Exercise

A 446th Airlift Wing Airman respond to a real-world emergency during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

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Airmen gain experience quickly in deployed setting

McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Senior Airmen Shawn Walker, left, and Jesse Berg, gained experience quickly while deployed, much more quickly than their traditional Reserve training would have provided. Both are Reservists assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paul Haley)

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Airmen in 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron show how they care

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., - The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Reservists won the trophy in the 446th Airlift Wing's Care and Share food drive by collecting food and cash totaling $1,102. The Care and Share program, managed by the 446th Mission Support Squadron's Airman and Family Readiness Flight, provides assistance to people in the 446th AW who are in need of a helping hand by providing food baskets for the holidays. Picture in the back from left to right: Master Sgt. Ken Bielas, Tech. Sgts. James Ward, Fern Michael, Ed Tirado, Jennifer Weekly, and Courtney Lalla, Staff Sgt. Sarah Reynolds, and Tech. Sgts. Lenora Bruton and Vickie Andersen. In the front, left to right: Master Sgts. Michelle Anderson and Pam Higgins. (Courtesy photo)

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Airmen taking care of Airmen

From left, Senior Airman Katherine Black, intelligence analyst with the 446th Operations Support Squadron, promotes a squadron bake sale as Senior Master Sgt. Richard Yager, from the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, buys a batch of muffins Nov. 8 at Bldg. 1216. Proceeds will go toward the 446th Airlift Wing’s Care and Share program. The program is managed at the wing’s Airman and Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 1207, where personnel are now accepting donations and nominations for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Acceptable food donations include non-perishable food and baby food. To submit a nominee, please submit the following information: the nominee’s name, pay grade and contact information; any food allergies within the family; and the total number of adults in the nominee’s family and the ages of children. Also, the referring individual should inform A&FRC personnel if the nominated family resides out-of-state. Nominations can be sent via e-mail to carl.supplee.1@us.af.mil. For more information, please call 982-5330. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Air-to-air

Maj. Dana Dailey, 728th Airlift Squadron pilot, pilots a C-17 Globemaster III into position to conduct aerial refueling with a KC-10 Extender in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre July 7 over the Pacific Ocean. The refueling mission took place during an airdrop mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 509 infantry Brigade. Talisman Sabre 2015 is jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint Operations Command. This was the first opportunity for Reserve pilots and loadmasters from the 446th OG to participate in the exercise, which now has six iterations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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Air-to-air

Col. Scott Snyder, 446th Operations Group commander, pilots a C-17 Globemaster III into position to conduct aerial refueling with a KC-10 Extender in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre July 7 over the Pacific Ocean. The refueling mission took place during an airdrop mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 509 infantry Brigade. Talisman Sabre 2015 is jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Headquarters Joint Operations Command. This was the first opportunity for Reserve pilots and loadmasters from the 446th OG to participate in the exercise, which now has six iterations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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All aboard!

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Niomi Warner, a flight nurse with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., board a C-130 Hercules cargo plane July 22, 2013 at Pittsburg International Airport Air Reserve Station, Coraopolis, Pa. Warner deployed in support of Global Medic an annual joint-reserve field training exercise design to replicate all facets of combat theater aeromedical evacuation support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)

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