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Day for a swim

Senior Airman Jeffrey Gebhardt (right), 446th Force Support Squadron client systems technician, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and his teammates swim through one of the numerous obstacles at Warrior Spirit, Aug. 18, 2014 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Gebhardt has been assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element at MacDill since November 2013, and is on long-term orders to continue his needed support. Warrior Spirit is a weeklong team-based exercise built to validate technical and tactical skills while creating unit cohesion. (Courtesy photo/JCSE)

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Decade of extreme logistics

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA - Aircrew from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., operating from the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Christchurch, New Zealand, mark the 10th anniversary Oct. 15 of the C-17 Globemaster's first Operation Deep Freeze flight in 1999. The Oct. 15 flight this year carried four passengers and 95,000 pounds of cargo. The mission supported by a crew of 10 was led by Lt. Col. Robert Wellington and Capt. Benjamin Caricofe from the 62nd AW, and Senior Master Sergeant John Vujovich, a reservist with the 446th Airlift Wing. So far this season, the C-17 and its crews have transported 953,057 pounds of cargo and 1,192 passengers. At the current pace, it is projected this season will see a 25 percent increase of cargo and passenger airlift, making this the busiest season ever, according to Colonel Wellington, 304th EAS commander.

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Dedication to medical evacuation mission

Lt. Col. Lorie O’Daniel, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron deputy officer-in-charge of commander support services and instructor flight nurse works the medical response to a simulated cardiac arrest situation. Col. Sean Pierce, 446th Operations Group commander, served as a simulated patient during one of the training sessions during the flight. (Photo by Maj. Brooke Cortez)

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Dedication to medical evacuation mission

Lt. Col. Lorie O’Daniel, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron deputy officer-in-charge of commander support services and instructor flight nurse directs medical response to a simulated cardiac arrest situation. Col. Sean Pierce, 446th Operations Group commander, served as a simulated patient during one of the training sessions during the flight. (Photo by Maj. Brooke Cortez)

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Deep Freeze

ANTARCTICA- U.S. Antarctica Program participants arrive at the Annual Sea Ice Runway at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica. The C-17 jets are flown by 446th AIrlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. (National Science Foundation courtesy photo by Andre Fleuette)

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Deep Freeze brief

Lt. Col. Scott Amerman (left) takes role for an Operation Deep Freeze pre-departure briefing Jan. 6. The group of 35 Airmen from both the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings are preparing to fly to Chrischurch, New Zealand to carry out the last nine missions of the ODF 2012-2013 season in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Madelyn McCullough)

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Deep Freeze crew gives back to local community

Capt. Corey Simmons, a pilot from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., explains features of the C-17 Globemaster III to a group on New Zealand children. The C-17, flown by a total force aircrew of Reserve and active-duty Airmen from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings at McChord, is staging out of Christchurch for Operation Deep freeze in Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Deep Freeze crew gives back to local community

Maj. Chuck Corrigan, a Reserve pilot from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., explains the controls of a C-17 Globemaster III to local children in Christchurch, New Zealand on April 17. The C-17, flown by a Reserve and active-duty crew, is staging out of Christchurch for Operation Deep Freeze in support of the National Science Foundation's Antarctica research program. Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing (Reserve) and 62nd Airlift Wing have flown missions for Operation Deep Freeze for the past six months and will end their flying season with one last mission April 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Samuel Roman and Senior Airman James Trevizo, 446th Security Forces Squadron here, practice barrel changes on an M240 7.62mm machine gun from a defensive fighting position while training July 14. Reservists from the 446th SFS are preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - (Left to right) Senior Airman James Trevizo and Staff Sgt. Samuel Roman, 446th Security Forces Squadron here, practice barrel changes on an M240 7.62mm machine gun from a defensive fighting position while training July 14. Reservists from the 446th SFS are preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - Senior Airman Devin Britton, 446th Security Forces Squadron, detains a mock suspect played by Tech. Sgt. Eric Ellis, 446th SFS, while training here, July 14. Reservists from the 446th SFS are preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron here, practice Mission-Oriented Protective Posture level two, or MOPP 2, by donning chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive protective wear, July 14. The 446th SFS is preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - Tech. Sgt. Peter Ahn, 446th Security Forces Squadron here, renders self-aid buddy care by applying a tourniquet to a mock leg injury while training here, July 14. Reservists from the 446th SFS are preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - (Left) Senior Airman Barrett Horn, 446th Security Forces Squadron here, stands guard over a mock suspect (right) played by Tech. Sgt. David Buchanan, 446th SFS, while training July 14. Pictured center is Staff Sgt. Casey Drab, 446th SFS, who is conducting an initial vehicle search for explosives. Members of the 446th SFS are preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders prepare for ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - Reservists from the 446th Security Forces Squadron here, render self-aid buddy care while training July 14. Tech. Sgt. Randall Cross (left) and Senior Airman James Dean (right) dress mock head injury wounds for a victim of sniper fire, played by Senior Airman Joshua Hartford. Pictured center is Staff Sgt. Christopher Janson, providing first-aid instruction. Members of the 446th SFS are preparing for their unit’s first ever participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection at Volk Field, Wis., in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Defenders step up to ORI challenge

MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. - (Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Alfredo Garza, 446th Security Forces Squadron here, learns how to operate a 10K all terrain lifter from Master Sgt. Michael Pate, 446th SFS training NCOIC. Reservists from the 446th SFS are preparing for the September Operational Readiness Exercise and October Operational Readiness Inspection during their Unit Training Assembly, July 14-15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

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Delegating

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shandy Gonzalez, 446th Force Support Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., instructs soldiers of the 302nd Quarter Master Company, 9th Region Readiness Command, Barrigada, Guam, in Utilis TM60 Tall tent construction in preparation for Global Medic 2013, Fort McCoy, Wis., July 18, 2013. Global Medic is an annual joint-reserve field-training exercise designed to replicate all facets of combat theater aeromedical evacuation support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Cozad/Released)

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Delivering supplies

A C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., helps offload educational resources in Nicaragua Nov. 22, 2020. Aircrew from the squadron flew 8,700 kg of humanitarian goods and educational resources to Nicaragua as part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s commitment to the Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program. (Courtesy photo)

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Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

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 and is now further delayed to April 2021. Testing in April will proceed without obtaining the waist measurement component. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Department of the Air Force unmasks academic degrees for major, lieutenant colonel promotion boards

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