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Reservist earns John Levitow award

Senior Airman Kurtis Randall, 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron health services manager, poses with his John Levitow award. This award is the highest honor given to Airman Leadership School graduates and is awarded to the student who achieves the highest overall standing from a combination of academic scores, performance evaluation, and leadership qualities. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Employer Day airdrop

Employers participating in Employer Orientation Day witness a demonstration of a C-17 aeromedical on Joint base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 2. The purpose of EOD was to strengthen the reservist-employer relationship by providing employers a better understanding of their Airman’s military missions and obligations (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Jasmine Higgins)

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Employer Day brief

Employers participating in Employer Orientation Day sit through a brief on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 2. The purpose of EOD was to strengthen the reservist-employer relationship by providing employers a better understanding of their Airmen’s military missions and obligations. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Jasmine Higgins)

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Employer Day EM demo

An employer participating in Employer Orientation Day gets first-hand experience on how to properly wear a gas mask in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 2. The employers also got demonstrations with explosive ordinance disposal techniques and equipment, and security forces. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Jasmine Higgins)

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Employer Day airdrop

Employers participating in Employer Orientation Day witness an airdrop demonstration during a flight on-board a C-17 May 2. The flight was two hours long and also included a military combat offload. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jasmine Higgins)

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Reserve loadmaster promoted to chief after 38 years in wing

Chief Master Sgt. Dave Kist, 313th Airlift Squadron air reserve technician and chief loadmaster, was promoted May 1, 2015 in his 38th year with the 446th Airlift Wing. Kist has served as a traditional Reservist since his senior year of high school and became an ART in 2006 after retiring from a 25-year career as a Washington state trooper. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Reserve loadmaster promoted to chief after 38 years in wing

Chief Master Sgt. Dave Kist, 313th Airlift Squadron air reserve technician and chief loadmaster, was promoted May 1, 2015 in his 38th year with the 446th Airlift Wing. Kist has served as a traditional Reservist since his senior year of high school and became an ART in 2006 after retiring from a 25-year career as a Washington state trooper. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

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Signature of support

Employers do you support your Guard or Reserve employees military service? (Courtesy Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve)

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TSgt. Heather Norman

Tech. Sgt. Heather Norman, 728th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, travels more than 6,000 miles to perform her Reserve duty at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Chappelle)

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Angel hair

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Patton, 446th Force Support Squadron services craftsman, serves pasta during lunch at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, April 23. In addition to his food service training Patton is trained in lodging, fitness, recreation and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis)

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Food Transformation Initiative

Airman 1st Class Sylvia Ramos, 446th Force Support Squadron services specialist, prepares a fruit smoothie at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, April 23. The Food Transformation Initiative ensures healthy food options are available for customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis)

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That's a wrap

Senior Airman Leatha Brown, 446th Force Support Squadron services specialist, learns how to wrap a sandwich at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, April 23. The Reservists from Joint Base Lewis-McChord were at Beale for their annual training in various duties including food service, fitness, recreation and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis)

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Spicy selection

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron services specialist, picks out ingredients for a spice rub at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, April 23. Hiser’s day began at 4 a.m. preparing ingredients for meals later in the today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis)

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Helping the chief

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron services specialist, reviews a recipe with Chef Ron before gathering the necessary ingredients at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, April 23. The Reservists from Joint Base Lewis-McChord were at Beale for their annual training in various duties including lodging, fitness, recreation and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis)

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Motorcyclists ride to the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Mo., April 27, 2015, as part of Motorcycle Safety Day. The individuals who participated in the mentorship ride cleaned headstones of dirt and debris. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow/Released)

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2014 Employer of the Year

Tom Ritzert (left), director of Quality for the Boeing Company, represents the corporation as the 2014 446th Airlift Wign Employer of the Year at the wing's 2015 annual awards banquet April 11 at the Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma. Ritzert is pictured with (left to right) his wife, Susan, Senior Master Sgt. Kelly Henderson, 446th AW Inspector General Inspections, and Lt. Col. Nikhil Patel, 446th Mission Support Group deputy commander. Patel and Henderson, full-time Boeing employees, submitted the company's nomination. (Courtesy photo by David Lobban Photography)

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2014 Spouse of the Year

Cynthia Gosling, proceeds through the Northwest Diamond Council sword arch to accept her award for the 2014 446th Airlift Wing Spouse of the Year, at the wing's annual awards banquet April 11, at the Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma. Cynthia was nominated by her husband, Senior Master Sgt. Mark Gosling, 36th Aerial Port Squadron, for establishing a regional spouse support structure, serving as a link between leadership and geographically separated families, and earning a Master’s degree in counseling while Mark was deployed. (Courtesy photo by David Lobban Photography)

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Generations linked by cake

Airman 1st Class Abby Elliot, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assists Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, in cutting the cake at the 2015 446th Airlift Wing Awards Banquet April 11 at the Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma. (Courtesy photo by David Lobban Photography)

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Respected Leaders

Col. David Kumashiro (left), 62nd Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, epitomize the working relationship between their respective units before the dinner portion of the 2015 446th Airlift Wing Awards Banquet at the Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma, April 11. The event was to honor the wing's quarterly and annual award recipients from 2014. (Courtesy photo by David Lobban Photography)

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Banquet Guests

About 500 wing Reservists, civilians, and family members eat dinner at the 2015 446th Airlift Wing Awards Banquet at the Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma, April 11 in anticipation of honoring wing's quarterly and annual award recipients for 2014. (Courtesy photo by David Lobban Photography)

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