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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Col. Gerald Vowell, 446th Mission Support Group commander, draws a smile from his executive assistant, Staff Sgt. Jamie Garcia, during a one-on-one here Sept. 24. Colonel Vowell took over as the group commander earlier this month, replacing Col. Craig Petersen, who is now the commander of the 433rd MSG at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This is Colonel Vowell's third assignment to the Pacific Northwest base in a career that began at McChord Air Force Base some 36 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)


Familiar face returns to his old stomping ground

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Col. Gerald Vowell, 446th Mission Support Group commander, draws a smile from his executive assistant, Staff Sgt. Jamie Garcia, during a one-on-one here Sept. 24. Colonel Vowell took over as the group commander earlier this month, replacing Col. Craig Petersen, who is now the commander of the 433rd MSG at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This is Colonel Vowell's third assignment to the Pacific Northwest base in a career that began at McChord Air Force Base some 36 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Grant Saylor)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle pulls her bike out of the rack to begin the 40-kilometer cycling leg of the women's triathlon in Pohang, South Korea, during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned a bronze medal in the women's senior division. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle crosses the finish line of the women's triathlon in downtown Pohang, South Korea, during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned bronze for the USA in the seniors division with an overall time of two hours, 15 minutes and 27.69 seconds. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
Women battle the surf in Pohang harbor at start of the CISM World Games triathlon Oct. 10, 2015, in Pohang, South Korea. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle, 728th Airlift Squadron pilot out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, runs the last leg of the women's triathlon in downtown Pohang, South Korea, during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned bronze for the USA with an overall time of two hours, 15 minutes and 27.69 seconds in the triathlon. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
The remaining Expert Field Medic Badge candidates from platoon two march through the woods during the EFMB test at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 26, 2015. In June 1965, the U.S. Army expanded its awards program by implementing the EFMB for combat medics who do not see battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Lt. Col. Erin Hutchinson, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge candidate, plots points on a map under a tarp during the rain while being restricted to only using a red light flashlight before the night land navigation test during the EFMB course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015. Every year airmen and soldiers attempt to pass the EFMB course where less than 20 percent of all candidates leave successful. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Capt. Ryan Garabrandt, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge candidate, provides medical care to an injured simulated patient during the EFMBvcourse while a cadre grades him at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015. In June 1965, the U.S. Army expanded its awards program by implementing the EFMB for combat medics who do not see battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Capt. Ryan Garabrandt, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge candidate, provides medical care to an injured simulated patient during the Expert Field Medic Badge course while a cadre grades him at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015. The EFMB is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge and is awarded to medical personnel of the U.S. military who successfully complete a set of qualification tests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Three soldiers enter a field dining hall for breakfast while being watched by the kitchen's NCOIC during the Expert Field Medic Badge course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015. Every year airmen and soldiers attempt to pass the EFMB course where less than 20 percent of all candidates leave successful. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
A group of soldiers walk back to the central campground during the Expert Field Medic Badge course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 24, 2015. In June 1965, the U.S. Army expanded its awards program by implementing the EFMB for combat medics who do not see battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Staff Sgt. Remeet Singh, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge candidate, provides medical care to a simulated patient during the EFMB course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 24, 2015. In June 1965, the U.S. Army expanded its awards program by implementing the EFMB for combat medics who do not see battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)