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  • 446th AW leaders serve up holiday cheer

    Col. Charles J. Metzgar, 446th Airlift Wing vice commander, left, alongside Chief Master Sgt. Kylee Engel, 446th AW command chief, middle, and Col. Paul M. Skipworth, 446th AW commander, serve lunch to Reserve Citizen Airmen at the dining facility, Dec. 4, 2021, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

  • 446th Airlift Wing Loadmaster Reflects on OAR

    On Aug. 17 with just over 48-hour notice, Tech. Sgt. Jodi Signer, a loadmaster assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron here, was in the air headed to help with evacuation efforts in Afghanistan.

  • First Sergeant's Panel

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - First Sergeants assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing answer questions about the First Sergeant role from Reserve Citizen Airmen during the Unit Training Assembly Nov. 7, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th AW began its first enlisted professional

  • Rainier Wing hosts job fair Oct. 16

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Col. Michael Brydie, a national recruiter as well as program manager and border liaison/community outreach officer at the Seattle Field Office, explains about the available career fields within the CBP to interested Reserve

  • Wing process manager retires after 37 years

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Michelle Kuelbs, lifelong partner of Col. Bruce Winhold, fastens a retirement pin on Winhold during his retirement ceremony at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Sept 24. 2021. Winhold retired after 37 years in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman

  • Remembering 9/11

    In response to the attacks and within 45 days, more than 11,000 Reservists were recalled to active duty. Barnes was among those activated.

  • Crew chief inspects C-17 aircraft

    Staff Sgt. Shelby Pick, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a C-17 Globemaster at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 11, 2021. Inspecting the top of the C-17 is a critical step in the Basic Post-flight Operation inspection checklist to identify anything broken or missing

  • Chief retires after more than 40 years of military service

    CMSgt Saudi McVea, right, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron chief enlisted manager, receives the Certificate of Retirement from Col. Cheryl Knight, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, during McVea’s retirement ceremony in hangar 9 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July

  • Fourth Air Force leaders visits Rainier Wing

    Senior Master Sgt. Jayson Householder, 446th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight chief, describes the functions of the innovative tools the squadron produces to Maj. Gen. Jeffery T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa, 4th Air Force command chief, July 10,

  • Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.