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  • 446th CES completes heavy equipment training, maintains readiness

    Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 627th Civil Engineer Squadron complete heavy equipment operator training on Sept. 11, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Reserve Citizen Airmen and their active-duty counterparts train together to maintain

  • Fourth Air Force commander tours the 446th AW

    Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, the commander of Fourth Air Force, toured the 446th Airlift Wing here to share his goals and priorities with Reserve Citizen Airmen, Sept. 9.

  • AMC leadership visits Team McChord on listening tour

    Air Mobility Command (AMC) leadership visited Team McChord as part of a listening tour of AMC bases, Sept. 2-3.Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, AMC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, met with Team McChord Airmen and learned about their unique mission.“I'm so humbled to

  • Like father, like son: Father re-enlists sons in the 446th

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Riley Jorgensen, 446th Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, is sworn in by father, Lt. Col. Peter Jorgensen, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 19, 2020. Having served six years and deployed

  • 446th AW supports Travis AFB Airmen following evacuation

    Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron here provided meals to Travis Air Force Base Airmen evacuated due to devastating wildfires Aug. 19, 2020.Joint Base Lewis-McChord received Travis AFB C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and support personnel in the late and early hours,

  • 446th FSS takes over McChord Field dining facility

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Ruffa Dieta, left, and Kimberly Dieta, food service specialists assigned to the 446th Force Support Squadron, prep vegetables for the lunch meal during annual training at Olympic Dining Facility (DFAC) Aug. 19, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 446th

  • Fit to Feed: 446th FSS preps expeditionary kitchen

    At 7 a.m. sharp, with hard hats and gloves, 18 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 446th Force Support Squadron tested their capability to set up an expeditionary kitchen during a training exercise here, August 13.Master Sgt. Anthony L. Terry, the 446th Force Support Squadron fitness noncommissioned

  • Know your resource advisors

    The 446th Airlift Wing Financial Management office here encourages members to consult their unit’s resource advisor (RA) for questions regarding pay and travel vouchers. RAs help bridge the gap with all FM-related issues and keep members ready for mobility.“We like issues to be resolved at the

  • COVID-19 can't slow these medics down

    “I need a tourniquet.”Four words that grab the attention of any Airman.For medics and nurses of the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, it means their timeline to get the patient to a treatment facility just got a whole lot tighter. In this situation, taking time to think through a situation rather

  • Campbell takes command of 97th Airlift Squadron

    Lt. Col. Robert Campbell Jr., assumed command of the 97th Airlift Squadron here Aug. 2 in a ceremony presided by Lt. Col. Mark H. Boyd, 446th Operations Group deputy commander.“Your perseverance and ability to balance work and life are the reasons you are here,” said Boyd during the broadcasted

  • 446th OSS welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Carl McBurnett assumed command of the 446th Operations Support Squadron in a change of command ceremony held during a live broadcast here at Heritage Hill Aug. 1.The outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Casey Guerrero, relinquished command of the squadron with Lt. Col. Mark H. Boyd, the 446th

  • All in a day's work

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kamen D. Ester, left, 446th Airlift Wing occupational safety technician, reviews personnel documents during a scheduled appointment with Senior Airman Huy X. Nguyen, 446th Force Support Squadron (FSS) career development advisor, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July

  • Cybercriminals target military members: How to avoid becoming a victim

    A senior-ranking military member sends you a Facebook request. It looks legitimate. He has an official photo along with other military acquaintances in his network. You accept the request, but little do you know it is a fake profile created by the adversary to collect private, sensitive

  • 446 AW, Army participate in joint training exercise

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing here participated in a joint training mission with U.S. Army Soldiers July 14 at Bicycle Lake Airfield on Fort Irwin, California.The Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training provides airborne training in a joint environment while developing