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Sept. 7, 2021
446th Airlift Wing participates in largest airlift operations in history

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing, known as the Rainier Wing, participated in one of the largest airlift operations in history. Reserve Citizen Airmen from across Air Force Reserve Command played a huge role in what is being described by senior U.S. government officials as one of
Oct. 3, 2019
446th Maintenance Tool in World Competition

Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing created a new tool that may revolutionize how maintainers around the world complete a routine task.
Aug. 13, 2019
446th Airlift Wing Volunteer Takes Lead

A visit with an old friend steers an Airman towards an interesting volunteer opportunity.
Aug. 7, 2019
Tropic Halo 2019

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) during combined training exercise Tropic Halo 2019.
June 10, 2019
100 Antarctic Operation Deep Freeze missions, one penguin sighting

After a record 100 C-17 Globemaster III Operation Deep Freeze missions to the Antarctic, one Reserve Citizen Airman finally sees a penguin.
May 28, 2019
Rainier Wing attends Alaska Airlines Aviation Day in Portland

Rainier Wing Airmen participate in the 2019 Alaska Airlines Aviation Day in Portland, Ore. on May 18.
May 6, 2019
Awards ceremony recognizes excellence

Every year the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing celebrates top performers with an annual awards presentation. This year, Col. Sean Pierce, 446th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenellias Smith, 446th AW command chief, presented awards for outstanding achievement at the McChord Club May
April 30, 2019
Technology, fitness helps resiliency during deployment

Col. Sean P. Pierce, 446th Airlift Wing commander, recently returned from a six-month long deployment and shared his deployment experience, as well as tips on staying resilient while deployed.
March 19, 2019
DOD Reserve Family Readiness Award awarded to Rainier Wing

The 446th Airman and Family Readiness team was recently notified it was selected as the 2018 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award winners.
Jan. 6, 2019
Cube initiative comes to the Rainier Wing

In an effort to positively impact recruiting, retention and readiness, the Air Force Reserve Command has created a program called the Cube. It provides a model for the 446th Airlift Wing to bring together key individuals to identify and improve manning trends.
Sept. 26, 2018
Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives

Just after completing the final flight of the Southern hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron (EAS) was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) McMurdo Station Aug. 25.
June 3, 2018
Reservist improves C-17 safety Air Force-wide

Senior Airman Adam Olander, a crew chief assigned to the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was recently named the winner of the Air Force Reserve Command Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez award in the Aircraft Maintenance Technician category.
Aug. 16, 2017
446th ASTS Experience Bolsters Multinational Exercise Mobility Guardian

The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron describes how a multinational exercise like Mobility Guardian works from the perspective of the Air Force Reserve.
March 18, 2016
Night Vision landings shed light on Antarctic airlift

Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-on, including performing night-vision goggle landings on a runway made of ice during the Austral Winter.The flights were part of