People Rule
Smooth operation of Air Force medical units and facilities requires a blend of healthcare professionals, each with their own specialty, to seamlessly collaborate in order to deliver optimal care for their patients. The same rules apply during Air Force Reserve weekends, but even more so as time doesn't exactly play in
People Rule
Not many people enjoy being told that they can't do something - especially after they've experienced an unexpected life-altering injury or illness. Sometimes it takes the aid and understanding of a person who's been through similar circumstances to help them press on and make the best of their new situation. Thomas Higdon
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You might think whoever came up with the saying, "records are made to be broken," was referring to 1st. Lt. Francisco Vidal III. Shattering his basic training squadron's fitness record in 2011 was just a warm up for the 33-year-old Citizen Airman. Less than two years after raising his right hand
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Nate Condreay put out a bounty for C-17 Globemaster III experts. The search ended when Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing turned themselves in. The high volume of C-17 traffic flying back and forth from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, paired with the countless bodies of water in the Puget Sound area, led
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Much to the husband's surprise, he and his wife took their enlisted oath of office side-by-side at the 446th Airlift Wing headquarters building to join the Air Force Reserve, here at McChord Field, Nov. 30. When Eric Todd visited the recruiting office in Tukwilla, Wash., to support his wife Ashlee's decision
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Air Force Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing here were awarded the 4th Air Force 2011 Aircrew Excellence Award during the annual Raincross Trophy Dinner at the Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, Calif., Nov. 7. The award winners were aircrew members, Lt. Col. Montgomery McDaniel, 728th Airlift Squadron, Maj. John Caplinger, 313th
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(446th AW PA) - When Christopher Currier was first approached concerning a special assignment during his deployment at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, he jumped at the venture without knowing the specifics. "There were several of us who volunteered," said the 86th Aerial Port Squadron master sergeant. "But Senior Master Sgt. (Wendy)
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(446th AW PA) - About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron who've returned from deployments around the globe celebrated with friends and family at a "welcome home" barbecue Oct. 3 at McChord Field. Most of the Reservists, who supported Operation Enduring Freedom, have served on deployments lasting
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(446th AW PA) - People give to their communities in different ways. Some serve at soup kitchens. Others might read to the blind or coach a youth sport team. But one 446th Airlift Wing Citizen Airman finds joy in helping her own ... fellow veterans. Senior Airman Michelle Mastrorocco, a 446th
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(446th AW PA) - After years of minimal manning and an unfinished vision, the 446th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity Office has created a focus - to create a working environment that allows Reservists to reach their optimal abilities. The 446th EO mission is to equip and educate Reservists on the importance
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(446th AW PA) - The Air Force constantly develops resources and programs to aid Airmen, physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. However, a lot of Airmen don't get as much exposure to these resources when they might need them most. Fortunately, Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord who've been wounded during deployments
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(446th AW PA) - The Reserve aircrews in the 446th Airlift Wing won't be using their fingertips to flip through thick technical orders to increase their knowledge anymore. Instead, they will be drawing them across touch screens on light and handy electronic tablets. Air Mobility Command purchased about 300 Apple iPad
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(446th AW PA) - It wasn't until 17 years after joining the 446th Airlift Wing that Derek Bryant started training for triathlons and Ironman competitions after seeing an advertisement for one listed on the calendar of a running magazine back in 2009. Since then, the 46-year-old standard evaluation loadmaster with the
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(446th AW PA) - Not only did the Reserve staff of the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron complete training and maintain mission readiness during the July Reserve weekend, it also put on a "clinic" for another medical unit from Air Force Reserve Command, July 12-15 at McChord Field. Cadre from the 349th
Military Life
Three years ago, when Lt. Col. Kelli Smiley's daughter was introduced to the world's water crisis, the 446th Force Support Squadron commander's daughter discovered $1 could potentially provide water to a person living in a third-world country for a year. This discovery flooded her with the inspiration to save lives
Military Life
When Jen White worked with the active-duty Air Force, she eventually wanted to pursue a career in business. But when the staff sergeant from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at McChord Field came across a diet technician opening with the Reserve, her long-term dream didn't change direction, it just took
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(446th AW PA) - The Aircrew Standard Evaluation Visit is scheduled from June 18 to July 2. However, examiners from Air Mobility Command began "on-the-spot" evaluations, better known as SPOT EVALs, Feb. 19. The purpose of an ASEV, in this case, is to evaluate how wing aircrew members from the 446th
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(446th AW PA) - "You can be my wingman anytime." Most moviegoers know this cliché line uttered by Val Kilmer to Tom Cruise at the end of the 1986 film Top Gun by heart. But these classic words sum the Air Force's Wingman Day concept. Wingman Day is mandatory for all Airmen
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After dedicating almost 33 years to the Air Force Reserve, Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, 446th Airlift Wing command chief, will retire March 31 and pass on her duties to Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Mack. Mack, currently the 86th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant, will begin his new duties April 1. "Gloria
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Military members usually don't mind receiving credit for a job well done. That recognition is even more meaningful when it's given by one of the nation's leaders. That's why U.S. Congressman Adam Smith presented a recognition letter to the 446th Airlift Wing, Washington state's only flying Reserve unit, for earing the
