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(446th AW PA) - The number 600 could just be a lucky one for the road. It's the number of miles clocked going from Seattle to Olympia, Wash., 10 times in a day. It's the namesake of the "Coca-Cola 600," the longest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Coincidentally, it's the exact number
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(446th AW PA) - When emotions run high and guns blaze, the objective was crystal clear: to kill or cause serious harm to others before turning the trigger on himself or being taken down. Many law enforcement authorities across the United States categorize anyone having this approach as an active shooter. Because the active shooter
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(446th AW PA) - Two 446th Logistics Readiness Flight logistics planners helped streamline a nail-biting redeployment process that previously took 14-hours to complete, whittling the waiting period down to as little as six hours. The Reservists accomplished the task of getting people home as part of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness
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(446 AW PA) - He's flown more than 4,000 hours of civilian and military flying time, including 230 combat dispatches and 873 hours of combat time. He's helped in the rapid response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti this year, delivering 97,000 pounds of emergency rations. He's a C-17 Globemaster
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(446th AW PA) - It's not always fun being guinea pigs but a six-member aerial port team is pretty stoked to be the first to represent the 446th Airlift Wing at Port Dawg Challenge, a new competition taking place at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 25-29. The Port Dawg
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(44th AW PA) - While the mission of airlift is the bread and butter of the 446th Airlift Wing, a good majority of reservists in the unit never experience that mission first hand. Certainly it would be hard to imagine any need to have a finance management specialist on an
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Dirt and grime can be washed away, but no amount of cleaning erases the scars airmen have from the C-141 cargo aircraft crash on Nov. 30, 1992, that claimed the lives of 13 McChord airmen. "I think everyone has a day in their lives they'll always remember," said Master Sgt. Wayne
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(446th AW PA) - Working in subzero temperatures - check. Experiencing a ride on a dogsled - check. Bringing medical professionals and vital medical care and supplies to residents in remote villages in Alaska - priceless. These were just some of the tasks aerial porters from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron
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(446th AW PA) - Some people may think the 446th Mission Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center here mainly helps reservists find a job or manage their finances. Others may believe it exists only to help reservists who are or have been deployed. And there are those who assume the
