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Life path gives C-17 pilot high careers with Alaska, Reserve (Part 2 of 3)

Life path gives C-17 pilot high careers with Alaska, Reserve (Part 2 o...

Col. Garin Tentschert, former 97th Airlift Squadron commander out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., operating a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft back in 2001. Tentschert is also an Alaska Airlines chief pilot, r... More

Operation Deep Freeze, Washington State

Operation Deep Freeze, Washington State

A large track vehicle like this one has been validated for transportation on a C-17. Crews from McChord Field, Wash., will carry this 68,000-pound vehicle to McMurdo Station, Antarctica for the National Science... More

Chief Master Sgt. Jim Masura (right) 97th Airlift Squadron,

Chief Master Sgt. Jim Masura (right) 97th Airlift Squadron,

Chief Master Sgt. Jim Masura (right) 97th Airlift Squadron, provides explains to a visitor the capabilities of the C-17 Globemaster III at McChord Field, Wash., in this file photo. Masura just returned from wha... More

446th Airlift Wing commander Col. Bruce A. Bowers leads

446th Airlift Wing commander Col. Bruce A. Bowers leads

446th Airlift Wing commander Col. Bruce A. Bowers leads the cheer at the Seattle Seahawks' 2013 Military Unit of the Year, Sept. 10, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Bowers retires in August after 33 yea... More

U.S. Air Force MSC badge.

U.S. Air Force MSC badge.

U.S. Air Force MSC badge.

McChord reservist, Alaska Airlines agent targets prime customer satisfaction (Part 3 of 3)

McChord reservist, Alaska Airlines agent targets prime customer satisf...

Tech. Sgt. Lenny Dewitt, a 728th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., checks his five before surveying the Semi-Prepared Runway [dirt landing strip] while aboard a McChord C-17 Glob... More

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Master Sgt. Marty Hitt, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant superintendent at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., has been in the Air Force Reserve for 16 years. Du... More

Rainier Medic course improves readiness levels of medical units

Rainier Medic course improves readiness levels of medical units

Air Force reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron wait for a 446th Airlift Wing, C-17 Globemaster III to taxi in order to load it with patients for during the Rainer Medic course June 3 at Joint ... More

New group commander brings diverse background to mission support

New group commander brings diverse background to mission support

Col. Bryan Runion assumed command July 13, of the 446th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Sandra Pishner)

Senior Airman Bradley Sharp, 36th Aerial Port Squadron

Senior Airman Bradley Sharp, 36th Aerial Port Squadron

Senior Airman Bradley Sharp, 36th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) air transportation specialist, directs the unloading of a pallet July 14 at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany. Sharp and other members of the squadron ... More

A 446th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Reservist from

A 446th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Reservist from

A 446th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Reservist from McChord Field, Wash., is held down by an Airman-in-training during a training scenario July 16 near Baumholder, Germany. The Reservist was pretending to be ... More

New leader of McChord Air Force Reserve wing announced

New leader of McChord Air Force Reserve wing announced

Shown in this images is Col. Scott L. McLaughlin. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

JBLM Air Force Reserve unit gains new leader Saturday

JBLM Air Force Reserve unit gains new leader Saturday

Pictured is Col. Scott L. McLaughlin. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Sadorf, a C-17 Globemaster

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Sadorf, a C-17 Globemaster

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Sadorf, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster deployed from the 313th Airlift Squadron, McChord Field, Wash., guides the driver of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck as he back... More

Joining Air Force creates new life for Philippines native

Joining Air Force creates new life for Philippines native

The first American Staff Sgt. Wyndell Bagaoisan, 36th Aerial Port Squadron, met when he came to the United States was his military training instructor. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Senior Airman Madelyn McCullough)

Behind the uniform is a potential Olympian

Behind the uniform is a potential Olympian

Senior Airman Delano Andres, 446th Security Forces Squadron fire team member, performs with weapons at the 2012 West Coast Open International Martial Arts Tournament at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. He... More

McChord Airmen take note as Staff Sgt. Daniel Faust,

McChord Airmen take note as Staff Sgt. Daniel Faust,

McChord Airmen take note as Staff Sgt. Daniel Faust, cargo processor with the 86th Aerial Port Squadron, interprets four general personality traits as part of a “people puzzle” exercise during a Professional De... More

Ohhh saaay can this Reservist sing

Ohhh saaay can this Reservist sing

Senior Airman Lisa Brown, 446th Force Support Squadron sustainment services specialist, poses for a photo wearing her services uniform. Brown recently joined the 446th Airlift Wing after serving active duty for... More

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle pins a Legion of Merit medal

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle pins a Legion of Merit medal

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle pins a Legion of Merit medal on retired Col. Bruce Bowers, former commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, during his retirement ceremony at Hangar 9 here Aug. 9, 2014. Bowers finished his ca... More

Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Morris, 446th Maintenance

Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Morris, 446th Maintenance

Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Morris, 446th Maintenance Group superintendent, being interviewed by local media at the 2014 Seahawks Change of Command Ceremony, where the 446th AW here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa... More

Reservists from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron here,

Reservists from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron here,

Reservists from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron here, handle some cables to renovate one of the base's old chapels, and convert it into an Environmental Education and Conference Center. Airmen from the 446th ... More

Senior Airman Jeffrey Gebhardt, 446th Force Support

Senior Airman Jeffrey Gebhardt, 446th Force Support

Senior Airman Jeffrey Gebhardt, 446th Force Support Squadron client systems technician, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., bounds one of the numerous obstacles at Warrior Spirit, Aug. 18, 2014, at MacDill ... More

Col. Scott McLaughlin (right), 446th Airlift Wing commander,

Col. Scott McLaughlin (right), 446th Airlift Wing commander,

Col. Scott McLaughlin (right), 446th Airlift Wing commander, greets family and friends after the Assumption of Command ceremony Oct. 4 at Hangar 9. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo Master Sgt Eliezer Yamzon)

Psychological Health Program, Washington State

Psychological Health Program, Washington State

Jeanne Morrow, the new Psychological Health Program director with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, presents a briefing during this year's Wingman Day event Oct. 5 at Hangar 9. (U.S. Air Force Reserve phot... More

Master Sgt. Shawn Lundgren, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron,

Master Sgt. Shawn Lundgren, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron,

Master Sgt. Shawn Lundgren, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, explosive ordnance disposal technician, after being presented with the Bronze Star Medal, Oct. 5, 2014. Lundgren earned the award for his actions while... More

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft arrived in Liberia Oct. 8, with the first shipment of increased military equipment and personnel for the anti-Ebola fight, Operation Unified Assistance. ... More

Col. Scott McLaughlin, (center) 446th Airlift Wing

Col. Scott McLaughlin, (center) 446th Airlift Wing

Col. Scott McLaughlin, (center) 446th Airlift Wing commander, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is getting the lay of the land within the wing with help from Ms. Glenise Allen, secretary (left), and Mrs. Barbara... More

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft out of Joint Base

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft out of Joint Base

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is marshaled on Pegasus Runway, Antarctica, during the 2015 Operation Deep Freeze Season. The 446th Airlift "Rainier" Wing partners w... More

U.S. Rep. Denny Heck of Washington's 10th District

U.S. Rep. Denny Heck of Washington's 10th District

U.S. Rep. Denny Heck of Washington's 10th District is greeted by Lt. Col. Jason Allen, a 97th Airlift Squadron pilot, and first officer with Alaska Airlines, during a scheduled visit to the 446th Airlift Wing a... More

A McChord Field C-17 Globemaster III on a cloudy day,

A McChord Field C-17 Globemaster III on a cloudy day,

A McChord Field C-17 Globemaster III on a cloudy day, Jan. 21, 2015, gets prepped for an aeromedical evacuation flight from the Air Force Reserve's 446th Airlift Wing here. The 2,100 men and women assigned to t... More

JBLM AF unit selects second in command

JBLM AF unit selects second in command

Col. Gerry Signorelli updates his unit inprocessing documents at the 446th Airlift Wing headquarters building, McChord Field, Wash., March 17. Signorelli is slated to become the new vice commander of the 446th ... More

Airman 1st Class Will Akers, 86th Aerial Port Squadron

Airman 1st Class Will Akers, 86th Aerial Port Squadron

Airman 1st Class Will Akers, 86th Aerial Port Squadron cargo specialist, prepares to operate a 10K forklift March 27, 2015, as part of his air transportation specialist on-the-job-training requirements. The 10K... More

'CLEPtomania' - Reservists can earn school credit by skipping class

'CLEPtomania' - Reservists can earn school credit by skipping class

Pierce College is giving 446th Airlift Wing Reservists the chance to test for college credits in various subjects, during the first month of every quarter. The following examinations are available to Airmen. Th... More

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Bethany Hiser, 446th Force Support Squadron services specialist, reviews a recipe with Chef Ron before gathering the necessary ingredients at the Contrails Dining Facility on Beale Air Force Base, Ap... More

Employer Orientation Day to be at McChord Field Saturday

Employer Orientation Day to be at McChord Field Saturday

Employers, do you support your Guard or Reserve employees' military service?

Citizen Airmen with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation

Citizen Airmen with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation

Citizen Airmen with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., perform a patient on-load scenario during the Patriot Warrior exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 21, 2015. ... More

Reserve recruiter aims to 'change lives for better'

Reserve recruiter aims to 'change lives for better'

Staff Sgt. Arnett Dickson, the newest 446th Airlift Wing line recruiter, poses for a photo June 26 outside the 446th AW Headquarters building. As an Air Force Reserve recruiter, he set himself up with full-time... More

Reserve NCO earns annual US TRANSCOM award

Reserve NCO earns annual US TRANSCOM award

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Gebhardt, a Reserve client systems technician from the 446th Force Support Squadron here, was recently notified that he earned the distinction of U.S. Transportation Command 2014 Junior Servi... More

446th Airmen exercise spiritual fitness

446th Airmen exercise spiritual fitness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Schiller, an 86th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, practices physical and spiritual fitness by hiking through the moss-covered trails of the Olympia peninsula... More

From left, Tech. Sgt. Peter Ahn, Tech Sgt. Alexis Flores

From left, Tech. Sgt. Peter Ahn, Tech Sgt. Alexis Flores

From left, Tech. Sgt. Peter Ahn, Tech Sgt. Alexis Flores and Master Sgt. Chris Pierce, all members of the 446th Security Forces Squadron, process through a ticketing counter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airp... More

Reserve medics provide ‘Care Under Fire’

Reserve medics provide ‘Care Under Fire’

From left, Senior Airman Paul Whatley, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, secures a mannequin patient while Master Sgt. James Millan, also 446th ASTS medical technician, provides protection ... More

Staff Sgt. Kyle Bosshardt, 446th Aeromedical Staging

Staff Sgt. Kyle Bosshardt, 446th Aeromedical Staging

Staff Sgt. Kyle Bosshardt, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medic, dons Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear in preparation for the annual Expert Field Medical Badge test at McChord Field, Wash., Aug. 2, ... More

A new breed of patriot, Washington State

A new breed of patriot, Washington State

Senior Airman Anne Venice Jalos, 446th Airlift Wing finance manager, stands in Heritage Park at McChord Field, Wash., Aug. 7. Jalos gained her naturalization as a U.S. citizen after completing Air Force Basic M... More

A Wounded Warrior races in a wheel chair while participating

A Wounded Warrior races in a wheel chair while participating

A Wounded Warrior races in a wheel chair while participating in track and field training during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program Warrior Care event, Aug. 26, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Wa... More

Watching out for lost wingmen, Washington State

Watching out for lost wingmen, Washington State

Colonel (Dr.) Bruce K. Neely, commander of the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron.

Skills Lab provides Reservists opportunity to enhance medical expertise

Skills Lab provides Reservists opportunity to enhance medical expertis...

Master Sgt. Steven Kohler, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, briefs Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, about the METIman patient simulator at Joint Base Lewis-McChord,... More

Members of the 446th Comptroller Office and the 62nd

Members of the 446th Comptroller Office and the 62nd

Members of the 446th Comptroller Office and the 62nd Comptroller Squadron pose for a photo Nov. 7, 2015 at the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building. These Airmen team up on UTA weekends to help Reservists w... More

Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander,

Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander,

Col. Scott McLaughlin, 446th Airlift Wing commander, hands the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron flag to Col. Bruce Neely, the new 446th ASTS commander. After assuming command, Neely thanked his peers and fami... More

Staff Sgt. Tom Mcewan and Spc. Amanda Ballentine, 301st

Staff Sgt. Tom Mcewan and Spc. Amanda Ballentine, 301st

Staff Sgt. Tom Mcewan and Spc. Amanda Ballentine, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, work atop a M1136 Stryker combat vehicle to prepare it for measurements and weighing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dec. 6. Th... More

446th Reservists participate in active shooter response training

446th Reservists participate in active shooter response training

Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing practice tactical skills as part of an expeditionary active shooter response course taught by Master Sgt. Michael Pate, 446th Security Forces Squadron, Jan. 10, 2016, at H... More

A C-17 Globemaster sits on the runway as a patient

A C-17 Globemaster sits on the runway as a patient

A C-17 Globemaster sits on the runway as a patient load exercise is performed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed a patient load exercise to practice lo... More

Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation

Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation

Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, practices tactical formation as he enters a room carrying a mock rifle Jan. 10, 2016, at Hangar 12. This training is part of the hands-on portion... More

A C-17 Globemaster III rests on the flight line at

A C-17 Globemaster III rests on the flight line at

A C-17 Globemaster III rests on the flight line at Naval Station Rota, Spain while being run through an inspection by 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Reservists Feb. 23, 2016. The Reservists were at Rota as... More

Japanese Consulate General of Seattle

Japanese Consulate General of Seattle

Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., including members from the 446th & 62nd Airlift Wing's, and the Western Air Defense Sector, participate in a group photo with the Consulate General of Japan Masahiro... More

Secretary of Defense JBLM visit

Secretary of Defense JBLM visit

Maj. Beverly Davidson (center), 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, and Tech. Sgt. Kassy Kvam (left), 446th AES flying medical technician, brief Defense Secretary Ash Carter about aeromedical ev... More

Bringing Airmen together, Washington State

Bringing Airmen together, Washington State

Col. Scott McLaughlin, commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, speaks to Airmen at a commander's call on Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., March 6. The 446th held Wingman Day after the commander's call to educate A... More

446th OG Change of Command, Washington State

446th OG Change of Command, Washington State

Col. Scott Snyder relinquishes command of the 446th Operations Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord during a change of command ceremony with 446th Wing commander, Col. Scott McLaughlin.

Senior Master Sgt. John Besselman, 446th Force Support

Senior Master Sgt. John Besselman, 446th Force Support

Senior Master Sgt. John Besselman, 446th Force Support Squadron chief of force development, discusses education benefits with Lt. Col. Jennifer Hrivnak, 446th Aeromedical Squadron, May 1, 2016 in the education ... More

446th AW graduates 87 from CCAF

446th AW graduates 87 from CCAF

Members of the 446th Airlift Wing stand with a Community College of the Air Force banner after their graduation ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 4. The 446th graduated 87 from the wing and five member... More

Senior Airman Troy Serad, an engineering assistant

Senior Airman Troy Serad, an engineering assistant

Senior Airman Troy Serad, an engineering assistant with the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, sits near the edge of a cliff after hiking to Pyramid Rock June 14, 2016, near Gallup, N.M. During Serad’s 10th grade y... More

Senior Airman Victoria Montgomery, an inventory management

Senior Airman Victoria Montgomery, an inventory management

Senior Airman Victoria Montgomery, an inventory management journeyman assigned to the 446th Logistics Readiness Flight, provided support to missions that led to the initial production lot of the KC-46A Pegasus—... More

Lt. Col. Lorie O’Daniel, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation

Lt. Col. Lorie O’Daniel, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation

Lt. Col. Lorie O’Daniel, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron deputy officer-in-charge of commander support services and instructor flight nurse works the medical response to a simulated cardiac arrest situati... More

Beating the odds, Washington State

Beating the odds, Washington State

First Lt. Shay Dennis, a 728th Airlift Squadron pilot, stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III, Sept. 2, 2016. Dennis took an untraditional route to earn his pilot wings as he transitioned from the 36th Aeria... More

Security Forces Squadron Airmen from the 446th Airlift

Security Forces Squadron Airmen from the 446th Airlift

Security Forces Squadron Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord participate in a field training exercise to simulate combat conditions when deployed. During the training learned how to i... More

Field Salute, Washington State

Field Salute, Washington State

Security Forces Squadron Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord salute the national anthem at the end of the day during a field training exercise to simulate combat conditions when deplo... More

Rainier Wing Airmen lend helping hands

Rainier Wing Airmen lend helping hands

Technical Sgt. Zachary Palomo, Senior Airman Brian Dooley, and Senior Airman Jonathan Jones, from the 446th Operations Support Squadron, delivered donations Oct. 16, 2016, to the Helping Hand House charity orga... More

Competing for a noble cause, Washington State

Competing for a noble cause, Washington State

The 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center will recognize the unit that collects the most food per capita on a Thanksgiving Food Drive trophy. Donations will be used to prepare holiday dinner bas... More

Holiday Dinner Baskets, Washington State

Holiday Dinner Baskets, Washington State

The 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center staff continues to seek food donations to prepare holiday dinner baskets for families in need.

Carl Supplee, 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family

Carl Supplee, 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family

Carl Supplee, 446th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center director, stands with a representative from the Puget Sound Military Business Alliance in front of all the turkeys that were donated for the a... More

The 446th Security Forces Squadron trains to enter

The 446th Security Forces Squadron trains to enter

The 446th Security Forces Squadron trains to enter a building during an Active Shooter exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Dec. 3. Among the most vital purposes of the exercise was to validate the efficacy of... More

Dorte West, manager of the McChord Field Club, stands

Dorte West, manager of the McChord Field Club, stands

Dorte West, manager of the McChord Field Club, stands behnind a bar located inside the club on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 10. The newly renovated McChord Pub is now open on UTA Saturdays from 1600 to 2100, ... More

The Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club tours the C-17 Maintenance

The Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club tours the C-17 Maintenance

The Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club tours the C-17 Maintenance Training Facility Feb. 11, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club is a non-profit youth organization chartered by t... More

Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, the incoming I Corps commander

Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, the incoming I Corps commander

Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, the incoming I Corps commander visits with members of the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing and 62nd Airlift Wing March 2, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Wash. Here, the 446th Aeromedical... More

Water is poured over a dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s

Water is poured over a dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s

Water is poured over a dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program, while being loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins were being transported... More

Reservist member wins Levitow Award

Reservist member wins Levitow Award

SSgt. David M. Smith, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, stands at Joint-Base Lewis-McChord, WA, Apr. 1. Smith was recently awarded the John Levitow Award at Airman Leadership School as the onl... More

86th APS compete in 2017 Port Dawg Challenge86th APS compete in 2017 Port Dawg Challenge86th APS compete in 2017 Port Dawg Challenge

86th APS compete in 2017 Port Dawg Challenge86th APS compete in 2017 P...

Airman Keith Omweri (front left) exchanges high-fives with Lt. Col. Anthony Edwards (right), 86th Aerial Port Squadron commander, as Staff Sgt. Nickolas Godin (rear center) looks on during the 2017 Port Dawg Ch... More

Military personnel from around the nation and world

Military personnel from around the nation and world

Military personnel from around the nation and world participate in a Aeromedical Evacuation mission during the Mobility Guardian exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 3. The 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Sq... More

A C-17 Globemaster III is readied before a mission

A C-17 Globemaster III is readied before a mission

A C-17 Globemaster III is readied before a mission during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 6, 2017. More than 650 international military personnel and 3,000 U.S. military service mem... More

Airmen from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron,

Airmen from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron,

Airmen from the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, carry a litter with a mock patient onto a C-17 Globemaster as part of an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 14. (U.S. A... More

Quest to score 100, Washington State

Quest to score 100, Washington State

Master Sgt. Edward Callahan, 446th Mission Support Group Career Assistance advisor, prepares to instruct Development and Training Flight new enlistees on fitness at the McChord Field track Oct. 15. (U.S. Air Fo... More

Maj. Cliff Caldwell, 313th Airlift Squadron pilot with

Maj. Cliff Caldwell, 313th Airlift Squadron pilot with

Maj. Cliff Caldwell, 313th Airlift Squadron pilot with the 446th Airlift Wing, conducts a mission briefing with joint forces on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 3, 2018. The Qatar Emiri Air Force received... More

Turning fitness into a privilege

Turning fitness into a privilege

Cutline: During a visit to McChord Field, Col. Sean Pierce, left, 446th Airlift Wing commander, pauses for a photo with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein holding the U.S. Air Force triathlon jersey ... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Palmer, 446th Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Palmer, 446th Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Palmer, 446th Maintenance Group commander, retires after 25 years of military service in a virtually broadcast ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 2, 2020. As a gr... More

180703-F-F3659-1001, Washington State

180703-F-F3659-1001, Washington State

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Palmer, 446th Maintenance Group commander, retires after 25 years of military service in a virtually broadcast ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, August 2, 2020. As a ... More

A Christchurch New Zealand Life Fleet medical team

A Christchurch New Zealand Life Fleet medical team

A Christchurch New Zealand Life Fleet medical team loads response equipment onto the C-17 Globemaster III for an emergency medevac from the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station in the Antarctic Aug. 25... More

A C-17 Globemaster III based out of McChord AFB, WA

A C-17 Globemaster III based out of McChord AFB, WA

A C-17 Globemaster III based out of McChord AFB, WA prepares for an evening rendezvous with a KC-135 over Eastern Washington.

Sun rising behind a cloud enveloped Mt. Rainer sends

Sun rising behind a cloud enveloped Mt. Rainer sends

Sun rising behind a cloud enveloped Mt. Rainer sends orange rays reflecting off the wet ramp area where C-17 Globemaster III's based out of McChord Field have parked overnight.

Resiliency speaker Tim Brown and Chief Master Sgt.

Resiliency speaker Tim Brown and Chief Master Sgt.

Resiliency speaker Tim Brown and Chief Master Sgt. Saudi McVea spread the message of resilience during the 446th Airlift Wing December Unit Training Assembly, Dec. 1, 2018

An Air Force Reservist completes paperwork to become

An Air Force Reservist completes paperwork to become

An Air Force Reservist completes paperwork to become a bone marrow donor registrant for the Salute to Life, C.W. Bill Young DOD Marrow Donor drive Jan. 4 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Since 1991, Salute to... More

McChord Field Dining Facility and Flight Kitchen

McChord Field Dining Facility and Flight Kitchen

Info about the Olympic Dining Facility and Rainier Flight Kitchen

Cadets with Bethel High School JROTC await for a combat

Cadets with Bethel High School JROTC await for a combat

Cadets with Bethel High School JROTC await for a combat offload demo on a C-17 Globemaster III in January at McChord Field. The cadets got to experience an orientation flight aboard the C-17 cargo aircraft. (Co... More

A thick fog envelopes the McChord AFB flight line on

A thick fog envelopes the McChord AFB flight line on

A thick fog envelopes the McChord AFB flight line on 14 Jan 2019, obscuring the visibility as a 446AW crew prepares the C-17 Globemaster III for a night aerial refueling practice sortie.

Capt. Gregory Guase (left) and Maj. Raphael Michel

Capt. Gregory Guase (left) and Maj. Raphael Michel

Capt. Gregory Guase (left) and Maj. Raphael Michel of the 313th Airlift Squadron conduct C-17 Globemaster III aerial refueling training with the KC-46 Pegasus tanker Jan. 29. (Courtesy Photo)

AtHoc changes require profile updates

AtHoc changes require profile updates

AtHoc Blackberry logo (Courtesy graphic)

Rainier Wing launches new app, Washington State

Rainier Wing launches new app, Washington State

Simulated screen of the new 'Rainier' Wing app. (Courtesy photo)

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 313th Airlift Squadron

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 313th Airlift Squadron

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 313th Airlift Squadron performs a landing during a training mission in Puerto Rico, Feb. 8. Two separate slates of readiness exercises were run through two C-17 Globemaster air c... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is unloaded after

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is unloaded after

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is unloaded after returning from one of the last Operation Deep Freeze flights of the 2018-2019 Antarctic research season at the Christchurch International Airport, Christc... More

Maintainers assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift

Maintainers assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift

Maintainers assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron work to ready the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for the next Operation Deep Freeze flight Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch,... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Trace Dotson, 304th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Trace Dotson, 304th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Trace Dotson, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, troubleshoots getting reception on navigation equipment on the final flight of the 2018-2019 Operation Deep Freeze main seas... More

Members of Team McChord participate in the Mask Confidence

Members of Team McChord participate in the Mask Confidence

Members of Team McChord participate in the Mask Confidence Course March 1 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Members from the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron and 627 CES took 80 McChord Airmen into the gas chamber duri... More

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