Port Dawg honed skills at Norfolk

Senior Airman Chase Richards, 96th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, moves a passenger boarding bridge in place to allow air crew and passenger to board the aircraft at Norfolk, Va. on June 27, 2019. Traditional Reservists have one weekend a month, two weeks a year to fulfill training in order to prepare for real world missions and requirements, ensuring strategic depth and readiness. The 96 APS leverages the air transportation network to provide unique training opportunities and resources for the Reserve Citizen Airmen. (Courtesy photo)

Senior Airman Hannah Gillespie, 96th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, prepares and palletizes cargo for shipment on June 30, 2018 at Norfolk, Va. • The majority of our Reserve members have to meet the same requirements of Active Duty personnel. This means they have to balance a fulltime civilian job or college studies while maintaining their military readiness. Traditional Reservists have one weekend a month, two weeks a year to fulfill training in order to prepare for real world missions and requirements, ensuring strategic depth and readiness. (Courtesy photo)

Senior Airman Hannah Gillespie, 96th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, prepares and palletizes cargo for shipment on June 30, 2018 at Norfolk, Va. The majority of our Reserve members have to meet the same requirements of Active Duty personnel. This means they have to balance a fulltime civilian job or college studies while maintaining their military readiness. Traditional Reservists have one weekend a month, two weeks a year to fulfill training in order to prepare for real world missions and requirements, ensuring strategic depth and readiness. (Courtesy photo)

View from a K-loader driver while parked behind a C-130J Hercules during the 96th Aerial Port Squadron annual tour during the month of June 2019 at Norfolk, Va. The K-Loader is a high-reach mechanized aircraft loader that can transport and lift cargo onto military and civilian aircraft. The 96 APS leverages the air transportation network to provide unique training opportunities and resources for the Reserve Citizen Airmen. The Reserves have one weekend a month, two weeks a year to fulfill training in order to prepare for real world missions and requirements. (Courtesy photo)