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  • Air Force Reservist fights against cancer with support from Arkansas unit

    In Aug. 2012, Senior Airman John May joined the Air Force Reserve at Little Rock Air Force Base as a Traditional Reservist working at first with the maintenance squadron and then with the 96th Aerial Port Squadron. He was training for his first deployment with the unit when he was diagnosed with a

  • 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

  • Before the airdrop - static load training

    Senior Airman Alexis Docherty, 96th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, participates in static load training on a C-130J Hercules on August 4, 2019 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. 96th APS Airmen train regularly to be prepared for deployment operations where they play a

  • Innovation Funds for the future warfighter

    The outdated cargo training containers are replaced with updated containers that simulate current warfighter requirements such as oversized sea container and an imitation Patriot missile system for 96th Aerial Port Squadron training scenarios, June 26, 2019 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The

  • Owning the Compound

    Through the mantra of “owning” the compound, the deployed team started to identify and coordinate all aspects of a construction project that would be a centralized compound to process all the travelers. Much like an airport terminal, there needed to be a suitable location, adequate equipment,

  • You need it, we move it - Static Load training

    96th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialists practice static load training on a C-130J on June 2, 2019 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Port Dawgs provide critical logisitical support to combatant commanders, using unit training assemblies to ensure all Airmen are a combat-ready force