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  • Aerial porters compete in local Port Dawg Challenge

    The 74th Aerial Port Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, triumphed over the 41st APS in their local “Port Dawg” challenge held at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 14.

  • Like father, like son

    While following in family members’ footsteps is a fairly common motivation for joining for many service members, it’s not as common to be able to serve at the same time, much less in the same unit.Nothing displays the flexibility of the Air Force Reserve more than the unique stories of its citizen

  • Learning the language

    Moving can be a difficult experience for a child—leaving behind friends and family and starting over somewhere else isn’t easy … just ask Airman Zuri Vargas.At age 11, the 41st Aerial Port Squadron commander support staff personnel specialist, moved to Mississippi with her family from her native

  • 41st APS Port Dawg Challenge: Team Top Dawgz takes title

    The 41st Aerial Port Squadron’s annual Port Dawg Challenge took place over the Oct. 2-3 Unit Training Assembly here with around 50  Reserve Citizen Airmen competing to win.Organizing this year’s event was Master Sgt. Taylor Landry, noncommissioned officer in charge of special handling and acting

  • 41st APS Port Dawg at work

    Tech. Sgt. Olalekan Adewale, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation operations center technician, works to maneuver a pallet onto a WC-130J at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Jan. 13, 2020. The 41st APS serves a number of logistical functions including cargo and personnel processing, parachute

  • 403rd Wing announces August promotions

    The 403rd Wing congratulates the following Reserve Citizen Airmen who were promoted for August 2020.Senior Airman- Zachary E. Baugh, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron- Joseph C. Defillo, 403rd Maintenance Squadron- Elizabeth Demoran, 403rd MXS- Carson A. Fambro, 403rd MXS- Christopher J. Grace,

  • Prior fighter pilot, now Port Dawg

    Staff Sgt. Jim Cagle is not your typical E-5 for a number of reasons. At 6 feet 2 inches tall, he literally stands out, but that is not it. With four stripes on his sleeve, less gray hairs and facial lines (though to be pushing 60 it could be worse) are expected, but that is not it either. When he

  • Frye takes command 41st APS

    Lt. Col. Rodney E. McCraine, left, 403rd Mission Support Group commander, presents the guidon to Lt. Col. Jeffrey L. Frye, 41st Aerial Port Squadron commander, during the Assumption of Command ceremony of 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Nov. 2. The 41st Aerial Port

  • Team Old Skool wins 2019 Port Dawg Challenge

    Four teams comprised of members of the Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing’s 41st Aerial Port Squadron participated in the 6th annual Port Dawg Challenge here during this month’s unit training assembly Oct. 5. The challenge is an in-house event that includes competitions that test the Reserve Airmen’s