KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Team Entrekin member, Master Sgt. James Comstock, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist quality assurance, completes the tie-down steps of securing a Humvee inside a C-130J aircraft during the annual Port Dawg Challenge here Oct. 14, 2017. Members of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron competed in teams during the annual Port Dawg Challenge, which consisted of five events: cargo pallet build-up, chains and devices, forklift obstacle course, Jeopardy, and a Fit-to-Fight relay. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialists and Team Cruz members, Master Sgt. Steve Martin and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Wilbur pull the straps into place during the cargo pallet build-up event during the annual Port Dawg Challenge here Oct. 14, 2017. Members of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron competed in teams during the annual Port Dawg Challenge, which consisted of five events: cargo pallet build-up, chains and devices, forklift obstacle course, Jeopardy, and a Fit-to-Fight relay. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Two Army Humvees are transported to Stennis International Airport on a C-17 Globemaster III during a joint training exercise named Patriot Mustang GRIP II. The exercise was conducted with members of the Air Force Reserve's 41st Aerial Port Squadron and 315th Airlift Wing as well as Army and Navy members from along the Gulf Coast Sept. 9-10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A member of the 315th Airlift Wing directs a naval boat onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a joint training exercise named Patriot Mustang GRIP II. The exercise was conducted with members of the Air Force Reserve's 41st Aerial Port Squadron as well as Army and Navy members from along the Gulf Coast Sept. 9-10 at Stennis International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A UH-60 Blackhawk awaits liftoff during a joint training exercise named Patriot Mustang GRIP II with members of the Air Force Reserves 41st Aerial Port Squadron as well as Army and Navy members from along the Gulf Coast Sept. 9-10 at Stennis International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Anthony Gaston, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, tightens the chains from underneath a loaded Humvee onboard a C-17 Globemaster III during joint training mission Patriot Mustang GRIP II (Guard Reserve Inspiring Patriots). The mission included members of the Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard and Naval personnel at Stennis Space Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Airman First Class Michelle Speas, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist , looks out at the view from a UH-60 Blackhawk during joint training mission Patriot Mustang GRIP II (Guard Reserve Inspiring Patriots). The team of aerial porters were flown from Gulfport Regional Airport to Stennis International Airport by the 1108th Theater Sustainment Maintenance Group as part of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Kelden Williams, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, tightens the chains on a load onboard a C-17 Globemaster III during joint training mission Patriot Mustang GRIP II (Guard Reserve Inspiring Patriots). The mission included members of the Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard and Naval personnel at Stennis Space Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Andrew Walter (right) took command of the 403rd Operations Support Squadron during a change of command ceremony held June 4, 2016, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lt. Col. Keith Gibson (left), 403rd Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens) Share

NORMANDY, France

Members of one of the D-Day historical re-enactor groups recieved a tour of the C-130J and a framed print from the 815th Airlift Squadron on June 3, 2016. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd anniversary as a part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force, based in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from May 30 - 6 June, 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by all of the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

NORMANDY, France

Members of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, dressed in D-Day period costumes, parachuted into Fresville, France June 2, 2016 during an exhibition jump. The Round Canopy Parachuting Team invited members of the 815th Airlift Squadron to assist in the drop zone. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 72nd anniversary as a part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. The Task Force, based in Sainte-Mère-Église, France, is supporting local events across Normandy, from May 30 - 6 June, 2016 to commemorate the selfless actions by all of the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

Senior Airmen Jiminez Edwards (left) and Eric Bauman, 403rd Aerial Port Squadron aircraft transportation journeymen, secure a Humvee to the floor of the cargo compartment of a C-130J during the “chains and devices tie down” event of the “Port Dawg” Challenge Oct. 3, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The competition is designed to develop healthy competitiveness and esprit de corps while working on building a more proficient aerial port squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens) Share