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Members of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron gather the parachutes from the heavy bundles and the container delivery systems dropped by the 815th Airlift Squadron and the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 May 10, 2023 at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Senior Airman Jadarius Kidd, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, pulls the parachute lines into a daisy chain while gathering the parachutes from the heavy bundles and the container delivery systems dropped by the 815th Airlift Squadron and the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 May 10, 2023 at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Senior Airman Ramsey Moore, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, flips a parachute into a tight spiral while gathering the parachutes from the heavy bundles and the container delivery systems dropped by the 815th Airlift Squadron and the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 May 10, 2023 at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Members of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron gather the heavy bundle using a 10K forklift which was dropped from the 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, May 10, 2023 at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Members of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron gather the container delivery systems dropped by the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, from the V-22 Osprey, May 10, 2023 at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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A heavy bundle drop from the 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules as it was landing in the Camp Shelby drop zone. This heavy bundle was later recovered by members of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron who gathered the bundles dropped May 10, 2023. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Members from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, flying the MV-22B Osprey, drop a container delivery system drop May 10, 2023 at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles from the drop zone and return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Two Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 MV-22B Ospreys fly in formation over the drop zone at Camp Shelby to drop the heavy bundles May 10, 2023. Upon completion of the drop, the 41st Aerial Port Squadron members collect the parachutes and the heavy or container delivery system bundles from the drop zone and return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Marine Cpl. Steve Clulow, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 mechanic, and Master Sgt. Corey Gordon, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, work together to load a container delivery system on a MV-22B Osprey from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263, May 10, 2023 to be dropped at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41st APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Airman 1st Class Christina Hayes and Staff Sgt. Alton McGrew, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialists, load a container delivery system onto a V-22 Osprey from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, May 10, 2023 to be dropped at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Marine Sgt. Carl Hoover, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 crew chief, and Senior Airman Jessica Thames, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, work together to load a container delivery system on a V-22 Osprey from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, May 10, 2023 to be dropped at the Camp Shelby drop zone. One job of the 41 APS is to provide CDS and heavy bundles for airdrop training missions. The Port Dawgs then have to collect the parachutes and the bundles to return them to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. to be reused on the next airdrop training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Maj. Alex Boykin, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, briefs students during the 2023 Hurricane Awareness Tour. The 53rd WRS participates in the HAT with our NOAA partners and the National Hurricane Center to highlight the importance of being prepared for the upcoming storm season. The is typically held during National Hurricane Preparedness Week to emphasize what local and state resources are available for people to pre-plan in the event of a storm impact or the need to evacuate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share