87th APS prepares for 2025 Port Dawg Challenge

Airman 1st Class Pierre Berlus, 87th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operations representative, and Airman 1st Class Porsche Brown, 87th APS load planning representative, pull a protective plastic covering over a pallet during the pallet build and baggage inspection training for a future Port Dawg Challenge at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Feb. 1, 2025. A "Port Dawg Challenge" is a competition held by the Air Force Reserve Command where APS teams compete in various tasks designed to test their skills in loading and unloading cargo on aircraft, showcasing their proficiency in aerial port operations, and demonstrating readiness for wartime missions.

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87th APS prepares for 2025 Port Dawg Challenge

Published March 20, 2025
445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Airman 1st Class Pierre Berlus, 87th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operations representative, and Airman 1st Class Porsche Brown, 87th APS load planning representative, pull a protective plastic covering over a pallet during the pallet build and baggage inspection training for a future Port Dawg Challenge at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Feb. 1, 2025. A "Port Dawg Challenge" is a competition held by the Air Force Reserve Command where APS teams compete in various tasks designed to test their skills in loading and unloading cargo on aircraft, showcasing their proficiency in aerial port operations, and demonstrating readiness for wartime missions.