87th APS sharpens skills using Halvorsen Loader
Senior Airman Drew E. Huskey, a ramp operations representative with the 87th Aerial Port Squadron, practices elevating and maneuvering a Halvorsen Loader Sept.19, 2020, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Roberts and other Airmen from the 87th APS were training on the procedures of operating 87th APS vehicles. The Halvorsen Loader, which entered into service in 2001, is a rapidly deployable, high reach mechanized aircraft loader that can transport and lift up to 25,000 of cargo and lift it onto civilian and military aircraft.