Story by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.02.2020
To provide the world’s greatest tactical airlift expertise anytime, anywhere, to the United States, our allies and to those in need -- such is the mission of the 37th Airlift Squadron....
Story by Master Sgt. Jessica Roles | 189th Airlift Wing | 03.02.2020
Today’s Air Force is changing rapidly. Being an Airman means more than simply knowing your job. Your responsibilities often lie outside your comfort zone and expectations are higher than ever. With deployments on the rise, morale sometimes hard to find, and the constant awareness of personalities or changes of Wingmen around you, adapting to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment is......
Story by Airman 1st Class Devin Rumbaugh | 86th Airlift Wing | 09.20.2017
The Airmen assigned the 721st APS Air Terminal Operations Center coordinate all of the passenger and cargo movements coming in and out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
Story by Staff Sgt. Aaron Jenne | 436th Airlift Wing | 09.15.2017
When was the last time you thought about your nerves? Not the anxious, butterflies-in-the stomach feeling before your PT test, but the cells that carry electrical impulses throughout your body. Was it when you stubbed your toe, or had pins and needles shooting up your leg because you sat cross-legged too long?...
Story by Sgt. Juanita Philip | Virgin Islands National Guard, 51st Public Affairs Detachment | 09.09.2017
In a joint effort, Soldiers and Airmen –with the help of US Navy helicopters and crew- moved personnel and tremendous amounts of cargo from St. Croix to St. Thomas and St. John to aid Hurricane Irma recovery efforts. Thirty-six members of the Virgin Islands National Guard and 164th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 164th Airlift Wing Air National Guard out of Memphis, Tennessee and Rhode......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.15.2017
Maintaining the inbound and outbound movement of cargo and personnel in support of Combined Joint Task Force -Operation Inherent Resolve requires careful coordination between a multitude of entities. In order for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing to effectively complete its mission and deliver decisive airpower against ISIS it needs a nerve center to track aerial port operations. It needs an......
Story by Senior Airman Divine Cox | 62nd Airlift Wing | 03.06.2017
Whether its cargo, passengers, military aircraft, or transient aircraft the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron Air Terminal Operation Center has a hand on every aircraft that lands on McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash....
Story by Master Sgt. Cohen Young | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.25.2014
U.S. Air Force Air Terminal Operations Center Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1 work with C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters to load two Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks on the flight line of Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan Sept. 24, 2014. As part of the retrograde mission, EAPS Det 1 is responsible for inspecting and loading cargo and vehicles......
