Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. hosts The Port Dawg Challenge with 26 participating units from across the Air Force Reserve Command.
The Port Dawg Challenge was created to enhance and maintain the camaraderie, esprit de corps and prestige of Aerial Port airmen while promoting professionalism, leadership, training, and communication between Port Dawg teams.
The Port Dawg Challenge at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA had an international flair this year. Two members of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force were present to support their partnership unit, the 32nd Aerial Port Squadron. The Port Dawg Challenge is a biennial event that tests the job skills and teamwork of aerial port Airmen through competition.
Over the past three days, Airmen from 26 aerial port squadrons gathered at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, to compete in the grueling Port Dawg Challenge. The PDC is an opportunity for the airmen to showcase their abilities, receive valuable training from senior noncommissioned officers and build a sense of camaraderie with other units they may work with while deployed.
In Air Force Reserve Command, aerial port squadrons send their best from all over the command to the bi-annual Port Dawg Challenge. Not all units are stateside, one unit, the 44th Aerial Port Squadron traveled from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for an opportunity to compete.
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