U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Morgan III and Senior Airman Laurence Lim, 204th Airlift Squadron, led an engine running onload and offload training on a C-17A Globemaster III for members of the 48th Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, September 6, 2025. EROs training provides the hands-on experience necessary for air transportation specialists to expedite operational flow of aircraft through airfields. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Chantal Cruz)
The 44th Aerial Port Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, won the Air Reserve Component Air Transportation Activity of the Year Award from the 2025 Air Force Reserve Command Logistics Readiness Unit, Individual and Functional Area & Team Awards, on Feb. 10, 2026.
Three members of the Air Force Reserve’s 624th Regional Support Group, 48th Aerial Port Squadron, recently returned from a six-month deployment—from October 2024 to April 2025–two to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and one to Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. Their shared stories bring into focus a fuller picture of deployment; one marked by personal growth, quiet strength and the constant balance between duty, leadership and family.
