Pulling Together
Then Tech. Sgt. Alfred Van Gieson, now Master Sgt., is hugged by co-worker Kalei Agapay, a special handler, and Ululant Luis, left, a load planner in break room of the 48th Aerial Port Squadron, 624th Regional Support Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oahu, Hawaii, Aug 13, 2016. Van Gieson, an Air Force reservist, is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a world champion outrigger, or Va'a, paddler was trained in aircraft loading byLuis when the two worked for Aloha Airlines. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)