48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Staff Sgt. Rontrell Russell, 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), cargo specialist, reconfigures a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 from the 154th Wing to receive cargo while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. The 48th APS augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron from January 15- 21 in air freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center which fostered teamwork and increased capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

A Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 from the 154th Wing receives cargo, while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. The 48th APS augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center which fostered teamwork and increased capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Staff Sgt. Georgeann Heck, 535th Airlift Squadron, load master, moves cargo on a C-17 while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. As a loadmaster, Heck worked with Reserve Citizen Airman from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) on moving cargo to a C-17. The 48th APS augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Staff Sgt. Rontrell Russell (left) and Senior Airman Nigeleene Eltagonde, 48th Aerial Port Squadron, cargo specialists, discuss the manifest to ensure all cargo has been accounted for while on a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 from the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. The 48th APS augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center, Reserve Citizen Airmen gained valuable skill from their active duty counterparts which increased their capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Cargo specialists from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) and 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) load cargo onto a KC-135 while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. The 48th APS augmented the 735th AMS from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center which fostered teamwork and increased capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Senior Airman Nigeleene Eltagonde, 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), cargo specialist, reconfigures a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 from the 154th Wing to receive cargo, while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. The 48th APS augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center which fostered teamwork and increased capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Airman 1st Class Brandon Gonzalez, 735th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS), cargo specialist, maneuvers a 60K loader while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. Gonzalez worked with Reserve Citizen Airman from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) on moving cargo to a C-17 and KC- 135. The 48th APS augmented the 735th AMS from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center which fostered teamwork and increased capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron Trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Senior Airman Alvarado Denton, 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), cargo specialist, reconfigures a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 from the 154th Wing to receive cargo, while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 20, 2022. The 48th APS augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron from January 15- 21 in Air Freight, Passenger Terminal and Air Terminal Operation Center which fostered teamwork and increased warfighter capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by James Bowman)

48th Aerial Port Squadron trains with 735th Air Mobility Squadron

Published Feb. 25, 2022
By James Bowman
624th Regional Support Group

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM --

Pacific Warriors from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) augmented the 735th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) from January 15 – 21 at JBPHH. During this time 11 Airmen volunteered to work in three main areas; air freight, passenger terminal and air terminal operations center.

“Training with active duty has been rewarding. I’ve known some of them since Tech school and it has been great working with them again to get the missions out on time,” said Senior Airmen Denton Alvarado.

Airmen from the 48^th APS worked along-side active duty on freight and passenger movement perfecting their skills as cargo specialists and running the aerial port operation center.

The Aerial Port Squadron members played a valuable part in freight inventory, performing pallet building and cargo management from various aircraft. In addition they assisted with passenger check in, TSA security and sending terminal operations information to tanker Airlift Control Center which gets communicated to Air Mobility Command.

“When the 735^th AMS requested assistance from the 48th APS, within the day they had their hands raised to support. It was a team effort to make this happen to include supervisors, finance and those who scheduled, coordinated and generated orders,” said SMSgt Pete Rieta, Assistant Aerial Port Manager. “Most of all, it was the Airmen who executed the mission with boots on the ground. This is what we train for.”