Post Tagged with: "721st Aerial Port Squadron"

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721st APS supports Operation United Assistance

by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Air Force is a large machine with multiple parts that work in unison to run smoothly, ensuring the tasks of the Department of Defense are taken care of.

November 13, 2014 ×

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Airmen with the 721st Aerial Port Squadron use a modified deck, dubbed the “Donnelly Loader,” to off-load baggage on Ramstein. The “Donnelly Loader” is planned to replace the method of loading and unloading baggage from airframes manually.

721st APS design saves money, time through innovation

Story and photo by Brennen Lege
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Unused forklift tines, a sheet of diamond-plated metal and one yard of steel hose. The list of spare parts technician Thomas Geibel read did not seem like much to modify a standard lift-deck, but it would save Ramstein’s 721st Aerial Port Squadron in several ways.

July 17, 2014 ×

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan CastelanPassengers await the arrival of space-available flights to different destinations around the world at the Ramstein Passenger Terminal. With summer starting, travelers may find it hard to catch a flight. With the required documentation and help from PAX terminal Airmen, commuting to different locations can be a breeze.

PAX Airmen make summertime travel easy

by Senior Airman Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

With summer starting and more people changing duty stations, members who want to take space-available flights will need to bring all the information and documentation with them, so they can get on the first possible flight.

June 12, 2014 ×

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Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load cargo onto a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster 3 March 4 on Ramstein. The 721st APS Airmen provide air transportation services at Ramstein and sustain three combatant commands.

721st APS committed to moving cargo

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

           

March 13, 2014 ×

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Senior Airman Kodi Jackson, 721st Aerial Port Squadron honorable transfer instructor, teaches fellow Airmen how to properly handle the transfer case of a fallen hero during a training course with an empty case Dec. 4 on Ramstein. Ramstein is the main hub for transferring fallen service members from the frontline to Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Delivering fallen heroes home

Story and photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron, assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Wing stationed at Ramstein, handle the delivery and shipment of everything from munitions, aircraft parts, medical supplies and ration pallets to registered mail. Even though they handle many high-priority items, their most important job is also their hardest.

December 12, 2013 ×

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Mobility assets are transported to a C-130 Hercules during an engine-running onload. Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron and 37th Airlift Squadron trained together in a non-hostile environment to be better prepared when deployed.

Joint training for wartime tasking

               

September 26, 2013 ×
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