By Staff Sgt. Max Goldberg, 908th Airlift Wing
/ Published May 14, 2021
Airman Makayla Silas, an air transportation specialist with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron “daisy chains” parachute lines after a cargo drop during exercise Auburn Tide at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Auburn Tide was a wing-wide demonstration of pre-deployment readiness aimed at sharpening the skills of 908th Airmen in the months leading up to the largest deployment in the wing’s history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max Goldberg)
From left, Master Sgt. Neil Moore an aerial porter with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. James Rickels, loadmaster superintendent with the 357th Airlift Squadron and Senior Airman John Marta, an aerial porter with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron inspect and prepare cargo to be loaded onto a C-130H Hercules during exercise Auburn Tide. The exercise was a multi-unit effort aimed at enhancing the wing’s deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Bradley J. Clark)