7 Twenty-five Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing participated in the annual Air Force-wide Port Dawg Memorial Run on May 2nd, 2021 at Stratton Air National Guard Base.
Port Dawg is what the air transportation specialists who man the Air Force’s aerial port squadrons call themselves.
These Airmen build and inspect the cargo packages, determine how the cargo is stored in the plane, load and unload the cargo, and ensure all safety and security precautions are implemented, said Chief Master Sgt. Mark Mann the air transportation superintendent for the 109th Airlift Wing.
The annual Port Dawg run is completed anytime during May to honor air transportation specialists in the Active Air Force Air Guard and Air Force Reserve who have died in the previous year due to combat, wrongdoing or suicide.
Duty Calls: Two National Guard units get new leaders
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Major Gen. Ray Shields, left, passes the unit flag of the 109th Airlift Wing to new commander Col. Christian Sander as the former commander, Col. Michele Kilgore watches during a ceremony in Scotia.
Two Capital Region National Guard units have new commanders.
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War, has assumed command of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Spencer replaces Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari of Winslow Township, N.J. .
Massive fire at Rotterdam storage business; Smoke visible for miles from Prime Self Storage off Burdeck | The Daily Gazette
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Police closed Burdeck Street from Route 159 to Princetown Road as firefighters stretched yellow supply hoses for hundreds of yards from hydrants to the storage business.
The fire was reported at about 10 a.m., and firefighters were expected to remain on scene for hours, until about 4 p.m. at least, South Schenectady Fire Chief Dave Stern said.
“We received a call about black smoke coming from one of these storage units,” Stern said. “When I arrived, the first three units were heavily involved, with a gentleman trying to put it out himself. We pulled him away, engines arrived and we got water on the fire pretty quick.”
From November through February, the 73 Airmen and three LC-130 Hercules supported the United States Antarctic research efforts as part of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense’s annual support to the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic, News stories from the United States Air Force Academy.