Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group use a Halvorsen Loader to off-load cargo from a New York Air National Guard C-130 at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., during Operation Lumberjack on March 9, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during the week-long exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehou


Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group use a Halvorsen Loader to off-load cargo from a New York Air National Guard C-130 at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., during Operation Lumberjack on March 9, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during the week-long exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehousing for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)


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