73rd APS loads up

Staff Sgt. Joseph Eggenberger operates a 10K all-terrain forklift while loading baggage pallets on a Boeing 767 March 6 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Sergeant Eggenberger is an Air Force Reserve air transportation specialist in the 73rd Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col David Kurle)

73rd APS loading up

Tech. Sgt. Ruben Arellano picks up a pallet of baggage with a 10K-standard forklift March 6 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Sergeant Arellano is an Air Force Reserve cargo supervisor in the 73rd Aerial Port Squadron. The baggage was headed to an overseas location along with a group of deploying Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

F-16 thru-flight inspection

Staff Sgt. Taylor Myers checks for leaking hydraulic lines in the main wheel well of an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, March 5. Sergeant Taylor, a crew chief from the 301st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was performing a "thru-flight" inspection on the aircraft as part of a "surge" exercise to prepare the 301st Fighter Wing for an operational readiness inspection. The 301st Maintenance Group produced 38 sorties during the one-day surge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

F-16 thru-flight inspection

Staff Sgt. Taylor Myers checks a magnet for metal fragments during a "thru-flight" inspection on an F-16C at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, March 5. The magnet is removed from the bottom portion of the plane's engine and is designed to attract metal fragments, which would be an indication of excessive wear and tear on the aircraft's power plant. Sergeant Myers is a crew chief in the 301st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and was supporting a "surge" exercise to help prepare the Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing for an upcoming inspection. The 301st Maintenance Group generated 38 sorties in one day, which were flown by pilots from the wing's 457th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

F-16 thru-flight inspection

Staff Sgt. Taylor Myers signals directions to a 457th Fighter Squadron F-16C pilot in order to marshall the aircraft to its parking spot at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, March 5, during a "surge" exercise. Sergeant Myers, a crew chief in the 301st Maintenance Squadron, had approximately two hours to get the aircraft ready for its next sortie. The 301st Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, held the exercise to prepare for its upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 301st Maintenance Group produced 38 sorties for the 457th FS pilots to fly in one day.(U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col David Kurle)

Combat ready

Members of the 73rd Aerial Port Squadron assigned to the quick reaction force team during an operational readiness inspection at the Combat Readiness Training Center Savannah, Ga., Jan. 27, 2011 wait to get the call to action. The 73rd APS participated in a joint ORI with the 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 927th Air Refueling Wing, both from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo)