Minneapolis-based unit wins national Air Force Reserve competition

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION— The 27 Aerial Port Squadron, based at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Base, defeated 16 other organizations from across the nation to claim the title of Top Dawg in the Air Force Reserve’s premier aerial logistics competition.

The 2012 Port Dawg Challenge ran from June 19 – 22, and brought together six-person teams from 17 installations in a tough competition that focuses on the Air Force’s worldwide mobility capability.

The event was created to generate esprit de corps within the Air Force Reserve Aerial Port community. In doing so, it also promotes professionalism, demonstrates air and space expeditionary forces mission capabilities, and helps identify best practices to improve wartime readiness.