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A 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron member secures cargo on a pallet during a Port Dawg Challenge at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2023. The challenge tested the competing members’ ability to load a cargo pallet, secure the cargo, and operate heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)

A 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron member secures cargo on a pallet during a Port Dawg Challenge at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2023. The challenge tested the competing members’ ability to load a cargo pallet, secure the cargo, and operate heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks) ()

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members competed together in a Port Dawg Challenge at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8, 2023. The challenge tested the competing members’ ability to load a cargo pallet, secure the cargo, and operate heavy equipment.

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