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Savannah Pinnette places a hat on her father, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pinnette, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, at the passenger terminal March 16. Fifteen members for the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron returned to Pope from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 16. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ 2nd Lt. Cammie Quinn)

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Master Sgt. Steven Thomas, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, greets his son, Avery at the passenger terminal March 16. Fifteen members from the 3rd APS returned to Pope from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 16. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 2nd Lt. Cammie Quinn)

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Senior Airman Hugo Minaya, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, greets his daughter at the Pope passenger terminal March 16. Fifteen members from the 3rd APS returned to Pope from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 16. (U.S. Photo by Senior Airman Kris Levasseur)

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Senior Airman Hugo Minaya, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, greets his daughter at the Pope passenger terminal March 16. Fifteen members from the 3rd APS returned to Pope from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 16 (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Senior Airman Kris Levasseur)

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Staff Sgt. John Edwards, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron greets his son, Luke, at the passenger terminal March 16. Fifteen members from the 3rd APS returned to Pope from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 16. (U.S. Photo by Senior Airman Kris Levasseur)

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Fifteen members from the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron returned to Pope from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 16. (U.S. Photo by Senior Airman Kris Levasseur)

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Pope welcomes home 3rd APS

Published March 17, 2010
By 2nd Lt. Cammie Quinn
43rd Airlift Wing, Public Affairs

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, B.C. -- Fifteen Airmen from the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope returned from a six-month deployment to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 16.

Camp Bastion is the main British military base in Afghanistan and is located in a remote desert area close to the capital in the Helmand province. While deployed, the 3rd APS Airmen uploaded and downloaded cargo coming in to the base.

"Our Camp Bastion 'Port Dawgs' have done incredible work to enable combat operations in Southern Afghanistan," said Lt. Col. Frank Flores, 3rd APS, Commander. "I am so proud of them and happy to welcome them home."

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