Rigging the Rock

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  • By Senior Airman Kaylee Clark
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  The aerial delivery section of the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron plays a huge role in Team Little Rock's mission. A team of 39 Airmen and 11 civilians are responsible for rigging, recovering and repairing cargo platforms. On average, ten pallets are prepared by riggers each day. The riggers work throughout the day preparing platforms for descent from The Rock's C-130s. The mission that is completed by the riggers is essential in the aid of ground forces down range. Fifty-eight percent of the Department of Defense's unilateral airdrop training is done at Little Rock Air Force Base.