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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Hatchner, 724th Air Mobility Squadron senior enlisted leader, carries the Port Dawg guidon as he sprints down the flightline during the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. The Port Dawg Memorial Run began in 2013 following the loss of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Eccleston stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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The U.S. Air Force 724th Air Mobility Squadron and 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron run in formation down the flightline for the annual Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. The Port Dawg Memorial Run began in 2013 following the loss of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Eccleston stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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MB-1 Devices with the names of fallen Port Dawgs are displayed during the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. The port dawgs pay tribute to their fallen Airmen from the years prior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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Members of the U.S. Air Force 724th Air Mobility Squadron and 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron run down the flightline as they approach the end of the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. The Port Dawg Memorial Run pays tribute to the lives lost within the port dawg community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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The U.S. Air Force 724th Air Mobility Squadron and 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron pose for a group photo following the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. In 2013, the Airmen of Kadena Air Base held a run in honor of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Eccleston, a fallen port dawg. This tradition eventually became an annual event recognized by all U.S. Air Force port dawgs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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The U.S. Air Force 724th Air Mobility Squadron and 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron run in formation down the flightline for the annual Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. In 2013, the Airmen of Kadena Air Base held a run in honor of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Eccleston, a fallen port dawg. This tradition eventually became an annual event recognized by all U.S. Air Force port dawgs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing grab an MB-1 device before the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. Each MB-1 device donned the name of a fallen port dawg and was carried during the run to pay tribute to their sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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Aviano Port Dawgs hosts Memorial Run

Published May 21, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks
31st FW/PA

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Hatchner, 724th Air Mobility Squadron senior enlisted leader, carries the Port Dawg guidon as he sprints down the flightline during the Port Dawg Memorial Run at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 16, 2025. The Port Dawg Memorial Run began in 2013 following the loss of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Eccleston stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Essence Myricks)

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