Aerial porters receive Humanitarian Service Medal Published June 9, 2010 By Public Affairs staff 419th Fighter Wing HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH -- Lt. Col. Melani Howard, 67th Aerial Port Squadron commander, addresses Airmen at Hill Air Force Base's monthly Warrior Call June 4. Colonel Howard presented the Humanitarian Service Medal to 15 reservists from her unit who voluntarily deployed to Haiti in the aftermath of the nation's devastating earthquake earlier this year. The Airmen were deployed for about five weeks and helped restore airfield operations in Port-au-Prince. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kimberly Cook)