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  • To Serve

    When I'm fortunate enough to conduct a wing mission brief to the new members assigned to our wing, I like to find out where each Airman is from and what motivated them to join and serve. The answers are wide ranging. Some decided to serve for the opportunity to travel, others because there were no

  • Hurricane Hunters fly first 2015 Pacific storm, Hurricane Blanca

    Aircrews from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" flew their WC-130J aircraft southwest of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico, over the Pacific Ocean to gather storm data from Hurricane Blanca.The Hurricane Hunters flew their three missions into the storm with their first

  • Putting face on prevention training

    The Air Force recently changed its annual suicide prevention training from a computer-based (CBT) course to face-to-face training.The new, in-person training, which went into effect Feb. 11, 2015, replaces the annual computer-based training for active-duty and Reserve Airmen, while civilians have

  • Hurricane Hunters participate in Katrina +10 event

    Two members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" and one retired member took part in the Katrina +10 event held at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of art here May 31.According to Vincent Creel, public affairs manager for the City of Biloxi, Katrina +10 is a six-month event designed

  • Hurricane Hunter remembers a shaky feeling

    (This article is the initial piece of a series featuring personal encounters of Air Force Reservists of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters". The Hurricane Hunters are the only Department of Defense organization who routinely flies into hurricanes to collect weather data for

  • Community leaders learn about AF, AF Reserve missions during tour

    Thirty-four civic leaders from Mississippi joined 403rd Wing leaders on a community relations tour, commonly referred to as a Civic Leader Tour, May 14-15 to MacDill Air Force Base, Homestead Air Reserve Base, and the National Hurricane Center in Florida.Civic leader tours are a way for members of

  • 403rd Citizen Airmen prepare for mass casualty, Ebola threats

    More than 75 Airmen assigned to the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron teamed up with 10 Naval reservist personnel from the Naval Construction Battalion Center Operation Health Support Unit in Gulfport, Mississippi to participate in a medical training exercise named Operation Sundown at Keesler Air

  • Hurricane Hunters complete week-long awareness tour

    Air Force Reservists with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" with National Hurricane Center partners completed a week-long hurricane awareness tour ranging from Halifax, Canada, to Marathon, Florida, May 3-8."The purpose of our mission this week is to remind citizens of the

  • Hurricane Hunters fly Ana in early support of 2015 hurricane season

    Aircrews from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" flew their WC-130J aircraft off the southeast coast of the United States in support of the first storm mission of the 2015 hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ana.Ana made landfall early Mother's Day morning, May 11, near Myrtle