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  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Tropical Storm Bertha

    Aircrew members from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" have been flying data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Bertha out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands since July 31.According to Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd WRS chief

  • 403rd Senior NCOs learn at home station

    Twenty-four senior noncommissioned officers assigned to the 403rd Wing spent the weekend of July 26-27 putting their combined 475 years of military experience to the test during a Senior NCO Leadership Course held at the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility.This was the first time this course

  • Flight surgeon lands the big one

    A 68-foot Hatteras, named the Iona Louise swayed gently as it sat 150-miles south of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A light breeze, low chop and clear skies were just what the doctor ordered on June 6 as the sun broke the horizon for a day of enjoying a relatively new hobby of sport fishing. Col. (Dr.)

  • Air Force Reserve Command delays inactivation of 815th Airlift Squadron

    The Air Force Reserve Command announced Monday the delay of the inactivation of the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 815th AS, referred to as the "Flying Jennies, is a tactical airlift unit in the 403rd Wing. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 called for

  • Airmen benefit from streamlined uniform process

    The Kentucky Logistics Operations Center (KYLOC) is a distribution center that the 403rd Wing began using in February to issue and replace uniforms, reducing wait times from six months to three days. Enlisted members returning from a break in service or with torn or stained uniforms can contact

  • Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

    Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

  • Maharaj assumes command of 403rd MSG

    Col. Beena N. Maharaj took command of the 403rd Mission Support Group during an assumption of command ceremony at the Roberts Auditorium here July 13.Maharaj was commissioned in 1995 through the Academy of Military Sciences, McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, and has served in a