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  • Four members from the 403rd Services Squadron, took an oath Aug. 6 to continue serving the Air Force Reserve and its troops. (Left) Brig. Gen. Rich Moss, commander, 403rd Wing, enlisted troops (right to left) Staff Sgt. Wayne Cox, Staff Sgt. Shakela Tashun Jackson, Staff Sgt. Coleen Patton, and Senior Master Sgt. Lisa Baldelli, NCOIC, Services.

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  • The "Hurricane Hunters" from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., flew their first operational mission into a storm in a new WC-130J Hercules on May 20, 2005, gathering data about Hurricane Adrian off the coast of El Salvador. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

    Hurricane Hunters Fly Into Tropical Depression Two

    The Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters are conducting a low-level investigation today as the second tropical depression of the Atlantic Hurricane Season forms off the coast of North Carolina. The Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron are assigned to the 403rd Wing and stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The team of

  • Hurricane Hunters tracking down Alberto

    Air Force Reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s “Hurricane Hunters” began flying the year’s first storm missions June 10 into what is now Tropical Storm Alberto. Alberto is fueling up on the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is strengthening. As of this morning, the Hurricane Hunters found that the center of the cyclone has
  • A WC-130J on the apron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in 2003. The J-model allows aircrews to fly higher improving the winter storm forecast models. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Hurricane Hunters Prepare for Season

    It was a quiet opening day of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron spent the day training and getting ready for what forecasters say will be another active season. Though the season officially begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30, last year these Reservists, who are assigned to the Air Force
  • Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin, vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, indicates a smooth ride and safe landing here May 26, when he delivered the latest addition to the 403rd Wing's fleet of C-130J-30 aircraft. A crew from the 403rd Wing accepted delivery of the new aircraft from Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer, in Marietta, Ga. earlier in the day. General Poulin, who spent much of his military career flying fighter aircraft, said he was impressed with the Herc. The 815th Airlift Squadron, the unit which employs the "stretched" transport, expects delivery of another aircraft before the end of the year.

    C-130J-30 Delivered to 403rd Wing

  • Master Sgt. Ronnie Klipp guides a Medium Extended Air Defense System onto a C-130J Hercules during a demonstration of the aircraft's interoperability the Berlin Air Show. Various models of U.S. military aircraft and about 60 support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are attending the air show at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport May 16-21. Sergeant Klipp is a crew chief assigned to the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wolfgang Hofmann)

    C-130J Hercules displays interoperability at Berlin Air Show

    It was interoperability in action at the Berlin Air Show on May 17 when a medium extended air defense system was loaded onto a C-130J Hercules. The system is designed as a lightweight launcher capable of shooting down aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. It was a new missile system on a new cargo plane, and it was a perfect fit as the
  • Maj. James Dignan describes some of the features of the C-130J Hercules to Chinese Maj. Gen. Yue Xicui (left) and Maj. Zhang Dezhao on May 16, 2006 at the Berlin Air Show. General Xicui is the Chinese Air Force's first female pilot and has more than 6,000 flying hours. Various models of U.S. military aircraft and about 60 support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are attending the air show at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport May 16-21. Major Dignan is a pilot with the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Pamela A.Q. Cook)

    C-130J featured at Berlin Air Show

    U.S. Army and Air Force aircraft stationed in the United States, England and Germany, including a C-130J Hercules from the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. are among 10 U.S. aircraft supporting the Berlin Air Show. The Keesler crew doesn't have the only heavy transport at the show. A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Charleston Air Force
  • Brig. Gen. Rich Moss, commander, 403rd Wing, gives a tour of his fleet of C-130J aicraft to Brig. Gen. Juraj Baranek, chief of the Slovak air force, and other senior representatives from the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic. The delegation, led by Lt. Gen. L'ubomir Bulik, chief of the general staff, Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic traveled here to learn more about the C-130J aicraft and the capabilities, military requirements and costs necessary to support a fully operational C-130J Wing. The group travels to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. for a visit with the 94th Airlift Wing and Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the C-130J.

    J-model Draws Foreign Interest

  • Maintainer Impresses Senior Leaders

    Almost as soon as they got off the aircraft, top U.S. military leaders were shaking the hand of a tall Reservist from Keesler who made an even bigger impression during his deployment to the Middle East. About the same time most Reservists here were facing the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 1st Lt. Bo Shelton, an officer with the 403rd Maintenance

  • The End of an Era

    Even before the last WC-130H left the runway, a row of empty lockers was already forming at the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. These lockers held crew equipment for the Hurricane Hunters’ flight engineers, who are all moving on as this legacy era closes out for the 403rd Wing. During the 2005 hurricane season the wing finalized transition to
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