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  • Defenders Train on Heavy Weapons

    Members of the 403rd Security Forces Squadron conducted the firing portion of their heavy weapons qualification training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Jan. 18.

  • Fourth Wave: Wing Commander's August UTA Update

    Holding the 403rd Wing August Unit Training Assembly in the midst of the COVID-19 “Fourth Wave” is weighing heavily on my mind. We had some positive tests within the wing coming out of the July UTA and have had a few more in the weeks since.I’m worried by the fact that area hospitals have seen more

  • Hurricane Hunters wrap up Elsa recon ahead of landfall

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters wrapped up their aerial reconnaissance efforts for Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday morning, July 7, after the storm made landfall on the northwest coast of Florida.The 53rd WRS is assigned to the 403rd Wing and is the only

  • Logistics Readiness Squadron goes west for training

    Around 60 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron here ventured out west to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada for their annual tour training May 29-June 12.From issuing gear to fueling aircraft to providing transportation and everything in between, the logistics readiness

  • Wing leaders visit Camp Shelby, take part in training

    403rd Wing leaders and 403rd Security Forces Squadron members travelled to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., May 21, 2021 to participate in a number of different training exercises including a Shoot, Move, Communicate course, Engagement Skills Trainer virtual weapons

  • Know your Rights for reemployment, USERRA

    Veterans Employment and Training Service, an agency of the Department of Labor, oversees grants for Veterans seeking employment, maintains transition assistance programs for employment, and it also runs the Compliance and Investigation Division for employment complaints, which is responsible for

  • Hurricane Hunters pull double duty

    The Hurricane Hunters departed Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, today to take on their fourth winter storm mission tasking of the 2020-2021 season flying along the Atlantic coastline.

  • Confined spaces

    Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems section and the 81st Training Wing's Fire Department conducted a their yearly confined space extraction exercise Sept 30.

  • Marco, Laura prove Hurricane Hunters up to taskings

    The Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters had a busy week flying missions into Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and from the Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 20 through today.