Air Attach?? visits 403rd Wing and Keesler facilities

Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, Chief Meteorologist, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, briefed members of the Air Attach?? on the variety of unique configurations of the Weather C-130J that are vital to retrieving data from inside storms. The group traveled from Washington, D.C., March 26, to visit a selection of active duty and reserve facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (US Air Force Photo by Capt. J. Justin Pearce)

Air Attach?? visits 403rd Wing and Keesler facilities

Members of the Air Attach?? from Washington, D.C., familiarized themselves with the 403rd Wing during a visit of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (US Air Force Photo illustration by Capt. J. Justin Pearce)

North Bay Elementary Tours 403rd Wing

Third graders from North Bay Elementary toured 403rd Wing facilities March 25 to expand their horizons about the Air Force Reserve's flying missions here. They concluded their tour with a walkthrough of a WC-130J aircraft (US Air Force photo illustration by Capt. J. Justin Pearce).

Biloxi JROTC tours WC-130J

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Ragusa, 403rd Wing Chief of Safety and Hurricane Hunter pilot, gives members of the Biloxi High School Junior ROTC a tour of a WC-130J cockpit on March 22, 2013. The JROTC toured Keesler AFB during an annual visit (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Jessica L. Kendziorek).

403rd Wing swept by Miss. Surge

MSgt Jeff Stack, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, describes his duties to the Mississippi Surge Hockey team on March 18, 2013. The team visited the 403rd Wing to see a WC-130J, the aircraft maintenance shop and the propulsion shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

Changing the Culture

Chaplain Lance Hoggatt stresses the seriousness of the consequences of drunk driving to his fellow wingmen, and was among several guests who spoke during an urgent 403rd Wing commander's call March 15 at the Roberts Maintenance Facility here. The commander's call was held in response to a recent drunk driving incident involving several military personnel, and centered on the negative impacts of drunk driving, as well as resources Airmen could use to prevent future incidents from happening. Additionally, in efforts to promote a change in culture concerning alcohol, a policy was announced restricting the use of alcohol at any 403rd Wing facility (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. J. Justin Pearce).