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  • Kansas City Chiefs’ cheerleaders visit Keesler

    Gold and red pom poms shimmered in the Southern sun when National Football League cheerleaders from the Kansas City Chiefs visited Keesler Air Force Base today. Cheerleaders Katrina, Tara, Sarah and Claire (team policy dictates that they don’t share their last names) were here as part of an event

  • Long-time weather reconnaissance crewmembers retire

    A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed on the Keesler Air Force Base runway and taxied to its parking spot in front of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron where a crowd watched the engines shut down and the propellers come to a slow halt.Lt. Col. Troy “Bear” Anderson and Lt. Col. Valerie

  • C-130J fleet upgrades engines

    Spinning propellers are what get the 403rd Wing’s fleet of 20 C-130J and WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft up into the sky to complete their missions. However, when those planes are back on the ground, there’s no reason for those props to continue turning. That’s why the 403rd Maintenance Squadron is

  • 403rd Wing members participate in Africa Aerospace, Defence Expo

    Thirteen members of the 403rd Wing had the opportunity to attend the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa Sept. 13-19. The crew included five pilots, four loadmasters and four maintainers. Ten were from the 815th Airlift Squadron and three from the

  • Joining forces: reserve, guard, active components integrate force support

    For years the Air Force has been promoting the concept of Total Force, joining together active, Guard and Reserve components wherever possible to more effectively accomplish the Air Force mission. This has been the case throughout the Air Force with force support squadrons, which over the past few

  • Keesler hosts director, actors of Deepwater Horizon

    Even though the cockpit of the WC-130J Super Hercules was sweltering in the Mississippi sun, actors Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson sat in the pilots’ seats, asking questions and reminiscing. “I haven’t sat in the cockpit of a plane with my dad since I was a little girl,” Hudson said. Hudson and

  • Airman receives medal for act of courage

    The sun had just risen on Sept. 11 and members of the 403rd Maintenance Group were spread out in a row across the flight line. They were prepared to conduct a foreign object debris walk to collect anything that might pose a threat to the aircraft they work to keep in flight condition. Before they

  • Aerial porters take part in joint training event

    Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 41st Aerial Port Squadron, assigned to the 403rd Wing, took part in a joint training scenario called Patriot Mustang GRIP II with members of the Army and the Navy along the Mississippi Gulf Coast Friday and Saturday.The mission provided an opportunity for members

  • 815th Airlift Squadron flies four-ship training mission

    The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies”, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing here, flew a four-aircraft training exercise today, their first multi-element training mission since the squadron found out in 2015 that it was no longer scheduled for inactivation.The 815th AS is a

  • Maintenance unit starts historic chapter with 403rd Wing

    A new chapter began today with the activation of the 403rd Wing’s newest maintenance unit during a ceremony at the Consolidated Roberts Aircraft Maintenance Facility.Maj. Brian Horton assumed command of the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, which is responsible for the inspection, repair, launch