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  • Security Forces earn command honors

    The 403rd Security Forces Squadron here received the Outstanding Security Forces Unit Air Reserve Component Award for their accomplishments in 2015. This annual award recognizes the outstanding work done amongst the security forces units in the Air Force Reserve Command, said Maj. Charles Mottram,

  • Hurricane Hunters have new commander

    Lt. Col. Keith Gibson, 403rd Operations Group deputy commander, passes the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Kevin Green, right. Green took command of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron during a change of command ceremony at the 53rd WRS Auditorium, Keesler Air Force

  • New leader for logistics

    Lt. Col. Clinton Cash assumed command of the 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron July 16, 2016, during a ceremony held in the Roberts Maintenance Facility Auditorium, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The flag of command was passed by Col. Edward Sagura, 403rd Mission Support Group commander.

  • Nominate boss for Employer Appreciation Day Nov. 5

    The 403rd Wing Employer Appreciation Day is Nov. 5 and the deadline for reservists to nominate their employers is Sept. 23.The event, cosponsored by the Mississippi Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, is designed to give employers a taste of what it's like to be a Citizen

  • Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognizes supportive employers

    Civilian employer support is vital to reservists and guardsmen. According to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve website, employer support increases the likelihood that citizen warriors will stay in the armed forces and acknowledges the sacrifices made by reservists and guardsmen every

  • Dietary supplements: Know what you're taking to avoid positive drug tests

    Air Force reservists should be careful when taking dietary supplements because of their potential health risks but also because they could lead to a positive urinalysis test result, according to officials with Air Force Reserve Command’s Medical Services Directorate and staff judge advocate’s

  • Chief meteorologist legacy to hurricane hunting

      Seated at his station, he dutifully continues his work collecting and double checking data despite the shaking, sometimes violently, of everything around him. Then suddenly, there’s a calm. The engines are still humming along, but the shaking has stopped. He looks out of the window, down to the

  • Keesler Heritage: Air Force reservists serve Mississippi Gulf Coast

    The United State Air Force has a long legacy of service in the Gulf Coast region. Keesler Air Force Base itself is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, marking a long tradition of keeping the skies above the Mississippi Gulf Coast safe for its citizens. The U.S. Air Force Reserve,

  • Chief recalls experience of Khobar Towers bombing 20 years later

    This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, which occurred June 25, 1996. For one 403rd Wing member, that day proved to be a vivid and marked experience.Chief Master Sgt. Josephine Keller, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron chief enlisted