Hurricane Hunters begin week-long awareness tour with NHC partners in Canada

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters spread severe weather awareness to more than 1100 Canadians as they completed the first stop of a six-city East Coast centric Hurricane Awareness Tour in Halifax, Nova Scotia May 3.This year marks the first time the Air Force Reserve

22nd Air Force commander visits 403rd Wing

Maj. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, paid a visit to members of the 403rd Wing here May 1-4.This was one stop the general makes during the year to 16 different units under command of the 22nd Air Force. The purpose of her tour was to visit the wing to get to know the Airmen and gain

Man on the Stand

Active-duty Airman provides assist for Keesler reservists

Training missions don't always go off without a hitch, so it can help when both active-duty and reserve Air Force components work together to resolve an issue, or in some cases provide a necessary assist.This was the case April 10 when active-duty Senior Airman Preston Mikesell, 81st Training Wing

Hurricane Hunters, National Hurricane Center promote hurricane preparedness in Caribbean

An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew with their WC-130J aircraft and a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane forecasters visited two Mexican and five Caribbean cities April 20-25 as part of the annual Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour.The CHAT, a joint effort

403rd Wing Reservist honored for volunteerism

Master Sgt. Spring Winters, a unit training manager with the 403rd Maintenance Group, received the military individual volunteer of the year award during the 32nd Annual City of Biloxi, Miss. Volunteer Recognition ceremony at the Biloxi Civic Center April 21.Winters was awarded the honor for her

403rd Wing members take time for fun

Firefighter training gets a small taste of real-world emergency

Dozens of Air Force Reserve firefighters with the 403rd Civil Engineer Squadron worked for hours in the rain and fog at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to put out an aircraft engulfed in flames during an exercise April 12.The fire truck-mounted training was part of a series of annual

403rd Wing honors employers during unit training assembly

Nineteen employers from as far away as Lafayette, Louisiana converged onto Keesler Air Force Base to learn about the Air Force Reserve mission during the 403rd Wing's Employer Appreciation Day April 11.The event, cosponsored by the Mississippi Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and

Air Force report to Congress pursues retention of C-130Js at Keesler

As part of a required Air Force report to Congress on the C-130 force structure, the Secretary of the Air Force released a force structure amendment pursuing the retention of 10 Air Force Reserve Command C-130J aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base.Retaining the aircraft at Keesler will provide the