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  • 403rd Security Forces Airmen check equipment

    Senior Airman Timothy Guise, 403rd Security Forces Squadron fire team member, packs away a Base X tent he helped assemble for training at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 7, 2015. The open-air tent is used mainly to protect personnel from the sun, rain and other weather conditions. (U.S. Air

  • Wearing the shirt: what it means to be a first sergeant

    It takes a certain type of person to wear the shirt - or more specifically, the first shirt, which is what first sergeants in the U.S. Air Force are sometimes called.The duties and responsibilities of a first sergeant are wide and varied, such as advising the commander on all matters concerning

  • 403rd Wing members receive annual awards

    The 403rd Wing announced the annual award winners at the commander's call at the Welch Theater on 7 Feb.The Airman of the Year is Senior Airman Anthony E. Gaston, an air transportation specialist with the 41st Aerial Port Squadron.   During an inspection Gaston led a team to a flawless execution of

  • Airman Files -- Tech. Sgt. Victor Boscareno

    Tech. Sgt. Victor Boscareno has been with the 403rd Wing since 2009. Boscareno feels that his most significant impact while serving in the wing was as the flight safety representative. His efforts have led to fewer accidents and an overall safer working environment for his wingmates.He is most proud

  • 403rd maintainers honored for problem solving

    Sometimes the very best solution is for Airmen to go beyond the norm - work further than the reactive checklists - to resolve an issue.  This was exactly the case with four Airmen from the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.Master Sgt. James Rials, 403rd AMXS crew chief, and Tech. Sgts. Fernando

  • Keesler AFB simulator down for upgrades

    The C-130J aircraft simulator at Keesler Air Force Base will be down for repairs for five months beginning Feb. 9.The simulator, used by C-130J aviators throughout all over the U.S. and assignments overseas, will be going through a series of visual system and computer system upgrades needed to

  • 403rd Maintainers do time behind flight controls

    The C-130J cockpit fills with alarms and blinking lights as Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Graham, a turboprop craftsman with the 403rd Maintenance Squadron's Propulsion Flight, methodically runs through his mental checklist to suppress and extinguish a fire in the engine three compartment.Luckily for Graham,