41st APS names 'Top Dawgs' during first Port Dawg challenge

The Air Terminal Operations Center and Special Handling team was named the "Top Dawgs" of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron during the unit's first Port Dawg Challenge here Saturday.Teams from each of the squadron's four sections, ATOC and Special Handling, Cargo, Ramp and Passenger Services, put their

Hurricane Hunters award Swan 38 Memorial Scholarship

Lacing up: Finding your 'WooHoo' moment

For those who run with me, they know I can get a bit noisy. A celebratory "WooHoo" is a must at the start of taking any hill. The drumbeat of sneakers on the pavement, labored breaths, hair in the wind, and pouring sweat in the darkness of early morning is the ultimate "me" moment. Does this get any

ARWO now member of '300 club'

Climbing back into her seat after being tossed around by turbulence, she noticed the radio was filled with absolute silence.This was the first flight that Lt. Col. Valerie Hendry, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial weather officer remembers vividly."We were flying into Super Typhoon Dot

815th AS commander flies 'fini' flight

Lt. Col. Brian Freeman, 815th Airlift Squadron commander, gets hosed down after his final flight (or "fini" flight) with the squadron Sept. 25 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.Freeman is scheduled to leave command of the 815th AS and become the emergency preparedness liaison officer for the

CMSAF Cody visits Keesler Air Force Base

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and his wife and retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena visited with Airmen of the 403rd Wing, 81st Training Wing and 2nd Air Force here Sept. 22-23.The purpose of the chief's visit was to thank Airmen, answer their questions and listen to their

403rd Wing hosts recruiting event for Airmen impacted by proposed deactivations

Approximately 120 403rd Wing personnel, leadership and recruiters from Alabama and Mississippi participated in a recruiting event here Sept. 13.In March, the 403rd Civil Engineer Squadron was one of several Air Force Reserve Command units identified in the President's 2015 Proposed Budget to

Hurricane Hunters fly Odile

The Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters flew into Hurricane Odile Sunday to collect critical weather data for the National Hurricane Center.Hurricane Odile formed in the Pacific Ocean and made landfall this morning in Baja, California. After reaching Category 4 strength on Sunday, Odile weakened

403rd maintenance members receive AFRC General Lew Allen Jr. Award

Two 403rd maintenance reservists were honored as the recipients of the 2014 Air Force Reserve Command General Lew Allen Jr. Award during a ceremony held at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility here Sept. 13.Lt. Col. Edward Segura, 403rd Maintenance Group deputy commander, and

Air Force Reserve adapts to new AEF Construct

The Air Force's re-designed Air Expeditionary Force construct will modify how reservists mobilize for contingencies and support combatant commander. The new AEF construct, scheduled to start in October, is intended to make deployments more predicable for reservists and improve opportunities for them