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  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Hurricane Iselle for life-saving data

    Citizen Airmen with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Tuesday to collect weather data in Hurricane Iselle as it approaches the Hawaiian Islands.The team of

  • Voss takes command of 403rd Operational Support Squadron

    Lt. Col. Timothy Voss, 89th Airlift Squadron flight commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, took command of the 403rd Operational Support Squadron from Lt. Col. William Bundy during a change of command ceremony at the 815th Airlift Squadron Auditorium here Aug. 3.Bundy is now the deputy

  • New start for time-honored tradition

    The 403rd Wing held an induction ceremony for senior noncommissioned officers and noncommissioned officers here Aug. 2 at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium.Eight staff sergeants and five master sergeants were inducted into their new ranks during the ceremony."As a

  • Hurricane Hunters fly into Tropical Storm Bertha

    Aircrew members from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" have been flying data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Bertha out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands since July 31.According to Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd WRS chief

  • 403rd Senior NCOs learn at home station

    Twenty-four senior noncommissioned officers assigned to the 403rd Wing spent the weekend of July 26-27 putting their combined 475 years of military experience to the test during a Senior NCO Leadership Course held at the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility.This was the first time this course

  • Flight surgeon lands the big one

    A 68-foot Hatteras, named the Iona Louise swayed gently as it sat 150-miles south of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A light breeze, low chop and clear skies were just what the doctor ordered on June 6 as the sun broke the horizon for a day of enjoying a relatively new hobby of sport fishing. Col. (Dr.)

  • Air Force Reserve Command delays inactivation of 815th Airlift Squadron

    The Air Force Reserve Command announced Monday the delay of the inactivation of the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 815th AS, referred to as the "Flying Jennies, is a tactical airlift unit in the 403rd Wing. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 called for

  • Airmen benefit from streamlined uniform process

    The Kentucky Logistics Operations Center (KYLOC) is a distribution center that the 403rd Wing began using in February to issue and replace uniforms, reducing wait times from six months to three days. Enlisted members returning from a break in service or with torn or stained uniforms can contact