May 12, 2014 NOAA, Hurricane Hunters team up for awareness tour An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew with their WC-130J aircraft and a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane forecasters visited three Mexican and two Caribbean cities May 4-11 as part of the annual Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. The CHAT, a joint effort
May 10, 2014 Promotion and Induction with one ceremony Col. Frank L. Amodeo, 403rd Wing commander, presided over a promotion ceremony here on May 3, 2014 for Senior Master Sgt. Christopher L. Barnby. More than 400 wing members attended the ceremony. Also in attendance from the Air Force Reserve Command A1K was Chief Master Sgt. Roderick C. Cunningham,
May 4, 2014 403rd ASTS conducts mass casualty exercise Have you ever wanted to dress for Halloween in the spring? Well a few airmen volunteered to do just that for the 403rd Wing May unit training assembly. Airmen were made up with simulated medical "wounds" for a mass casualty exercise here for the Aeromedical Staging Squadron, on May 3, 2014. ASTS
April 28, 2014 Hurricane Hunters participate in aeromedical evacuation training One day they could be flying a storm mission through a Category Five hurricane, and another they could be flying an aeromedical evacuation mission in support of global contingencies. As part of their training for these medical flights, members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane
April 24, 2014 Splash pad now open The Keesler Outdoor Recreation's Splash Pad at the marina on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., officially opened April 19, 2014. The splash pad was funded with a portion of the 2013 Commander-in-Chief Installation Excellence award funds.
April 17, 2014 403rd Wing Family Day in June Many reservists who worked during a unit training assembly with especially beautiful weather wished they could have been enjoying the weekend with their families, having some fun in the sun. If the weather cooperates, the June Unit Training Assembly will provide reservists that opportunity during
April 11, 2014 403rd Security Forces Squadron element returns home Even during an annual emergency management exercise, the Biloxi-Gulfport International Airport was filled with smiling faces, laughter and cheers as 12 403rd Security Forces Squadron Airmen passed through the terminal doors and into the arms of their loved ones April 10.The 12 Airmen had just
April 6, 2014 403rd Wing surges through the skies in major training exercise Sixteen aircraft from the 403rd Wing took to the skies over the Mississippi Gulf Coast region April 5, 2014, in a large-ship formation training exercise named Operation Surge Capacity.The exercise was designed to test multiple capabilities of the wing, such as coordination between various squadrons,
April 4, 2014 403rd Wing hosts push up contest The 403rd Wing Human Resources Development Council hosted a wing-wide push up contest during the Unit Training Assembly March 8.Senior Airman Quang Tran, 41st Aerial Port Squadron, pumped out 92 pushups in a minute earning the top spot in the competition while Tech. Sgt. Deblair Tate, 403rd Wing
April 2, 2014 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron get a break from the ice in 2014 The friendly skies trend continued with fewer weather reconnaissance flights so far in 2014 following a record-low number of hurricane tracking flights by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.The 53rd WRS had the fourth slowest winter-weather reconnaissance season on record, according to the