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  • Key Spouse program reinvigorated at the 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB

    Deployments, uncertainty due to furloughs and unit closures have become a regular topic around the dinner table in many 403rd Wing households. These topics can be stressful for everyone involved, especially the military spouse who may feel isolated or left in the dark due to a lack of communication

  • 5th Operational Weather Flight Airmen earn Air Force awards

    Two 5th Operational Weather Flight Airmen earned 2013 Air Force Weather Awards.Master Sgt. Robert A. Rock is the Air Reserve Component Weather Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Pepe is the ARC Weather NCO of the Year.The 5th OWF, assigned to the Air Force Reserve's

  • Airmen nominate peers for recognition of excellence

    The 403rd Wing Human Resource and Development Council have developed a system to recognize 403rd Wing civilians and reservists who have been noticed by their coworkers for going above and beyond the call of duty.The award system is called the peer-to-peer award program. The P2P provides

  • Wind beneath my Wings

    Many people remember this song made popular by Bette Midler during Desert Storm.Did you ever know that you're my hero, And everything I would like to be?I can fly higher than an eagle, 'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.Here in the 403rd we have so many heroes. A hero is defined as "a person

  • Hurricane Hunters brief students at local elementary school

    Lt. Col. Jeffrey Ragusa and Lt. Col. Shannon Hailes, pilots with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, briefed 224 fourth grade students about the Hurricane Hunters mission at the Harper McCaughan Middle School March 7.

  • New home proposed for ten C-130J aircraft

    Air Force Reserve Command plans to transfer the 10 C-130J aircraft assigned to the 403rd Wing to the newly-reactivated 913th Airlift Group at Little Rock AFB, Ark., as part of the Fiscal Year 2015 President's Budget Rollout Request.The aircraft were originally to be reassigned to the 440th Airlift

  • 403rd Wing inducts community leaders into Honorary Commanders Program

    Reservists at Keesler Air Force Base have played their parts over the years in forging a longstanding relationship with the Gulf Coast community. The Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing continued in that tradition when they inducted a new set of local community leaders into the Honorary Commanders

  • Commentary: Social media tips for Airmen, families

    Caught up in the moment, you take a photo that you later regret. We are all victims of making a bad decision every once in a while. Unfortunately, in today's online world that bad decision can come back to haunt you, so prevention is key.With social media being an important part of life in today's

  • Keesler participates in Mardi Gras activities

    The 403rd Wing's "Lil' Bill," a C-130J aircraft prototype, from Keesler rolls through the crowded streets during the 26th Annual North Bay Area Mardi Gras Parade in D'Iberville, Miss., March 2, 2014. Leadership from the 81st Training Wing, the Keesler Honor Guard, Airmen carrying the 50 state flags

  • Wing announces annual award winners

    The 403rd Wing announced the 2013 Annual Award winners during the commander's call here Feb. 9. Airman 1st Class Devon P. Sandridge, an aerospace maintenance apprentice with the 345th Airlift Squadron, is the Airman of the Year. During a recent deployment Sandridge helped generate more than 2,500