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  • MFLC program provides counseling for service members, families

    Each day became a little more difficult than the next after several deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq took their toll on Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lamar's personal life, which helped lead to a failed marriage and strained and distant relationships with friends and family. Thoughts turned from sad

  • Metal morphosis

    Staff Sgt. James Fields, a metals technology craftsman with the 403rd Fabrication Flight, welds a butt-joint Oct 25. Fields is the only active duty machinist and welder in the 345th Airlift Squadron. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)

  • New Paint Booth, Fab-ulous

    Since its completion last year, the new paint booth installed at the 403rd Wing Fabrication Flight has boosted productivity ten fold. In the times before the paint booth, the fab flight would have to send anything that needed painting to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Considering the two hour drive,

  • October Drill Rescheduled

    To the 403rd Wing members:Due to the lack of funding and accompanying personnel to accomplish the required planning and training, the 403d Wing has rescheduled the October drill periods and will be adding a day to the November and December drills.Any questions or concerns please direct to your

  • 99s tour Hurricane Hunter aircraft

    Members of Southeastern section of the Ninety Nines visited the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and toured a WC-130J, Hurricane Hunter aircraft here Sept. 27, 2013.The Ninety Nines, an organization of women pilots from 36 countries, toured the base to educate the pilots on weather

  • Amodeo assumes command of 403rd Wing

    Colonel Frank Amodeo took the reins of the 403rd Wing during an assumption of command ceremony held here Sept.14, 2013.Major General Wallace "Wade" Farris Jr., 22nd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony, passing the wing guidon to the new 403rd commander.Amodeo joined the Air Force in 1986

  • Farris seizes opportunity to train at Keesler

    Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris Jr., Commander, 22nd Air Force, visits the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base on Sep 13 to preside over the assumption of command of the 403rd Wing by Col. Frank L. Amodeo taking place Sep 14.As a previous Operations Group Commander, 403rd Wing, Farris took

  • Hurricane Hunting: The 70 year dare continues

    Testosterone...So many historical events can be directly linked to this chemical compound produced in the lives of men. It can be blamed for the drive that results in the continuation of the human race, wars that are fought, and more entertaining things like the jumping of the Grand Canyon on a