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  • Santa visits 403rd Wing

    Santa Claus visited the 403rd Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit, during the Wing Children's Christmas Party at the Maintenance Fuel Cell from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 2013. The event featured crafts and activities for children as well as a free lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jessica

  • Hurricane season ends, slowest since 1966

    Nov. 30 marked the end of hurricane season, and the 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron closed up shop at their forward operating location at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.Known as the "Roll Up," 403rd Wing reservists spent Monday through

  • 403rd Force Support Squadron welcomes new commander

    Maj. Salena M. Ingham took command of the 403rd Force Support Squadron during a ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center at 2 p.m. Dec. 6.The major replaces Lt. Col. Allyson C. Chauvin, who is now the 403rd Wing inspector general.Ingham is responsible for leading the squadron that provides force

  • Unit effectiveness inspection: changing the way we evaluate readiness

    The days of ramping up for major operational readiness and compliance inspections have come to an end. A new process for evaluating mission readiness, the unit effective inspection, is now in play.Lt. Col. Allyson Chauvin, 403rd Wing inspector general, summed up the intent behind the new UEI

  • New 403rd Wing commander facing challenges with optimism

    A week before assuming command of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, he said farewell to 160 Airmen deploying overseas.He was already dealing with the impacts of civilian furloughs and other effects of sequestration, severe automatic spending cuts to U.S. federal spending that took effect in March

  • New PII policy designed to protect DoD

    Staff Sgt. Jones is tasked with updating his unit's recall roster. In order to take care of some family issues, he decides to email everything he needs to his personal email to work on it at home. Jones isn't real, but if he were, his seemingly harmless action would land him in a lot more trouble

  • 403rd a hit with Veteran's Day Parade

    Master Sgt. Ed Scherzer, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron weather reconnaissance loadmaster, gives a Hurricane Hunter doubloon to a young spectator during the Biloxi Veterans Day parade Nov. 9. Members of the 403rd Wing from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., guided Lil' Bill, a mock C-130J

  • Lil' Bill thrills Biloxi

    Master Sgt. Brian Lamar, 403rd Wing Public Affairs noncommissioned officer in charge, pilots Lil' Bill past the reviewing stands in front of city hall during the Biloxi Veterans Day parade Nov. 9. Members of the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., guided the mock C-130J aircraft down the

  • Airborne!

    A young "paratrooper" jumps out the back of Lil' Bill, which was parked at the Biloxi Town Green after the Biloxi Veterans Day parade held Nov. 9. Members of the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., guided the mock C-130J aircraft through the streets of Biloxi, Miss., during the event.