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  • 403rd Wing Hosts German-U.S. Reserve Officer Exchange Program

    Lt. Col. Uwe Hasselberg, a German Air Force Joint Support Service officer, visited Reservists at the 403rd Wing for two weeks in June as part of the German-U.S. Reserve Officer Exchange Program."This is the first year (the wing) has participated," Col. Kerry Kohler, 403rd Maintenance Group commander

  • Rescue From Above: 815th Aircrew Evacuates Wounded Army Ranger

    It was supposed to be a routine mission - a simple drop off and pick up flying wounded personnel from a medical facility on one base to another. Routine missions, however, can be anything but routine when serving in a combat zone. The C-130J-30 pilot and aircraft commander, Capt. Brandon Cowell,

  • Serving Full Time For The Thin Blue Line

    This story is part 3 of a 3 part series on 403rd Wing Reservists' civilian jobs.As a young active-duty Airman serving as a medical technician in the emergency room, he listened to them recount tales of heartache and heroism, traffic accidents and bank robberies. It was those stories told by Air

  • Hurricane Season: Are You Ready?

    June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season - are you and your family ready? Reservists at the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., are encouraged to get their hurricane kits ready and have plans in place for the 2010 hurricane season. "The most challenging aspect of teaching hurricane

  • Irvin Assumes Command of 403rd Mission Support Group

    Lt. Col. Marshall Irvin assumed command of the 403rd Mission Support Group. The Assumption of Command ceremony was held here Saturday of the May Unit Training Assembly in the Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility. Family and friends of Colonel Irvin attended the event.

  • Two Hats, One Job: The Hurricane Hunter Loadmasters

    This is part four of four in a series on the aircrew members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.Two for the price of one - that's what the aircrew of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron gets for the crew members filling the weather reconnaissance loadmaster position. These Reservists

  • 22nd AF Command Chief Visits 403rd Wing

    Chief Master Sgt. Steven Larwood, 22nd Air Force command chief, visited with Reservists of the 403rd Wing during May's Unit Training Assembly to hear the concerns of the unit's enlisted force.His visit included stops at a variety of 403rd Wing units and functions, and a meeting with airmen

  • FEMA Administrator Visits AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters

    Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, visited Reservists of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron April 29 to address hurricane preparedness as the June 1 storm season approaches."The Air Force does a lot for FEMA," Mr. Fugate said in an address to the 53 WRS "Hurricane

  • Joint Training Mission Enables Reservists to Train as They Fight

    Reservists from the 815th Airlift Squadron, of the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., completed a Joint Airborne and Air Transportability Training mission with Army Special Forces in Key West, Fla., April 16.The JA/ATT program provides the 815th AS "Flying Jennies" with unique training