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  • Hurricane Hunters Fly First Storm Mission

    As the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve prepared to fly the first storm tasking of the 2008 Hurricane season early Friday morning, Category 1 Hurricane Bertha, with winds of 85 mph, was centered about 350 miles south southeast of Bermuda, moving northwest at around 7 mph. Assigned to the

  • Flying Jennies Showcase at Air Tattoo, Farnborough

    The Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" of the 403rd Wing flying the C-130J-30 aircraft will be showcased at the 2008 Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, England, July 12-13 and the 2008 Farnborough International Air Show at Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, England,

  • Friend of the Reserve, Legend Passes

    Lt. Col. Charles Walker Dryden, aviation legend of the Tuskegee Airmen, died June 24, 2008 of natural causes at the age of 87 in Atlanta, Ga. As boy, he dreamed of flying planes and learned to fly before he could drive a car, but the color of his skin almost kept him from realizing his dream.

  • An Angel Gets Its Wings - 403rd Flyover Honors Jimmy Stewart

    Bolling Air Force Base and Air Force Reserve Command members participated in a centennial celebration May 24 in General Stewart's hometown of Indiana, Pa. which was capped off with a flyover by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" of the 403rd Wing.Actor James M. Stewart was

  • Wing Dedicates "Spirit of Keesler"

    A ceremony celebrating 35,000 hours flown by the 403rd Wing in the C-130J aircraft and the dedication of a WC-130J 'Hurricane Hunter' plane as the "Spirit of Keesler" was held here April 22. Brig. Gen. Richard Moss, commander, 403rd Wing, presided over the ceremony, which recognized the special bond

  • “Good Morning, Vietnam’s” Adrian Cronauer Speaks To Reservists

    Former U.S. Air Force sergeant, Adrian Cronauer, whose life was the inspiration for the major motion picture, Good Morning, Vietnam!, spoke to Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing Sunday at the unit's quarterly Commander's Call. Mr. Cronauer is now Special Assistant to the Director of the Defense