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  • Preparing for the worst, training provides aircrew life-saving skills

    Flying 500 feet above the surface of the ocean hunting hurricanes and flying into these monster storms at 10,000 feet comes with some risks.Preparing aircrew members with the training and skills to survive if an aircraft goes down due to an emergency or other event is Survival, Evasion, Resistance

  • Deadline for Hurricane Hunter Association Scholarship application Aug. 1

    The Hurricane Hunter Association (HHA) is awarding two Swan 38 Memorial Scholarships for the 2022 fall semester, and the deadline to apply is Aug. 1.The first place winner will receive $2,000 and second place will receive $1,000 for their undergraduate or graduate education.“Each year, the

  • Yellow Ribbon assists deployers, families

    The potential challenges faced during a service member’s deployment are endless and omnidirectional.Ranging from financial to emotional stressors and everything in between, there are many ways in which a six-, nine- or even 12-month absence from home can affect a service member and their family.The

  • British Movers visit Port Dawgs

    British Royal Air Force Reserve’s 4624th Squadron, known as “Movers”, visit to 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Port Dawgs located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 21-25 conduct some combined air transportation interoperability and agile combat employment training.

  • NHC, Hurricane Hunters CHAT preparedness in the Caribbean

    For the first time since 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” were able to team up for a Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico April 20-21.“The

  • The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development

    The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development — from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today.

  • Meet the Vice: Col. Shawn Mattingly

    Col. Shawn Mattingly, a KC-10 and C-17 pilot by trade, recently took up the position of vice commander for the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

  • 403rd Wing hosting Family Day May 14

    During the May Unit Training Assembly, the Rising 6 organization is putting on the wing’s first family day since before the COVID-19 Pandemic in early 2020.“We’re excited to finally be able to hold an event for our members and their families again,” said Tech. Sgt. Kyle Stoeger, 403rd Aircraft

  • Self-Assessment Program managers key to compliance

    Self-assessment is the evaluation of one’s actions or the processes used in accomplishing their job, and it’s something Senior Master Sgt. Spring Walden knows all about.The Inspector General Inspections superintendent runs the Self-Assessment Program for the 403rd Wing, a key component of the Air

  • 403rd Wing announces April enlisted promotions

    The 403rd Wing congratulates the following enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen who were promoted for April 2022.AirmanZuri S. Vargas, 41st Aerial Port Squadron Airman 1st ClassAdrianna J. Nettles, 403rd Aeromedical Staging SquadronLetticia G. Nogueira 36th Aeromedical Evacuation SquadronTia M. Plant,