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  • Granderson promotes to Colonel

    Retired Lt. Col. Larry Hill poses with his twin daughters Col. Leslie Davidson, 157th Air Operations Group chief of combat plans, (left) and Col. Elissa Granderson, 403rd Operations Group commander, (right) during Granderson’s promotion ceremony June 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Hill is

  • 403rd Operations Group Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Elissa D. Granderson assumed command of the 403rd Operations Group from Col. Kevin J. Campanile, during a change of command ceremony at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium June 3.

  • Retiring with 32 years of service

    Retired Col. Benton Busbee, a former 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, presents Lt. Col. Rosalind Johnson, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations, with her certificate of appreciation from the President of the United States during her retirement ceremony June 4 in

  • Celebrating family and 75 years of the Air Force Reserve

    Hundreds of members of the 403rd Wing and their families gathered at Keesler Air Force Base's Marina Park June 3 for the Wing’s annual Family Day. Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the Air Force Reserve, this event displays the camaraderie and family values that the Reserve represents.

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer defending the Human Weapon System

    The 101 Critical Days of Summer begins on Memorial Day weekend and continues through Labor Day weekend. During this timeframe Airmen, and Guardians tend to participate more in outdoor activities, take time to travel, barbeque with friends and explore new things over a season that has historically

  • Running the route to recovery

    After injuries to both her knees and wrists, Lt. Col. Lisa Haik, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron chief nurse, is training in preparation for a marathon spanning 26.2 miles coming this October.The marathon will be less than a year following an accident Haik and her family were in, her family

  • Flying Jennies support joint force EUCOM exercise Swift Response

    Crews from the 815th Airlift Squadron and supporting personnel departed their home station of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 5, 2023, to travel to Europe for SWIFT RESPONSE 2023.SWIFT RESPONSE is part of U.S. European Command’s DEFENDER 23 exercise that consists of over 7,000 U.S. and

  • Hitting the drop zone

    During the last week, Marines from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 were training out of the 403rd Wing and Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.The 41st Aerial Port Squadron assisted with the VMM-263 training by preparing and building container delivery systems that could be dropped

  • Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour 2023

    The Hurricane Awareness Tour for 2023 returned to the Gulf Coast region during National Hurricane Preparedness Week.The HAT and National Hurricane Preparedness Week is important for getting information out to the public in order to gain preparedness tips and learn what to do to before storms happen.