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  • U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Jerry Rutland, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, flies a WC-130J into the early morning sunrise as they approach Hurricane Florence Sept. 12, 2018. The U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are conducting a reconnaissance mission to provide critical and timely weather data for the National Hurricane Center to assist in providing up-to-date and accurate information for storm forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben)

    Weather units earn command honors

    The Air Force Reserve Command recognized two 403rd Wing units for excellence in the weather career field. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is the Weather Squadron of the Year and the 5th Operational Weather Flight is the Weather Organization of the Year. Also known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, the 53rd WRS is the only

  • Reservists have until Dec. 31 to opt into Blended Retirement System

    Reserve Citizen Airmen eligible to opt in to the Blended Retirement System have unitl Dec. 31 to make the election in myPay.
  • 403rd Wing members donned mission oriented protective posture gear, or MOPP gear, during an exercise Nov. 4, 2018, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 403rd Wing participated in an exercise during the November 2018 Unit Training Assembly to test their ability to survive and operate in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Exercise tests wing’s ability to survive and operate

    Members of the 403rd Wing participated in an exercise here Saturday of the November 2018 Unit Training Assembly to test their ability to survive and operate in a deployed environment.
  • Members of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force base participated in an exercise on Nov 4, 2017 during the November Unit Training Assembly to assess and evaluate the Airmen's Abilty to Survive and Operate during a wartime mission while under conventional or chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)

    403rd Wing conducting readiness exercise Saturday

    Base and Biloxi residents may hear an increase in noise over the weekend as the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing will be conducting a readiness exercise Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the November Unit Training Assembly.

  • Hurricane Willa strikes Mexico

    The Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, or Hurricane Hunters, geared up and flew into Hurricane Willa to gather important weather data.
  • Members of the Air Force Resever 803rd Maintenance Squadron pose with a Flying Jennies C-130J. The 803rd AMXS completed its first deployment since its induction into the 403rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 403rd Wing Public Affairs)

    First deployment: 803rd AMXS proves up to task in first two years

    Since its September 2016 induction into the 403rd Maintenance Group, flexibility has been a strong component in the function and success of the 803rd AMXS. For a new squadron still in the process of recruiting members, the 803rd AMXS had to find a way to fulfill its first deployment mission, where they were tasked to maintain the C-130Js of the 815th Airlift Squadron, the “Flying Jennies”
  • Senior Airman Christopher Godkin, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the cargo door at 9,000 feet over Laguna Army Airfield at Yuma Army Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz during a combined training event with the Military Freefall School, Oct. 1-5, 2018. The Air Force Reserve 815th AS provided airlift for the joint forces training school, which covers all aspects of military freefall parachuting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Anthony Flores)

    Jump Time!

    One 815th Airlift Squadron aircrew completed multiple flights, Oct. 3-5, 2018, as part of a joint forces training opportunity with the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Military Freefall School, which covers all aspects of military freefall parachuting.
  • Maj. Kelly Soich (right) takes the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidon from Col. Jay Johnson, 403rd Maintenance Group commander, during a change of command ceremony held Oct. 14, 2018, at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Soich took command of the 403rd AMXS after the previous commander, Maj. Adam Zeithammel, had been selected to fill a position with Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

    New commander takes reigns at 403rd AMXS

    Maj. Kelly Soich (right) takes the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidon from Col. Jay Johnson, 403rd Maintenance Group commander, during a change of command ceremony held Oct. 14, 2018, at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Soich took command of the 403rd AMXS after the previous
  • Maj. Jeremy DeHart, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, reviews data prior to sending the data to the National Hurricane Center for Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 storm, which made landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida, today. The Hurricane Hunters gather data from inside the storm to assist the National Hurricane Center in improving the cone of uncertainty that comes with tracking the path of a tropical cyclone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

    Hurricane Hunters inside eye as Michael makes landfall

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron started flying into Hurricane Michael Sunday and over the next four days observed it intensify from a possible tropical depression to a Category 4 storm, which made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida at 12:30 p.m. today.
  • Some ARTs eligible for aviation bonus

    AF Reserve to convene officer continuation board

    Air Force Reserve Command will convene an officer continuation board Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, 2019, in conjunction with the CY19 Majors selection board, to offer Reserve Citizen Airmen in critical career fields who are nearing separation the opportunity to continue serving.
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