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  • SAPR: "Protecting our people, Protects our mission"

    Sexual Assault is defined as an unwanted sexual act against or without a person's consent. This type of assault encompasses more than violent physical incidents. Sexual assault refers to any sexual, physical, verbal or visual act that forces a person against their will to join in unwanted sexual

  • Congressional Staffers tour WC-130J

    Lt. Col. Sean Cross, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron instructor pilot, gives a tour of a WC-130J of the 53rd WRS, 403rd Wing, during a base tour for Congressional Staffers from the offices of Senator Wicker, Senator Hyde-Smith and Congressman Kelly on Aug. 6, 2018, at Keesler Air Force Base,

  • American Ninja Warriors tour Hurricane Hunter aircraft

    Kevin Klein and Sara Heesen, American Ninja Warriors, were briefed on the hurricane mission and toured a WC-130J of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 403rd Wing, during the Alpha Warrior tour at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi Aug. 2, 2018. Alpha Warrior, built around a unique apparatus,

  • Active to Reserve: Commander goes from retired to rehired

    The commander of the Air Force Reserve’s 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” retired with 20 years of service from the U.S. Air Force in a ceremony at the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility July 28, 2018. Lt. Col. Stuart M. Rubio, an active-duty C-130 pilot who has been commander of the

  • Chasing Dreams: Reserve maintainer perseveres with music, art career

    From a church pulpit to a stage bar, this former preacher walks into the spotlight. As his fingers dance on the guitar strings, his voice sings tales of pain, perseverance and his journey to exuberance. As if in a trance, the audience hangs on to this every word, and in those moments, this native

  • Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters assist with monsoon research

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron spent part of June in Sri Lanka flying missions over the Indian Ocean as part of a research project to study the island’s atmosphere and predict monsoon patterns.   The Hurricane Hunter crew arrived June 15 to assist with research in

  • Hurricane Hunters fly Tropical Storms Beryl, Chris

    The Air Force Reserve’s Hurricane Hunters spent the weekend flying weather reconnaissance missions into Tropical Storm Chris off the North Carolina coastline and Tropical Storm Beryl in the Caribbean Sea to gather data for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance

  • Hurricane Hunters prove resiliency

    Is there something that you want so bad that you are willing to fight for it? Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron show that determination, persistence and timing plays a role in achieving personal goals.

  • Weathering storms: Officer's love of weather mission saves lives, property

    Maj. Christopher Dyke has a life-long love of weather, especially hurricanes. The reservist’s interest in these severe storms began as a child growing up on the Gulf Coast in Pensacola, Florida. This led to him earning a degree in meteorology, and then ultimately in his becoming an aerial