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Master Sgt. Dustin Kane and Tech. Sgt. Kyle Stoeger, avionics technicians in the 803rd and 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons, with the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, man a recruiting table at a local high school Dec. 19, 2023. Members of the 403rd Maintenance Group have established an initiative to reach out to local students and career-seekers to assist with the recruiting effort. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT, St. Croix, VI

Known as the "Roll Up," 403rd Wing reservists, who are based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, load cargo onto a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dec. 7, 2023. Aircrew, aerial porters, and maintenance personnel spent Dec. 4-10, 2023, packing up aircraft parts, tools, and communications and test equipment that was positioned at the airport in May to facilitate a quick response when the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, better known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, is tasked with a storm mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Mark Withee)

Mississippi

Chief Master Sgt. David Jackson, 403rd Wing command chief, shakes hands with raduates of the inaugural 403rd Wing Enlisted Reserve Orientation Course after a ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 3, 2023. The course is a continuation of the Enlisted Airmanship Continuum that begins in Basic Military Training and is reinforced in technical school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

Mississippi

Instructors and graduates of the inaugural 403rd Wing Enlisted Reserve Orientation Course held a graduation ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 3, 2023. The course is a continuation of the Enlisted Airmanship Continuum that begins in Basic Military Training and is reinforced in technical school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Lisa Breal, 403rd Mission Support Group Commander, passed the 403rd Force Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Norberto Roldan, 403rd FSS commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 2, 2023. Roldan enlisted in the Air Force in 1989 and later commissioned in 2004. Throughout his three-decade career, Roldan has held roles in numerous fields such as personnel, plans, strategic initiatives and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Norberto Roldan, 403rd Force Support Squadron commander, speaks to his new unit during an assumption of command ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 2, 2023. Roldan enlisted in the Air Force in 1989 and later commissioned in 2004. Throughout his three-decade career, Roldan has held roles in numerous fields such as personnel, plans, strategic initiatives and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Lisa Breal, 403rd Mission Support Group Commander, Lt. Col. Norberto Roldan, 403rd Force Support Squadron commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Latoya Patterson, 403rd FSS senior enlisted leader, listen during an assumption of command ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 2, 2023. Roldan enlisted in the Air Force in 1989 and later commissioned in 2004. Throughout his three-decade career, Roldan has held roles in numerous fields such as personnel, plans, strategic initiatives and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 1, 2023. The Air Force Reserve crew flew to Mather Airport in California to fly weather reconnaissance missions into an atmospheric river starting Dec. 2. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Rachel Harris, 403rd Security Forces Squadron squad leader, shows her life saving medal that she was awarded on Oct. 21, 2023 from her civilian career. Harris is a Slidell Police Department patrol officer and responded to a call that resulted in saving a female gunshot victim's life on Feb. 26, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

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