KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Teresa Watts, 403rd Force Support Squadron services flight member, sets up a Babington burner at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 14, 2023. Master Sgt. Mauricio Pino and Tech. Sgt. Eugene Martin, 622nd Training Squadron instructors from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., traveled to Keesler to lead classes for the 403rd FSS Airmen on SPEK assembly and other functions valuable in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airmen Shakandiece Young and Christina Barr, 403rd Force Support Squadron services members, unload parts to a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen at Keesler Air Force Base, Oct. 14, 2023. Master Sgt. Mauricio Pino and Tech. Sgt. Eugene Martin, 622nd Training Squadron instructors from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., traveled to Keesler to lead classes for the 403rd FSS Airmen on SPEK assembly and other functions valuable in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Airman 1st Class Tia Plant, 403rd Force Support Squadron services member, disassembles a Babington burner to troubleshoot it at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 14, 2023. Master Sgt. Mauricio Pino and Tech. Sgt. Eugene Martin, 622nd Training Squadron instructors from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., traveled to Keesler to lead classes for the 403rd FSS Airmen on SPEK assembly and other functions valuable in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Eugene Martin, 622nd Training Squadron instructor, guides Staff Sgt. Teresa Watts, 403rd Force Support Squadron services member, through the setup of a Babington burner at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 14, 2023. Martin and Master Sgt. Mauricio Pino, also a 622nd Training Squadron instructor from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., traveled to Keesler to lead classes for the 403rd FSS Airmen on SPEK assembly and other functions valuable in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Force Support Squadron Services Flight unload parts to a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen at Keesler Air Force Base, Oct. 14, 2023. Master Sgt. Mauricio Pino and Tech. Sgt. Eugene Martin, 622nd Training Squadron instructors from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., traveled to Keesler to lead classes for the 403rd FSS Airmen on SPEK assembly and other functions valuable in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, competed in the forklift course portion of the Port Dawg Challenge competition, Oct. 14, 2023. The Port Dawg Challenge consisted of five series of tasks which included pallet build-up, forklift course, chains and devices, quiz bowl, and a physical fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, compete in the pallet build up portion of the Port Dawg Challenge competition, Oct. 14, 2023. The Port Dawg Challenge consisted of five series of tasks which included pallet build-up, forklift course, chains and devices, quiz bowl, and a physical fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, compete in the pallet build up portion of the Port Dawg Challenge competition, Oct. 14, 2023. The Port Dawg Challenge consisted of five series of tasks which included pallet build-up, forklift course, chains and devices, quiz bowl, and a physical fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, compete in the pallet build up portion of the Port Dawg Challenge competition, Oct. 14, 2023. The Port Dawg Challenge consisted of five series of tasks which included pallet build-up, forklift course, chains and devices, quiz bowl, and a physical fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A 403rd Force Support Squadron Airman replaces an air intake on a Babington burner at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 14, 2023. Master Sgt. Mauricio Pino and Tech. Sgt. Eugene Martin, 622nd Training Squadron instructors from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., traveled to Keesler to lead classes for the 403rd FSS Airmen on SPEK assembly and other functions valuable in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Colonel John F. Benson serves as Commander, 403rd Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss Share

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii

Master Sgt. Derek Gioia, 403rd Security Forces combat arms training maintenance instructor, explains the new 9mm handgun and range rules to Brig. General Michael Cruff, 22nd Air Force deputy commander, and the Chief Master Sgt. Chin Cox, 22nd Air Force command chief master sergeant, prior to their usiing the U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area pop-up target range during their visit to see and participate in some of the training that occured at the 22nd Air Force's Rally in the Pacific 2023 exercise. RITP23 was designed to test the abilities of Air Force Reserve units to execute rapid global mobility missions in challenging, contested scenarios, while dispersed across the Indo-Pacific region and various drop zones simulating diverse operating locations to conduct all-domain operations against a near-peer adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share