PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

A 403rd Wing Hurricane Hunter C-130 aircraft taxis in preparation for departure with an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour on board at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. The group visited the 302nd Airlift Wing as part of a larger tour highlighting 22nd Air Force units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of Air Force Reserve, talks to Staff Sgts. Ricardo Perez and Michael Little, 302nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialists, about the proper care for aircrew parachutes during an AFRC civic leader tour at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. Members of the tour were able to get hands-on experience with the gear while specialists explained the purpose and function behind each item. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

A team of 302nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialists assist Tim Kelley, owner and chief experience officer for Blue Sky EXP, as removes a protective suit for a demonstration during an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour visit at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. The tour group also tried on protective eyewear, inspected parachutes and looked through a pair of night vision goggles as part of the experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of Air Force Reserve, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy white, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of Air Force Reserve, and Maj. Gen. Bret Larson, 22nd Air Force commander, talk to 302nd Airlift Wing leadership during a briefing about the 302 AW at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. The three leaders visited the wing as part of an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour group highlighting units within 22 AF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, presented Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Knight, 403rd Commmunications Flight, with the 2022 Senior Noncommissioned Officer award during the annual awards banquet, March 4, 2023. The banquet was held to show the wing's appreciation for the nominees and to announce the 2022 annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, presented Tech. Sgt. Amanda Copeland, 815th Airlift Squadron, with the 2022 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award during the annual awards banquet, March 4, 2023. The banquet was held to show the wing's appreciation for the nominees and to announce the 2022 annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, presented Senior Airman Jessica Crenshaw, 403rd Maintenance Squadron, with the 2022 Airman of the Year award during the annual awards banquet, March 4, 2023. The banquet was held to show the wing's appreciation for the nominees and to announce the 2022 annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Reginald G. Trujillo (left), 403rd Mission Support Group commander, passes the 403rd Security Forces Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Bruce J. Lawler (right), commander of the 403rd SFS, during an assumption of command ceremony in the squadron's auditorium at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Lawler has years of Air Force security forces and civilian law enforcement experience that he brings to his new command. Air Force Security Forces are responsible for defending air bases around the globe, law enforcement on those bases, combat arms, missile security, and handling military working dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Nicole Herrera, manpower analyst for the 403rd Wing, sits at her desk at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Jan. 19, 2023. As the unit's manpower analyst, Herrera maintains all of the positions for the entire wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Keesler leadership poses for a group photo with Congressman Mike Ezell, South Mississippi 4th Congressional District representative, and his staff, during an immersion tour at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 15, 2023. Ezell and his staff visited Keesler in order to better understand its mission, vision and priorities. It was also an opportunity to highlight potential issues and projects which may need support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Keesler leadership poses for a group photo with Congressman Mike Ezell, South Mississippi 4th Congressional District representative, and his staff, during an immersion tour at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 15, 2023. Ezell and his staff visited Keesler in order to better understand its mission, vision and priorities. It was also an opportunity to highlight potential issues and projects which may need support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Matt Barnett, Office of Congressman Mike Ezell field representative, holds a 403rd Wing patch inside a C-130 aircraft during an immersion tour at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 15, 2023. Ezell and his staff visited Keesler in order to better understand its mission, vision and priorities. It was also an opportunity to highlight potential issues and projects which may need support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue) Share