KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron recently completed the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour, in which the public had the opportunity to learn about the aerial weather reconnaissance mission and the importance of being prepared for the upcoming hurricane season. This year the Hurricane Hunters were able to showcase their Reserve Citizen Airmen crew and the WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The tour stops were Mexico, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover bosses were given tutorials on how to perform the job task of installing a nutplate on a piece of extrusion, which is a simulated piece of aircraft structure, utilizing solid rivets and hand rivet squeezers and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts like Master Sgt. Cody Seymour, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight sheet metals technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform the job task of installing a nutplate on a piece of extrusion, which is a simulated piece of aircraft structure, utilizing solid rivets and hand rivet squeezers and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts like Master Sgt. Cody Seymour, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight sheet metals technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Cols. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, go to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover bosses were given tutorials on how to perform the job task of installing a nutplate on a piece of extrusion, which is a simulated piece of aircraft structure, utilizing solid rivets and hand rivet squeezers and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts like Master Sgt. Cody Seymour, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight sheet metals technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks, such as bending sheet metal to the proper angle and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts like Senior Master Sgt. Steven Twinn, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks, such as bending sheet metal to the proper angle and then completed those tasks with supervision from subject matter experts like Master Sgt. Cody Seymour 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight sheet metals technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Shawn Mattingly, 403rd Wing vice commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks such as using a torch to weld two small pieces of metal together and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts, like Senior Airman Joseph Defillo, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight welder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, goes to "work" in the fabrication flight to get acquainted with the sheet metals and welding aspects of the job. The Not-So-Undercover boss was given tutorials on how to perform simple job tasks such as using a torch to weld two small pieces of metal together and then completed those tasks with supervision from the subject matter experts, like Senior Airman Treven Connor, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight welder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Cody Gill holds his 2022 Ocean Springs Police Department Police Officer of the Year award in front of his OSPD patrol car in Ocean Springs, Miss., March 22, 2023. In addition to being an officer for OSPD, Gill serves in the Air Force Reserve as the 403rd Security Forces Squadron self-assessment program manager. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, rides her bike along Back Bay at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 21, 2023. Gilmore, one of three victims in a tragic accident that resulted in one fatality in 2021 recently found the courage to get back on the bike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark.

Fifteen C-130s participate in an ‘Elephant Walk’ before conducting a large formation flight at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 14, 2023. The 19th Airlift Wing hosted the C-130 Mobility Air Force Council, March 13-15, bringing together C-130 experts from across the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves – including representatives from Air Mobility Command, 18th and 22nd Air Force and nearly 30 airlift units from across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cherise Vaught) Share

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark.

Fifteen C-130s participate in an ‘Elephant Walk’ before conducting a large formation flight at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 14, 2023. The 19th Airlift Wing hosted the C-130 Mobility Air Force Council, March 13-15, bringing together C-130 experts from across the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves – including representatives from Air Mobility Command, 18th and 22nd Air Force and nearly 30 airlift units from across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cherise Vaught) Share