KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman, 403rd Wing public affairs specialist, reenlisted into the Air Force Reserve. The public affairs career field is one of the areas available for a bonus during Fiscal Year 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Official photo of Lt. Col. William D. Magee (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) (cropped to 8x10) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron received the 403rd University's Thor Unit Award at the Robets Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility Sept. 11, 2022. The award was given to the unit who participated most in the 403rd U's fitness challenges. (U.S. Air force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Comeaux and Staff Sgt. Dylan Callais, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight medics, carry a litter onto a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 23, 2022. The 36th AES provides medical care in the air for patients needing transport from austere locations or to better equipped medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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Staff Sgt. Dexter Callais, 41st Aerial Port Squadron cargo processing technician, drives a forklift on the flight line at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 10, 2022. Callais participated in "Smoked Mullet," a training exercise meant to allow Airmen of the 403rd Wing to hone skills outside of their Air Force Specialty Codes in order to become more multi-capable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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Staff Sgt. Dylan Callais, 36th Aeromedical Squadron instructor flight medic, and Staff Sgt. Dexter Callais, 41st Aerial Port Squadron cargo processing technician, stand in front of a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 6, 2022. The father-son duo serve as Air Force reservists in the 403rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flies in the eye of Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

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Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, calibrates a dropsonde during a mission Sept. 28, 2022 into Hurricane Ian as it made landfall in Florida. The Hurricane Hunters gather weather data using the dropsonde by 'dropping' it from the WC-130J Super Hercules and it collects dew point, pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction and send that information back to the aircraft, which is then sent to the National Hurricane Center to be used for improvement in updating the forecast models of storm tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

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Maj. Forrest Heintz, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, left, and Maj. Kendall Dunn, pilot and aircraft commander, fly into Hurricane Ian Sept. 28, 2022.The 53rd WRS, also known as the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, have flown 14 missions into Ian since Sept. 21, 2022, to gather vital weather data for use in National Hurricane Center forecasts. The unit is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the unit is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Maj. Forrest Heintz, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, left, and Maj. Kendall Dunn, pilot and aircraft commander, fly into Hurricane Ian Sept. 28, 2022.The 53rd WRS, also known as the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, have flown 14 missions into Ian since Sept. 21, 2022, to gather vital weather data for use in National Hurricane Center forecasts. The unit is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the unit is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter WC-130J Super Hercules crew prepares for take off Sept. 28, 2022, for a mission into Hurricane Ian. The unit flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock from Sept. 21 to 29, 2022 into Hurricane Ian to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. The Hurricane Hunters, or 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, are a unit in the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

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Lt. Col. Dave Gentile, WC-130J aircraft commander, and Maj. Alex Boykin, pilot, fly a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance aircraft into Hurricane Ian Sept. 27, 2022. The 53rd WRS, or Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, fly missions into hurricanes to collect data for forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share