KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Master Sgt. Spring Walden, 403rd Wing Inspector General Inspections superintendent conducts training for Self-Assessment Program managers April 3, 2022, at the 403rd Wing Headquarters, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. SAPs and SAPMs are a critical aspect of the Air Force Inspection System and assist IGI in validating a unit's compliance in executing the four major graded areas of executing the mission, improving the unit, leading people and managing resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Master Sgt. Spring Walden, 403rd Wing Inspector General Inspections superintendent conducts training for Self-Assessment Program managers April 3, 2022, at the 403rd Wing Headquarters, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. SAPs and SAPMs are a critical aspect of the Air Force Inspection System and assist IGI in validating a unit's compliance in executing the four major graded areas of executing the mission, improving the unit, leading people and managing resources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has returned to its roots with a return to a vintage paint scheme and 'Weather' markings on the tail flash, bringing the first of ten WC-130J Super Hercules back to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The aircrew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Lt. Cols. Dwayne Russell, Eric Olson and Bryon Hudgins, pilots, and Senior Master Sgt. Jay Latham, loadmaster, stand next to the first of ten WC-130J Super Hercules, after returning to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5 with the new vintage paint scheme and the 'Weather' markings on the tail flash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has returned to its roots with a return to its vintage paint scheme and the 'Weather' markings on the tail flash. The first of ten WC-130J Super Hercules returned after getting the new glossy paint and sits next to the tactical gray painted version at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.

Maj. Gen. Jay Jensen, Air Force Reserve Command's special assistant to the AFRC commander and pilots from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Lt. Cols. Dwayne Russell, Eric Olson, and Bryon Hudgins stand next to the first of ten WC-130J Super Hercules, that has returned to its roots with a return to its vintage paint scheme and the 'Weather' markings on the tail flash, prior to bringing the aircraft back to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has returned to its roots with a return to its vintage paint scheme and the 'Weather' markings on the tail flash, bringing the first of ten WC-130J Super Hercules back to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Stephanie Tillman, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., speaks during the Assumption of Command ceremony at the Taylor Logistics Center Warehouse April 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Reginald Trujillo, left, 403rd Mission Support Group commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., presents the guidon to Lt. Col. Stephanie Tillman, right, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, during the Assumption of Command ceremony at the Taylor Logistics Center Warehouse April 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Stephanie Tillman, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., gazes at the crowd during her Assumption of Command ceremony at the Taylor Logistics Center Warehouse April 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Maj. Joyce K. Hirai, is an aerial reconnaissance weather officer with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, a 403rd Wing unit at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters provide weather data from the storm to improve National Hurricane Center forecasts. Hirai also works as an International Space Station flight controller in operations planning as a contractor for NASA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

1st Lt. Amaryllis Cotto, aerial reconnaissance weather officer for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., looks at atmospheric data collected during a flight into Hurricane Ida Aug. 27, 2021. The data collected helps forecasters better predict the path of a tropical system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share