FORT MCCOY, Wis.

A U.S. Air Force maintainer inspects a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, prior to aerial operations during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, arrives at Fort McCoy Army Airfield for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

First Lt. Jennifer Alvarez-Billinger, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical service corps officer with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, takes part in aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in August 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., speaks to the wing’s first sergeants to kick off a first sergeant’s symposium in the 815th Airlift Squadron auditorium Aug. 9, 2021. Gilmore joined the 403rd Wing in August after serving in the same capacity for the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., for three years. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., taxis to takeoff from Keesler to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Aug. 9, 2021. The 53rd WRS sent three aircraft along with crews and personnel to Homestead to fly missions into Tropical Storm Fred and Hurricane Grace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, assists Tech. Sgt. Melvin Tucker, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, in carrying a hose from a fuel truck to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 7, 2021. Rubio met with the Reserve Citizen Airmen of the petroleum, oils and lubricants shop, aka POL, as part of his immersion tour with the 403rd LRS. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., covers a wide variety of rules depending on the circumstances. In-garrison they are responsible for ensuring the medical readiness of the military members of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing while also being trained to set up medical facilities and give assistance to wounded in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A. C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Jessica McBride, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron superintendent, speaks to local media after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for her unit’s new building at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 6, 2021. The new facilities will allow the squadron to work in a more cohesive environment and allows capabilities they previously had to rely on the Active Duty facilities for. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Lauren DeFrates, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron deputy commander, speaks to local media after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for her unit’s new building at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 6, 2021. DeFrates said this is a great time in the squadron’s history as it is the first time the entire unit will be able to function in one building. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Lauren DeFrates, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron deputy commander, cut the ceremonial ribbon marking the opening of the new ASTS building at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 6, 2021. The mission of the ASTS in-garrison is to ensure medical readiness for all 403rd Wing personnel. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Donny Arseneaux, a loadmaster for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., deploys an Airborne Expendable Bathythermograph from a WC-130J Aug. 5, 2021. The AXBT measures ocean temperature from surface level down to to around 400 meters. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

ARLINGTON, Va.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond during his first staff meeting with the Department of the Air Force’s service chiefs at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) Share