KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members of the 403rd Wing from the 815th Airlift Squadron, the 403rd Operational Support Squadron, the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and other support personnel have been deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. William Pierce, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, lowers firefighters Colby Fairfax and David Cleland, 81st Civil Engineering Squadron, and 'Rescue Randy' from the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules to the ground for transport to a waiting ambulance during a confined space extraction exercise Sept. 30 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. This exercise is a combined effort of the 403rd MXS and the and the 81st Training Wing's Fire Department to ensure that both the fuel systems specialists and the emergency responders are able to safely extract patients from any confined space at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Firefighters Colby Fairfax and David Cleland, 81st Civil Engineering Squadron, approach Tech. Sgt. David Deschenes, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, and the extracted 'Rescue Randy' from the fuel tank of the C-130J Super Hercules during a confined space extraction exercise Sept. 30 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. This exercise is a combined effort of the 403rd MXS and the and the 81st Training Wing's Fire Department to ensure that both the fuel systems specialists and the emergency responders are able to safely extract patients from any confined space at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. David Deschenes, 403rd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, extracts 'Rescue Randy' from the fuel tank of the C-130J Super Hercules during a confined space extraction exercise Sept. 30 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. This exercise is a combined effort of the 403rd MXS and the and the 81st Training Wing's Fire Department to ensure that both the fuel systems specialists and the emergency responders are able to safely extract patients from any confined space at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Firefighters Colby Fairfax and David Cleland, 81st Civil Engineering Squadron, remove 'Rescue Randy' from the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules and the hydraulic ladder for transport to a waiting ambulance during a confined space extraction exercise Sept. 30 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. This exercise is a combined effort of the 403rd MXS and the and the 81st Training Wing's Fire Department to ensure that both the fuel systems specialists and the emergency responders are able to safely extract patients from any confined space at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Lassabe, 403rd Maintenance Group superintendent at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., pauses for a photo on the flight line Sept. 25, 2020. Lassabe's role in the 550-person organization is to provide the commander with information regarding operational effectiveness and the training and equipping of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The 403rd Wing will have a Unit Training Assembly Oct. 3-4, with COVID-19 mitigation measures in place. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech Sgt. Seth, Staff Sgt. Paul, and Senior Airman Mark Johnson, all crew chiefs in the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., pause from their workday for a photo in front of Seth's C-130J Super Hercules Sept. 9, 2020. The three Air Reserve Technicians are brothers from Bay St. Louis who serve in the three different maintenance squadrons servicing the 815th Airlift Squadron's C-130J "Flying Jennies" and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman) Share

ELLINGTON AIRPORT, Texas

Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron fly into Hurricane Sally to gather data on September 14, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Hurricane Hunters fly through tropical systems to gather weather data that they provide to the National Hurricane Center for their use in updating the storm forecast warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

ELLINGTON AIRPORT, Texas

Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron fly into Hurricane Sally to gather data on September 14, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Hurricane Hunters fly through tropical systems to gather weather data that they provide to the National Hurricane Center for their use in updating the storm forecast warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

ELLINGTON AIRPORT, Texas

Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron fly into Hurricane Sally to gather data on September 14, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Hurricane Hunters fly through tropical systems to gather weather data that they provide to the National Hurricane Center for their use in updating the storm forecast warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

ELLINGTON AIRPORT, Texas

Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron fly into Hurricane Sally to gather data on September 14, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Hurricane Hunters fly through tropical systems to gather weather data that they provide to the National Hurricane Center for their use in updating the storm forecast warnings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share