KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

(left to right) Senior Airmen Damien Lewis, Gerald Bell, and Cristian Botello, 403rd Maintainence Squadron engine mechanics, work on the engine of a C-130J Super Hercules during a unit trainng assembly weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Katherine Wheelock) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Damien Lewis, St. Johns Parish fire department district fire chief, poses for a photo in the fire truck. (courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Hardy Watts, 403rd Security Forces Squadron fire team member, poses for a photo.. Hardy works as a medical assistant Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, Florida. (courtesy photo). Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Danielle Allaire, a travel nurse in her civlian life, dresses for patient care before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient. Allaire is a master sergeant in the 403rd Aerial Port Squadron as a air transportation specialist and passenger serviices noncommissioned officer in charge. (courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Danielle Allaire, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, passenger service noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo. Allaire is a travel nurse in her civilian career and is currently working with COVID-19 patients. (courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Hardy Watts, medical assistant at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, Florida, conducts a COVID-19 test on a patient in the testing line at the hospital. Watts is a senior airman on a fire team in the 403rd Security Forces Squadron of the 403rd Wing. (courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron conducted a flyover of local hospitals in Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs along the Mississippi Gulf Coast April 28, 2020. The fly bys were in tribute to all healthcare workers, first responders, and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share