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Family members of Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron mission readiness superintendent and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, approach an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Family members of Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron mission readiness superintendent and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, interact with a Biloxi Police Department Bomb Squad remote control ordinance disposal robot during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron Superintendent of Mission Readiness and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management office, and their family members take part in an unloaded weapons display during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Military family members watch a 403rd Security Forces Squadron K-9 demonstration during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Family members of Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron mission readiness superintendent and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, onboard the flight deck of an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Family members of Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron mission readiness superintendent and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, take part in a security briefing during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Family members of Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron mission readiness superintendent and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, visit a processing desk during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Col. Reginald G. Trujillo (left), 403rd Mission Support Group commander, passes the 403rd Security Forces Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Bruce J. Lawler (right), commander of the 403rd SFS, during an assumption of command ceremony in the squadron's auditorium at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Lawler has years of Air Force security forces and civilian law enforcement experience that he brings to his new command. Air Force Security Forces are responsible for defending air bases around the globe, law enforcement on those bases, combat arms, missile security, and handling military working dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Staff Sgt. Chad Cristaldi (right), aerospace ground equipment journeyman for the 403rd Maintenance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., trains Staff Sgt. Alexia Melton (left), AGE journeyman on the task of replacing the adapter-head assembly center support of the MD-1 universal aircraft tow bar in the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility June 5, 2022. The AGE section is just one of the Air Force Reserve career fields supported by Unit Training Managers to ensure Airmen's professional development aligns with the 403rd Wing standards and the individual service member’s military education goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Chief Master Sgt. Larry Anderson, 403rd Mission Support Group superintendent, gets a pie in the face from Zaniyah Mason, daughter of Master Sgt. Meagan Mason, with the 403rd Maintenance Group, during the 403rd Wing Family Day , Keesler Air Force Base, May 14, 2022. Approximately 2,500 people gathered at the aero repair hangar for the celebration that included games, music, bounce houses, burgers, hot dogs, desserts, and more, with static displays of an 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” C-130J aircraft and a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” WC-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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Master Sgt. Danielle Goosby, 403rd Maintenance Group, puts a pie in the face of her co-worker Tech. Sgt. Hector Rodriguez during the 403rd Wing Family Day May 14, 2022. Approximately 2,500 people attended the event at the aero repair hangar, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The celebration included games, music, bounce houses, burgers, hot dogs, desserts, and more, with static displays of an 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” C-130J aircraft and a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” WC-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)

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