GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss.

Maintainers with the 159th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans and 803rd Airlift Maintenance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., refuel a F-15C Eagle aircraft during an Agile Combat Employment event at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Jun 5, 2024. This was part of the Multi-Capable Airmen training framework that prepares Airmen to conduct a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 803rd Airlift Maintenance Squadron part of a Self-Supporting Generating Team operates a forklift to load a C-130J Super Hercules during an Agile Combat Employment event at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Jun 5, 2024. The SSGT concept gives a small team of Airmen who are traditionally trained for one specific job the ability to support multiple jobs during a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss.

Master Sgt. Andrew Bohannan, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster directs Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 803rd Airlift Maintenance Squadron using a forklift for the cargo load onto the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during an Agile Combat Employment event at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Jun 5, 2024. The new Multi-capable Airman concept gives a small team of Airmen who are traditionally trained for one specific job the ability to support multiple jobs during a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss.

Maintainers with the 159th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans and 803rd Airlift Maintenance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., refuel a F-15C Eagle aircraft during an Agile Combat Employment event at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Jun 5, 2024. This was part of the Multi-Capable Airmen training framework that prepares Airmen to conduct a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss.

A Self-Supporting Generating Team of maintainers from the 803rd Airlift Maintenance Squadron Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft during an Agile Combat Employment event at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Jun 5, 2024. The SSGT concept is part of the Multi-Capable Airman framework that gives a small team of Airmen who are traditionally trained for one specific job the ability to support multiple jobs during a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelton Sherrill) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Damain Hebert, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorological equipment technician, removes the cover plate of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft for installation of a third very high frequency antenna May 1 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. To enhance WC-130J Super Hercules communication capabilities, the United States Air Force Reserve completed the successful temporary installation and test of a third VHF antenna on a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aircraft used to collect weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. Once testing and evaluation is completed over the summer, installation of the antenna on the 10 WC-130Js is projected to begin this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Crystal Register) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

To enhance WC-130J Super Hercules communication capabilities, the United States Air Force Reserve completed the successful temporary installation and test of a third Very High Frequency, or VHF, antenna on a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aircraft May 1 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The third VHF antenna provides the Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones, or TROPIC, U.S. Naval Academy’s internship program a dedicated channel for gathering data during storm missions. Once testing and evaluation is completed over the summer, installation of the antenna on the 10 WC-130Js is projected to begin this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Crystal Register) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A Charleston, Virginia, reporter interviews Capt. Ryan Smithies, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, during the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour, May 9, 2024, at the Charleston Air Force Base International Airport. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew and a team of NOAA hurricane experts visited five Atlantic Coast cities as part of the HAT May 6-10, 2024. The tour is a joint effort between NOAA's National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center and the 403rd Wing's 53rd WRS to promote awareness about the destructive forces of hurricanes and how people can prepare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Lt. Col. Tobi Baker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, brief South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on how the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters collect weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts May 9, 2024, during the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour at Charleston Air Force Base/International Airport, South Carolina. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew and a team of NOAA hurricane experts visited five Atlantic Coast cities as part of the HAT May 6-10, 2024. The tour is a joint effort between NOAA's National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center and the 403rd Wing's 53rd WRS to promote awareness about the destructive forces of hurricanes and how people can prepare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Member of the public tour an Air Force Reserve WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Portland International Jetport in Maine May 6, 2024. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew and a team of NOAA hurricane experts visited five Atlantic Coast cities as part of the Hurricane Awareness Tour May 6-10, 2024. The tour is a joint effort between NOAA's National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center and the 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to promote awareness about the destructive forces of hurricanes and how people can prepare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Dr. Michael Brennan, National Hurricane Center director, briefs the press about the importance of being prepared for the upcoming hurricane season at a press conference at the Portland International Jetport in Maine May 6, 2024, during the NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew and a team of NOAA hurricane experts visited five Atlantic Coast cities as part of the HAT May 6-10, 2024. The tour is a joint effort between NOAA's National Weather Service and NHC, and the 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to promote awareness about the destructive forces of hurricanes and how people can prepare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Entrekin, 41st Aerial Port Squadron senior enlisted leader, read the names of the six fallen Port Dawgs from 2023. during the Annual Port Dawg Memorial Run on the flight line May 4. This is a career wide event that takes place annually for all Aerial Port Squadrons around the world, celebrating those Port Dawgs that lost their life in the previous year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily Bloodworth) Share