KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airmen Sydni Sorvino and Brady Caillouet, 403rd Maintenance Squadron communication, navigation, and mission systems technicians, work together to remove a panel from a C-130J Super Hercules to get to the Emergency Transmitter Locator System. The ELT is removed to perform a g-switch test during one of the isochronal inspections to ensure it is functioning properly in the event of a crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Sydni Sorvino, 403rd Maintenance Squadron communication, navigation, and mission systems technicians, removes the sealant around a panel on a C-130J Super Hercules to get to the Emergency Transmitter Locator System. The ELT is removed to perform a g-switch test during one of the isochronal inspections to ensure it is functioning properly in the event of a crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

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) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, presented Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Knight, 403rd Commmunications Flight, with the 2022 Senior Noncommissioned Officer award during the annual awards banquet, March 4, 2023. The banquet was held to show the wing's appreciation for the nominees and to announce the 2022 annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, presented Tech. Sgt. Amanda Copeland, 815th Airlift Squadron, with the 2022 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award during the annual awards banquet, March 4, 2023. The banquet was held to show the wing's appreciation for the nominees and to announce the 2022 annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief, presented Senior Airman Jessica Crenshaw, 403rd Maintenance Squadron, with the 2022 Airman of the Year award during the annual awards banquet, March 4, 2023. The banquet was held to show the wing's appreciation for the nominees and to announce the 2022 annual award winners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share