KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Courtesy image of construction on the Airfield at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (Courtesy image). Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Courtesy image of construction on the Airfield at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (Courtesy image). Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Courtesy image of construction on the Airfield at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (Courtesy image). 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

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Col. Christopher Sedlacek, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kimberly Lord, 302 AW command chief, salute a 403rd Wing C-130Jpiloted by Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of Air Force Reserve, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. Lt. Gen. Healy and AFRC civic leaders visited the 302 AW as part of a 2-day tour focused on 22nd Air Force units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Master Sgt. Thomas Freeman, 731st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talks to an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour group about the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Modular Airborne Firefighting System special mission at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. He spoke about the type of training needed to fly the mission, how the unit works and how to load it into a C-130 cargo bay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share