KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgts. Christopher Simmons, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief and Tu Phan, 403rd Maintenance Squadron integrated flight control systems technician, use the two-person lift to remove the panel in order to remove and replace a rudder acuator on a WC-130J Super Hercules. Members of the 403rd Maintenance Group ensure the aircraft are maintained for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to fly ARs in the Pacific Ocean Basin from 1 January through 31 March as a specific part of the National Winter Season Operations Plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgts. Christopher Simmons, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief and Tu Phan, 403rd Maintenance Squadron integrated flight control systems technician, use a two-person lift to remove and replace a rudder acuator on a WC-130J Super Hercules. Members of the 403rd Maintenance Group ensure the aircraft are maintained for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to fly ARs in the Pacific Ocean Basin from 1 January through 31 March as a specific part of the National Winter Season Operations Plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Ethan Perry, 403rd Operations Support Squadron Surival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, stands in front of a C-130J at Keesler AIr Force Base, Miss., Feb. 9, 2023. As a SERE specialist, Perry provides survival training and personnel recovery support for members of at-risk missions within the 403rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Katie Coffman, 403rd Wing director of psychological health, stands in the doorway of her office in the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Jan. 18, 2023. As DPH, Coffman offers counseling support and crisis intervention to members of the 403rd Wing and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Hector Rodriguez, 403rd Wing Development and Training Flight program manager, records a trainee's lap during a mock physical fitness test at Keesler Air Force Base Jan. 7, 2023. Rodriguez prepares new Air Force Reserve recruits for Basic Military Training through education, training, and performing essential personnel functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Hector Rodriguez, 403rd Wing Development and Training Flight program manager, instructs trainees prior to a mock physical fitness test at Keesler Air Force Base Jan. 7, 2023. Rodriguez prepares new Air Force Reserve recruits for Basic Military Training through education, training, and performing essential personnel functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

RENO, NV

1st Lt. Tim Viere, pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., steers a WC-130J "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft during an atmospheric river reconnaissance mission from Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Nev., Jan. 31, 2021. The 53rd WRS is part of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing and is the only unit of its kind in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Heather Klamt, 403rd Wing talent management consultant, explains deployment retainability to Staff Sgt. Keena London, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical logistics technician, during her deployment briefing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek) Share

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.

Lt. Col. Lindsey Fennewald, 12th Operational Weather Flight commander, delivers a speech during a Change of Command Ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Dec. 3, 2022. The 12th OWF is a geographically separated unit assigned to the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.

Col. Kevin J. Campanile, 403rd Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Lindsey Fennewald, 12th Operational Weather Flight commander, during a Change of Command Ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Dec. 3, 2022. The 12th OWF is a geographically separated unit assigned to the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron departs Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 21, 2022. The squadron is tasked with flying 12-hourly fix missions into Tropical Storm Roslyn until the system makes landfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chaplain (Maj.) Torrey Garrison, and Chaplain (1st Lt.) Christopher Steverson, 403rd Wing chaplains, stand in their office at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 4, 2022. Garrison and Steverson are the wing's newest Chaplains, ensuring the spiritual well-being of the 403rd Wing's approximately 1,600 reservists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share