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

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

A 403rd Wing Hurricane Hunter C-130 aircraft taxis in preparation for departure with an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour on board at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. The group visited the 302nd Airlift Wing as part of a larger tour highlighting 22nd Air Force units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of Air Force Reserve, talks to Staff Sgts. Ricardo Perez and Michael Little, 302nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialists, about the proper care for aircrew parachutes during an AFRC civic leader tour at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. Members of the tour were able to get hands-on experience with the gear while specialists explained the purpose and function behind each item. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

A team of 302nd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialists assist Tim Kelley, owner and chief experience officer for Blue Sky EXP, as removes a protective suit for a demonstration during an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour visit at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. The tour group also tried on protective eyewear, inspected parachutes and looked through a pair of night vision goggles as part of the experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Share

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of Air Force Reserve, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy white, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of Air Force Reserve, and Maj. Gen. Bret Larson, 22nd Air Force commander, talk to 302nd Airlift Wing leadership during a briefing about the 302 AW at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 23, 2023. The three leaders visited the wing as part of an Air Force Reserve Command civic leader tour group highlighting units within 22 AF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) 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