TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall is briefed by Col. Corey Simmons, 60th Air Mobility commander on the Travis Air Force Base mission at Travis AFB, Calif., Aug. 16, 2021. Kendall made a stop at Travis AFB and was greeted by wing leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark) Share

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall is briefed by Col. Corey Simmons, 60th Air Mobility commander on flightline operations from the tower at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 16, 2021. Kendall made a stop at Travis AFB and was greeted by wing leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

Capt. Matthew Allen, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse (far left) is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He works with other AE Airmen to offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to fellow Keesler AFB unit, the 815th Airlift Squadron, for aeromedical evacuation training during the exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 15, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

Maj. Aaron Sanchez, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flies a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Fort McCoy Army Airfield for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2021. Patriot Warrior is the Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., flies a mission into Tropical Storm Fred Aug. 14, 2021. The squadron flew a total of 6 missions into the storm before it made landfall on the Florida panhandle Aug. 16. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

U.S. Airmen offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

A U.S. Air Force maintainer inspects a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, prior to aerial operations during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, arrives at Fort McCoy Army Airfield for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

First Lt. Jennifer Alvarez-Billinger, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical service corps officer with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, takes part in aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in August 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., speaks to the wing’s first sergeants to kick off a first sergeant’s symposium in the 815th Airlift Squadron auditorium Aug. 9, 2021. Gilmore joined the 403rd Wing in August after serving in the same capacity for the 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., for three years. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., taxis to takeoff from Keesler to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Aug. 9, 2021. The 53rd WRS sent three aircraft along with crews and personnel to Homestead to fly missions into Tropical Storm Fred and Hurricane Grace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, assists Tech. Sgt. Melvin Tucker, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, in carrying a hose from a fuel truck to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 7, 2021. Rubio met with the Reserve Citizen Airmen of the petroleum, oils and lubricants shop, aka POL, as part of his immersion tour with the 403rd LRS. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share