CAMP SHELBY JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER

403rd Wing leaders and 403rd Security Forces Squadron members travelled to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., May 21, 2021 to participate in a number of different training exercises including a Shoot, Move, Communicate course, Engagement Skills Trainer virtual weapons firing, Squad Advanced Marksmanship training, and a Virtual Battlefield Systems convoy simulation. The trip was an opportunity for the Air Force Reserve Command unit leaders to become more familiar with the training capabilities available at the Mississippi Army National Guard base. Also, it allowed 403rd leadership a chance to strengthen relationships with training facility managers and personnel as well as Camp Shelby Commander, Col. Richard L. Weaver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

CAMP SHELBY JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER

403rd Wing leaders and 403rd Security Forces Squadron members travelled to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., May 21, 2021 to participate in a number of different training exercises including a Shoot, Move, Communicate course, Engagement Skills Trainer virtual weapons firing, Squad Advanced Marksmanship training, and a Virtual Battlefield Systems convoy simulation. The trip was an opportunity for the Air Force Reserve Command unit leaders to become more familiar with the training capabilities available at the Mississippi Army National Guard base. Also, it allowed 403rd leadership a chance to strengthen relationships with training facility managers and personnel as well as Camp Shelby Commander, Col. Richard L. Weaver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

CAMP SHELBY JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER

403rd Wing leaders and 403rd Security Forces Squadron members travelled to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., May 21, 2021 to participate in a number of different training exercises including a Shoot, Move, Communicate course, Engagement Skills Trainer virtual weapons firing, Squad Advanced Marksmanship training, and a Virtual Battlefield Systems convoy simulation. The trip was an opportunity for the Air Force Reserve Command unit leaders to become more familiar with the training capabilities available at the Mississippi Army National Guard base. Also, it allowed 403rd leadership a chance to strengthen relationships with training facility managers and personnel as well as Camp Shelby Commander, Col. Richard L. Weaver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

CAMP SHELBY JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER

403rd Wing leaders and 403rd Security Forces Squadron members travelled to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., May 21, 2021 to participate in a number of different training exercises including a Shoot, Move, Communicate course, Engagement Skills Trainer virtual weapons firing, Squad Advanced Marksmanship training, and a Virtual Battlefield Systems convoy simulation. The trip was an opportunity for the Air Force Reserve Command unit leaders to become more familiar with the training capabilities available at the Mississippi Army National Guard base. Also, it allowed 403rd leadership a chance to strengthen relationships with training facility managers and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Gehl, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorology technician, and Bora Gunay, 580th Software Engineering Squadron test engineer, check the software on two aerial reconnaissance weather officer stations at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., April 21, 2021. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters’” ARWO and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Warren Reynier, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorology technician, runs an operations check on the upgraded monitor of the aerial reconnaissance weather officer station at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 13, 2021. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters’” ARWO and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Robert Ramos, 403rd Maintenance Squadron avionics flight chief, operates the forklift loading an aerial weather officer station onto a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 13, 2021 The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, “Hurricane Hunters,” ARWO and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Warren Reynier, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorology technician, connects the aerial reconnaissance weather officer station to the WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 13, 2021. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters’” ARWO and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Warren Reynier and Master Sgt. Alexander Mitchell, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorology technicians, work on the internal wiring of the aerial reconnaissance weather officer station at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 12, 2021. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters’” ARWO and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Senior Airman Warren Reynier, 403rd Maintenance Squadron meteorology technician, works on the internal wiring of the aerial reconnaissance weather officer station at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 12, 2021. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters’” ARWO and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Tyree Leverette, 403rd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., performs a continuity check on the canopy of a BA-30 Low Profile Parachute system May 2, 2021. The new parachute systems are on track to replace the BA-22s the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130Js use in time for the start of hurricane season in June. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Tyree Leverette, an aircrew flight equipment technician for the 403rd Operational Support Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., unwinds the cords of a BA-30 Low Profile Parachute system before packing it May 2, 2021. The new parachute systems, in addition to being 25% lighter than the outgoing BA-22s, are designed to be less susceptible to accidental deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share