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Col. Jay Jensen, Col. Anna Schulte and Hermis Plash cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the Wing's new paint booth. The commanders, Wing and Maintenance Group respectively, congratulated Plash on the fruition of her efforts, which began in 2000, to obtain funding and equipment for a new paint booth. The original paint booth was 27 years old and failed to meet requirements. In September 2010, the equipment was deemed non-operational and forced the Wing's structural shop to go on temporary duty to Duke Field in order to accomplish the required painting of landing gear rims, break housings, and nose landing gear tow fitting assemblies. The new paint booth not only eliminates the need to travel to Duke Field, it allows the Wing to meet corrosion contral requirements for over 200 pieces of aircraft support equipment.


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Col. Jay Jensen, Col. Anna Schulte and Hermis Plash cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the Wing's new paint booth. The commanders, Wing and Maintenance Group respectively, congratulated Plash on the fruition of her efforts, which began in 2000, to obtain funding and equipment for a new paint booth. The original paint booth was 27 years old and failed to meet requirements. In September 2010, the equipment was deemed non-operational and forced the Wing's structural shop to go on temporary duty to Duke Field in order to accomplish the required painting of landing gear rims, break housings, and nose landing gear tow fitting assemblies. The new paint booth not only eliminates the need to travel to Duke Field, it allows the Wing to meet corrosion contral requirements for over 200 pieces of aircraft support equipment.

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Master Sgt. Sierra Davis is the 403rd Wing Yellow Ribbon Program representative. She previously was assigned to the 403rd Security Forces Squadron commander support staff. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a Department of Defense-wide effort to promote the well-being of National Guard and Reserve members, their families and communities, by connecting them with resources throughout the deployment cycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)
Col. David Condit, 403rd Operation Group commander, gets doused with a fire hose in honor of his final flight with the 403rd Wing May 5, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Condit has been assigned to the 403rd Wing since July 2013 and has more than 4,000 flight hours throughout his career in the Air Force. His last day with the 403rd Wing is May 15, 2016. His next assignment is as the 908th Airlift Wing commander at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl)
Col. David Condit, 403rd Operation Group commander, is sprayed by Maj. Kevin Myers, 403rd OG executive officer, in celebration of his final flight with the 403rd Wing May 5, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Condit has been assigned to the 403rd Wing since July 2013 and has more than 4,000 flight hours throughout his career in the Air Force. His last day with the 403rd Wing is May 15, 2016. His next assignment is as the 908th Airlift Wing commander at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl)
Civic leaders from Mississippi receive a briefing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, March 17, regarding a 932nd Airlift Wing C-40 aircraft, which transports U.S. leaders to various locations around the world. These civic leaders joined 403rd Wing leaders from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on a Civic Leader Tour, March 17-18, to Scott AFB and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, to learn about their missions and see what Air Force reservists and guard members accomplish daily in support of their country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
Senior Airman Sebastian Green, 403rd Security Forces Squadron fire team member, trains on the latest version of the Firearms Training System at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 4, 2015. The system provides multiple, realistic scenarios for which security forces members can receive instant feedback based on their training performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)
Staff Sgt. Christopher Cabibi (right) and Senior Airman Brandon Chesterman, 403rd Security Forces Squadron fire team members, train on the latest version of the Firearms Training System at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 4, 2015. The system provides multiple, realistic scenarios for which security forces members can receive instant feedback based on their training performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)
Senior Airman Dallas Hannon (right), 403rd Communications Flight client systems technician, mentors Senior Airman Treviant Evans, 403rd CF client systems technicians, on remote accessing another computer Sept. 13, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hannon particpates in Toastmasters International to help improve his public speaking, mentoring and leadership skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)
Capt. Christopher Dyke, an aerial weather reconnaissance officer for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, was serving in the active-duty Air Force in 2005. At the time, he was living on base in the training student dormitories while going through the Weather Officer Course at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
Lt. Col. Shannon Hailes, 815th Airlift Squadron director of operations, flew Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when he was a pilot with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
Lt. Col. Jay D. Johnson, 403rd Maintenance Group commander, hands the 403rd Maintenance Squadron guidon to Maj. Quinton L. Sasnett, who assumed command of the 403rd MXS Aug. 2, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sasnett was recently the commander of the 403rd Civil Engineer Squadron prior to its inactivation in July 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone)
Four new master sergeants were inducted during a ceremony held Aug. 1, 2015, in the 403rd Wing Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition welcoming Air Force Airmen into the responsibilities of their new positions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)
Fifteen new staff sergeants were inducted during a ceremony held Aug. 1, 2015, in the 403rd Wing Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition welcoming Air Force Airmen into the responsibilities of their new positions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)