Col. Jennie R. Johnson, 403rd Wing commander, and Col. Robert J. Stanton, 403rd Wing vice commander, salute a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 815th Airlift Squadron as it prepares to take off Jan. 8, 2018, for the squadron’s deployment to Southwest Asia. The mission of the 815th AS, a tactical airlift squadron assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is to recruit, organize and train to deploy, redeploy and employ air and ground forces to any area of the world and provide them with logistical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)