KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from the 815th Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight with the Minnesota Air National Guard and the Royal Netherlands Air Force over southern Norway during Swift Response 2025, May 21. Swift Response 2025, part of the broader DEFENDER-Europe 25 series, included members from the Army, the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Marines, and service members from NATO and partner nations. The exercise highlighted the alliance’s ability to deploy, integrate, and sustain multinational forces rapidly in support of collective defense. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from the 815th Airlift Squadron perform a short field landing on a highway airstrip in Gotland, Sweden during Swift Response 2025, May 21, delivering a U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. Swift Response 2025, part of the broader DEFENDER-Europe 25 series, included members from the Army, the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Marines, and service members from NATO and partner nations. The exercise highlighted the alliance’s ability to deploy, integrate, and sustain multinational forces rapidly in support of collective defense. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Members from the 815th Airlift Squadron perform a short field landing on a highway airstrip in Gotland, Sweden during Swift Response 2025, May 21, delivering a U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. Swift Response 2025, part of the broader DEFENDER-Europe 25 series, included members from the Army, the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Marines, and service members from NATO and partner nations. The exercise highlighted the alliance’s ability to deploy, integrate, and sustain multinational forces rapidly in support of collective defense. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) Share

STENNIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Miss.

Maj. Trinh Ramirez, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Operations Support Flight commander and nurse, and a U.S. Navy Special Operations Tactical Medic Course member, load simulated patients onto a C-130J Super Hercules during a joint exercise with U.S. Navy Special Operations Tactical Medic Course 32 during the course’s Final Field Training Exercise May 29, 2025, at Stennis International Airport, Mississippi. The 36th AES is a unit in the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

STENNIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Miss.

Master Sgt. Kaylan James, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical technician, treats a simulated patient during a joint exercise with U.S. Navy Special Operations Tactical Medic Course 32 during the course’s Final Field Training Exercise May 29, 2025, at Stennis International Airport, Mississippi. The 36th AES is a unit in the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

STENNIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Miss.

Maj. Trinh Ramirez, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Operations Support Flight commander and nurse, reviews the Tactical Combat Casualty Care card and provides a patient safety brief to a simulated patient during a joint exercise with U.S. Navy Special Operations Tactical Medic Course 32 during the course’s Final Field Training Exercise May 29, 2025, at Stennis International Airport, Mississippi. The 36th AES is a unit in the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

STENNIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Miss.

Reservists with the 403rd Wing’s 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, participated in a joint exercise with Navy Special Operations Tactical Medic Class 32 during the course’s Final Field Training Exercise May 29, 2025 at Stennis International Airport, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Tech. Sgt. Cruz George, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, salutes prior to his aircraft taking off at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 25, 2024. George had a passion for fixing cars at a young age and allowed that to turn into a career as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgts. Brandon Reichert and Michael Johnson and Senior Airman Nicholas Andrews, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine propulsion technicians, install a propeller onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 24, 2024. The 803rd AMXS supports the 815th Airlift Squadron by conducting repairs and preventative maintenance for the squadron's 10 C-130J aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgts. Brandon Reichert and Michael Johnson and Senior Airman Nicholas Andrews, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine propulsion technicians, install a propeller onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 24, 2024. The 803rd AMXS supports the 815th Airlift Squadron by conducting repairs and preventative maintenance for the squadron's 10 C-130J aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Michael Johnson (right) and Senior Airman Nicholas Andrews, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine propulsion technicians, guide a propeller as it is lifted up to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 24, 2024. The 803rd AMXS supports the 815th Airlift Squadron by conducting repairs and preventative maintenance for the squadron's 10 C-130J aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

Master Sgt. Michael Johnson, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine propulsion technician, guides a propeller as it is lifted up to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 24, 2024. The 803rd AMXS supports the 815th Airlift Squadron by conducting repairs and preventative maintenance for the squadron's 10 C-130J aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman) Share