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  • New OSS commander reaps benefits of ART to AGR program

    Thinking about all the different people that have been in his life and helped open his eyes, one question always echoed in his mind: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"Despite his continued achievements as his career advanced and his accomplishments stacked up, that question lingered,

  • Little Rock Reserve maintainers assist Keesler with WC-130J repair

    Maintaining aircraft for 10 WC-130J Super Hercules is no easy task, especially when that job is to repair an aircraft after a destructive fire.On Nov. 1, 2020, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron crew was preparing to take off to fly Hurricane Eta when the aircraft’s left wing caught fire. None

  • July enlisted promotions announced

    The Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, announced the enlisted promotions for the month of July. They are as follows: Airman 1st Class:Kaitlyn M. Billiot, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation SquadronWilton S. Comeaux, 36th AESMalcolm S. Course, 36th AESJonae Y. Mitchell,

  • 403rd Maintenance Squadron change of command

    Col. Steven W. Fortson, 403rd Maintenance Group commander, passes the 403rd Maintenance Squadron guidon to Maj. Keith J. Johnson Jr., 403rd MXS commander, during the change of command ceremony July 10, 2021 at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium on Keesler Air Force

  • Lt. Col. Schreffler assumes command of 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

    Lt. Col. Shane M. Devlin, 403rd Operations Group deputy commander, hands the guidon to Lt. Col. LaDonna K. Schreffler, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, during the 36th AES assumption of command ceremony July 10, 2021 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 36th AES mission is to provide

  • Hurricane Hunters wrap up Elsa recon ahead of landfall

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters wrapped up their aerial reconnaissance efforts for Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday morning, July 7, after the storm made landfall on the northwest coast of Florida.The 53rd WRS is assigned to the 403rd Wing and is the only

  • Hurricane Hunters head to Homestead ARB, fly TS Elsa

    Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, took off today from Keesler Air Force Base on their way to Homestead Air Reserve Base in southern Florida prepositioning for an Atlantic storm mission. The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to begin flying Tropical

  • Scholarship honors lost crew of Swan 38, assists wing members

    The Hurricane Hunter Association is awarding two $2,000 Swan 38 Memorial Scholarships for the 2021 fall semester, and the deadline to apply is Aug. 1.Each year, the association, a private group of former and current Hurricane Hunters, Typhoon Chasers, Storm Trackers and related weather

  • Logistics Readiness Squadron goes west for training

    Around 60 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron here ventured out west to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada for their annual tour training May 29-June 12.From issuing gear to fueling aircraft to providing transportation and everything in between, the logistics readiness

  • Family tradition: Wing Commander's son carries on AF Academy legacy

    It’s not every day that an 18-year old high school senior has to excuse himself from class to take a call from a senator.And, it’s not every day you get accepted into the U.S. Air Force Academy, but this was exactly the case for Ashton Rubio, son of 403rd Wing Commander Col. Stuart Rubio and his