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  • Maintaining healthy Airmen

    A major factor in maintaining a healthy force is to make sure every Airmen knows to report any contact, exposure, or positive test for COVID-19. This ensures that all Reserve Citizen Airmen take basic safety precautions and do not contribute to the spread of the virus.

  • 403rd Wing announces April promotions

    The 403rd Wing congratulates the following Reserve Citizen Airmen who were promoted this month. Airman- Fabian N. Leyva Jr., 403rd Maintenance Squadron- Jonathan B. Stewart, 403rd Force Support Squadron- Jalen A. Wesley, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron Airman First Class- India A. Hairston, 403rd

  • Keesler enters HPCON Charlie, Wing UTA postponed

    The 403rd Wing postponed the March 28-29 Unit Training Assembly as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts.The 81st Training Wing implemented Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Charlie for Keesler Air Force Base March 23, which restricts base access to mission essential personnel and activities

  • Hurricane Hunters train over Gulf of Mexico

    Tech. Sgt. Larry Banks, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, prepares to drop a simulated buoy from a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft March 19, 2020, off the Gulf Coast of Mexico. The Hurricane Hunters train all year to maintain readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry Banks)

  • Fitness Assessments cancelled until June due to COVID-19

    The Force Integration Support Team has published guidance stating that effective March 17 all Official Fitness Assessment Testing is cancelled until June.“Unit fitness monitors should reach out to our Reserve Citizen Airmen and encourage them to maintain their fitness,” said Senior Master Sgt. Lisa

  • Commander updates UTA guidance

    The 403rd Wing is taking proactive steps to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 to safeguard our workforce. We are committed to continuing our essential missions: readiness for deployments and conducting the weather reconnaissance mission.  Travel from outside commuting distance is only authorized for

  • Telework options and guidelines for the Air Force Reserve civilians

    As COVID-19 response and mitigation drives work force decisions, Air Force Reserve leadership is getting information out as quickly as possible to its supervisors and employees on civilian telework guidance. Telework is an option commanders may consider when making work force decisions in the

  • COVID-19 message from Lt. Gen. Scobee

    Heroes,Our guidance surrounding COVID-19 is consistently evolving, which means providing precise and detailed planning is difficult. Yet we must prioritize communicating across the command and throughout the Air Force. My number one priority is to take care of Airmen and their families while

  • 2019 Novel Coronavirus Commander’s Intent

    15 March 2020MEMORANDUM FOR ALL AFRC HQ/AF/RE/NAF/WING/CC&CCC/ARPC/RIOFROM: AFRC/CCSUBJECT: 2019 Novel Coronavirus Commander’s IntentThe dynamic nature of COVID-19 evolving guidance makes providing precise and detailed planning difficult. Effective communication is paramount. My number one priority

  • Reserve Chief Testifies Before House and Senate

    In back to back hearings, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense March 2-3.Scobee was