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  • Deadline for Hurricane Hunter Association Scholarship application Aug. 1

    The Hurricane Hunter Association (HHA) is awarding two Swan 38 Memorial Scholarships for the 2022 fall semester, and the deadline to apply is Aug. 1.The first place winner will receive $2,000 and second place will receive $1,000 for their undergraduate or graduate education.“Each year, the

  • Yellow Ribbon assists deployers, families

    The potential challenges faced during a service member’s deployment are endless and omnidirectional.Ranging from financial to emotional stressors and everything in between, there are many ways in which a six-, nine- or even 12-month absence from home can affect a service member and their family.The

  • British Movers visit Port Dawgs

    British Royal Air Force Reserve’s 4624th Squadron, known as “Movers”, visit to 41st Aerial Port Squadron, Port Dawgs located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 21-25 conduct some combined air transportation interoperability and agile combat employment training.

  • NHC, Hurricane Hunters CHAT preparedness in the Caribbean

    For the first time since 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” were able to team up for a Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico April 20-21.“The

  • Meet the Vice: Col. Shawn Mattingly

    Col. Shawn Mattingly, a KC-10 and C-17 pilot by trade, recently took up the position of vice commander for the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

  • 403rd Wing hosting Family Day May 14

    During the May Unit Training Assembly, the Rising 6 organization is putting on the wing’s first family day since before the COVID-19 Pandemic in early 2020.“We’re excited to finally be able to hold an event for our members and their families again,” said Tech. Sgt. Kyle Stoeger, 403rd Aircraft

  • Self-Assessment Program managers key to compliance

    Self-assessment is the evaluation of one’s actions or the processes used in accomplishing their job, and it’s something Senior Master Sgt. Spring Walden knows all about.The Inspector General Inspections superintendent runs the Self-Assessment Program for the 403rd Wing, a key component of the Air

  • 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron welcomes new commander

    Col. Reginald Trujillo, left, 403rd Mission Support Group commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., presents the guidon to Lt. Col. Stephanie Tillman, right, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, during the Assumption of Command ceremony at the Taylor Logistics Center Warehouse April 2,

  • Reservist chased a dream; now chases hurricanes

    Nearly three decades after the fact, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Amaryllis Cotto can still vividly remember Hurricane Andrew. The shrill screech of a woman screaming for her life outside.Windows breaking.Walls vibrating.Running across the street to seek shelter with neighbors as her own family’s house