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  • Medical Squadron trains on setting up tent

    Members of the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron trained on putting up the GateKeeper 1935 primary field shelter during the August Unit Training Assembly. This training is part of being a Multi-Capable Airman concept which helps reduce the number of Airmen put in harm's way. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Weather officers receive new static trainer

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron weather officers received a new static training station July 19. The aerial reconnaissance weather officer static trainer is a replica of the weather pallet from the WC-130J Super Hercules, which include the window the weather officer looks out of to view the

  • Hurricane Hunters flying Tropical Storm Calvin

    The Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunters,” assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, are flying weather reconnaissance missions into Tropical Storm Calvin to assist with National Hurricane Center forecasts.

  • 403rd Operations Group Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Elissa D. Granderson assumed command of the 403rd Operations Group from Col. Kevin J. Campanile, during a change of command ceremony at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium June 3.

  • Running the route to recovery

    After injuries to both her knees and wrists, Lt. Col. Lisa Haik, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron chief nurse, is training in preparation for a marathon spanning 26.2 miles coming this October.The marathon will be less than a year following an accident Haik and her family were in, her family

  • Flying Jennies support joint force EUCOM exercise Swift Response

    Crews from the 815th Airlift Squadron and supporting personnel departed their home station of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 5, 2023, to travel to Europe for SWIFT RESPONSE 2023.SWIFT RESPONSE is part of U.S. European Command’s DEFENDER 23 exercise that consists of over 7,000 U.S. and

  • Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour 2023

    The 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron recently completed the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour, in which the public had the opportunity to learn about the aerial weather reconnaissance mission and the importance of being prepared for the upcoming hurricane season.“The main goal of

  • 403rd Defender named Ocean Springs Police Officer of the Year 2022

    Tech. Sgt. Cody Gill, 403rd Security Forces Squadron self-assessment program manager, recently received the Ocean Springs Police Officer of the Year Award for 2022.“Officer Gill is an extremely hard worker with a lot of potential to be a great leader,” said OSPD Police Chief Mark Dunston. “He’s the

  • Back pedaling: Command Chief's road to recovery after tragedy

    “No one is immune to the challenges of life,” said Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief. “And those challenges will most often come unexpectedly.”Gilmore knows all too well the rigors of overcoming challenges; she has endured plenty over her 30-year career in the Air Force