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  • 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

  • 403rd AGE Flight’s far-reach affects mission readiness

    From an aircraft maintainer turning on a generator, climbing a stand to fix a prop, or even changing out the hydraulic fluid on an aircraft, the 403rd Maintenance Squadron’s Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight affects every C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 403rd Wing pilots—and they do this without

  • Maintenance Group welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Steven W. Fortson took command of the 403rd Maintenance Group during an assumption of command ceremony in the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Oct. 4. both in person and via Facebook live.

  • Johnson brothers ARTs of maintenance missions

    They are your first best friend and your greatest rival. Your biggest annoyance and your closest confidante. Your own personal bodyguard and your live-in bully. You didn’t choose them, and you’re stuck with them for life. They’re your siblings. Siblings are around for pretty much every major part of

  • Virtual reenlistment

    Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips Jr., 403rd Maintenance Group aircraft fuels system craftsman, was reenlisted virtually by Lt. Col. Clinton Cash, 403rd Mission Support Group acting commander, July 10, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has kept members from physically participating in Unit Training

  • Strut change

    Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron inspects, cleans, and reinstalls parts for the nose landing strut on a WC-130J Super Hercules during a C letter inspection, which is the longest and most invasive inspection that occurs on the aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Keeping it clean

    Maintenance members from the 403rd Maintenance Squadron engine shop complete an Engine Compressor Wash of a C-130J Super Hercules.

  • Wing's modern-day Rosie Riveters

    “Keep a sharp lookout for sabotageSitting up there on the fuselageThat little frail can do more than a male can do”-The Rosie Riveter SongThese words were sang proudly by thousands of women entering the workforce to support the American economy and war effort during World War I and II. Rosie the

  • 403rd Fabrication Flight complies with OSHA standards

    Recent 81st Training Wing Bioenvironmental Engineering 2019 reports determined that the 403rd Wing’s Fabrication Flight, responsible for aircraft maintenance to include painting and sanding, complies with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards. OSHA inspectors have been on site and