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  • Mission Makers: 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

    Master Sgt. Ryan McClellan serves as an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. His job includes transporting injured personnel from point-of-injury to a medical facility for additional medical care.This video is part of the M2

  • 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)

  • 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

  • Air Force Assistance Fund: Airmen helping Airmen

    The 2020 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign for the 403rd Wing is underway until April 10.The annual effort to raise funds for charities provides support for Air Force families in need.The four AFAF charities receive 100 percent of contributions and benefit active-duty, Reserve, Guard, retired

  • Master Sgt. Byrd takes last flight

    Master Sgt. Joe E. Byrd, an instructor for the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, took his "fini flight" during the 403rd Wing's unit training assembly March 7, 2020. Byrd will retire after 23 years in service. He started his career in 1978 when he served on

  • 815th Flying Jennies deliver airlift ops in Cope North 20

    Broken bones, shards of glass and internal bleeding. When a school bus with no seatbelts rolls over, dozens are left injured, some with life-threatening injuries. The local hospital on a remote Pacific island isn’t equipped to handle the influx of critical patients this unforeseen tragedy has

  • Mission Makers: 403rd Security Forces Squadron

    This video is part of the M2 series. It highlights the security forces career field. The 403rd Security Forces Squadron participated in the action shots and interview of Senior Airman Arron Collyer. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)

  • Hurricane Hunters fly Winter Storm

    The United States Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, flew their first Winter Storm of the season Feb. 26. A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. midday to fly the Western Atlantic Flight Track,