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  • Frye takes command 41st APS

    Lt. Col. Rodney E. McCraine, left, 403rd Mission Support Group commander, presents the guidon to Lt. Col. Jeffrey L. Frye, 41st Aerial Port Squadron commander, during the Assumption of Command ceremony of 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Nov. 2. The 41st Aerial Port

  • 403rd Wing hosts Employer Appreciation Day

    Reserve Citizen Airmen usually wear multiple hats when it comes balancing a military and a civilian career.When an Airman has to leave their civilian career to serve their country, their employers may not fully understand why or what mission their employee is supporting.To answer some of these

  • Wing hires first group superintendent, proponent for enlisted force

    He may be drinking from an informational fire hose right now, but as the 403rd Wing’s first of three traditional reserve group superintendents, he has embraced his new role as a proponent for the enlisted force.“I have been learning a lot very quickly,” said Chief Master Sgt. Darren Bannister, who

  • Air Force supports Army's exercise Arctic Anvil 2019

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 815th Airlift Squadron, aka ‘Flying Jennies,’ with the 327th AS, provided airlift and airdrop support for the U.S. Army’s Joint Forces Exercise Arctic Anvil, Oct. 1 to 6, 2019.Arctic Anvil is a joint, multi-national, force-on-force culminating training exercise that

  • Team Old Skool wins 2019 Port Dawg Challenge

    Four teams comprised of members of the Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing’s 41st Aerial Port Squadron participated in the 6th annual Port Dawg Challenge here during this month’s unit training assembly Oct. 5. The challenge is an in-house event that includes competitions that test the Reserve Airmen’s

  • Port Dawgs serve on three teams, three overseas locations

    Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing’s 41st Aerial Port Squadron recently returned from their deployments to overseas locations.Three teams of air transportation technicians, aka ‘Port Dawgs,’ spent approximately six months at three locations in Southwest Asia and Africa where they supported

  • Overseas vehicle operations

    Airmen of the 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron were deployed with the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and assigned to the Logistics Readiness Flight for six months providing transportation for personnel, cargo and supplies.

  • Fabrication flight undergoes OSHA inspection, still in operation

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors extensively reviewed the 403rd Wing’s Fabrication Flight operations Sept. 25.This is the third time this year that the federal agency has inspected the flight, which is responsible for aircraft maintenance to include painting and sanding.OSHA

  • 403rd Wing celebrates 70 years of service

    “Spectate ad Caelum” is a Latin phrase meaning, “Look to the skies.”In Biloxi, Mississippi, it is not uncommon on any given day to be relaxing on the beach or catching a ballgame and look to the skies and experience a C-130J Super Hercules flyover courtesy of the Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing at

  • 815th Airlift Squadron supports Bahama relief efforts following Dorian

    The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” Airmen returned Sept. 17 from a humanitarian mission supporting Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas for a week.During the response to Hurricane Dorian, Department of Defense forces supported U.S. Agency for International Development and the