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  • 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

  • 403rd LRS receives logistics effectiveness award for AFRC

    The 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., was recently recognized as the recipient of the Air Force Reserve Command Daedalian Maj. Gen. Warren G. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award for 2021.The 403rd LRS is assigned to the 403rd Wing and is responsible for a wide

  • 403rd maintenance officer earns AFRC recognition

    Capt. Anthony E. Gehl, maintenance operations officer for the 403rd Maintenance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., was recently recognized as the recipient of the Air Force Reserve Command’s Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award for the category of Aircraft Maintenance Company Grade Manager for

  • Ultrarunning: Reservist finds strength in strides

    When the word hobby comes to mind, activities like reading or video games or knitting or fishing or baking make their way to the surface. Activities that are relaxing, yet oftentimes somewhat productive, to counter the stress of everyday life.The Oxford dictionary defines the word hobby as an

  • 53rd WRS wrapping up Atmospheric River missions

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., are nearing the end of their 13-week stay out west at Mather Air Field, Calif., where they are stationed supporting the National Winter Season Operations Plan.The Hurricane Hunters are

  • Commanding and controlling the future of Air Force communication

    With 30 years spent in the command post career field, Master Sgt. Desirea McIntyre, 403rd Wing command and control technician, shaped the way the Air Force communicates mission operations through her development of the training curriculum.“McIntyre always brought a calm presence and positive

  • Exercises aren’t just PT

    Exercises for the normal base population are anywhere from one shift of work to one full week, for the planners it may take anywhere from 30 days to plan a simple exercise scenario to over a year to plan for more complex exercises.

  • New Comptroller Services Portal streamlines finance inquiries

    Airmen may have noticed in the past few weeks a new icon on their work desktop bearing a large, gold dollar sign.No, clicking that icon, the Comptroller Services Portal link, will not prompt sheets of crisp Benjamin Franklins to file out of the nearest printer, but it is there to streamline Military