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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

  • 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

  • Wing Inspection Team fosters unit effectiveness, readiness

    The 403rd Wing Inspector General Inspections office has a huge task with facilitating the commander’s inspection program, conducting exercises and validating the unit’s compliance in executing the mission, improving the unit, leading the people, and managing resources.They can’t do it without help,

  • 403rd Wing develops multi-capable Airmen during "Super UTA"

    On a spreadsheet akin to an unresolved game of Wordle, the 403rd Wing’s February Super Unit Training Assembly schedule was mapped out in blocks of routine appointments, briefings, and events, but it also included training geared toward supporting the Air Force’s push for multi-capable Airmen.As part

  • Let's Prove It!

    Col. Stuart M. Rubio, 403rd Wing commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., addresses the wing about challenges ahead, how to face them and implements the "Let's Prove It" initiative, inviting the wing to fully embody the "Wing of Choice" slogan. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

  • Air Force Inspection Program: An overview

    Airmen who are new to the Air Force Inspection System, and even those who have been working with it for a while, can get confused by all of its programs and acronyms. When people start talking about AFIS, CCIP, USAP, SAPM, WIT, MICT and IGEMS it starts sounding like alphabet soup. Lt. Col. Shane

  • 403rd Wing announces January enlisted promotions

    The 403rd Wing congratulates the following Reserve Citizen Airmen who were promoted for January 2022.AirmanEvonte F. Martin, 403rd Force Support SquadronKody D. Mitchell, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronGarrett M. Reaves, 403rd Maintenance Squadron Airman First ClassDohlan Brown, 53rd Weather

  • Reservist leaves life in Nigeria; fulfills dream of serving

    Senior Airman Adeola Shafe (Shuh-fee) is not the average senior airman in the United States Air Force.For starters, at age 42, he’s about 15-20 years older than the average senior airman.Then there’s his demeanor. Not to say the average senior airman isn’t an exemplary servicemember, but there is a

  • 403rd Wing 2021 Holiday message

    Wing and group leadership from the 403rd Wing share a message for the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

  • Hurricane Hunters wrap up 2021 season; brace for winter ops

    After a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season in 2020, the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., were gifted a relative reprieve, though still an above average hurricane season this year.Today marked the end of the Atlantic