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  • The 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew by Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, May 5, 2020, as part of the "Hercs for Heroes" tribute to all the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters also flew by Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock, Bay Saint Louis and the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) at Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula before heading back to Keesler AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Hercs for Heroes

    The 403rd Wing's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew by Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, May 5, 2020, as part of the "Hercs for Heroes" tribute to all the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters also
  • Hardy Watts, medical assistant at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, Florida, conducts a COVID-19 test on a patient in the testing line at the hospital. Watts is a senior airman on a fire team in the 403rd Security Forces Squadron of the 403rd Wing. (courtesy photo)

    Coping with COVID-19; medical mentality

    Reserve Citizen Airmen cope with the COVID-19 crisis in both their military and civilian careers.
  • The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron conducted a flyover of local hospitals in Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs along the Mississippi Gulf Coast April 28, 2020. The fly bys were in tribute to all healthcare workers, first responders, and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

    403rd Wing flyover salute

    The 403rd Wing conducted a flyover of local hospitals in Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs April 28. The fly by was to honor health-care workers, first responders, and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19.Two C-130J Super Hercules from the wing’s 815th Airlift Squadron started the flight path near Garden Park Medical, then continued
  • The 403rd Wing May 1-3, 2020, Unit Training Assembly is postponed as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Information on the status of the June 6-7, 2020, UTA will be provided at a later date as it is yet to be determined if it will be postponed. Wing members should contact their unit leadership to excuse or reschedule the UTA or inquire about available telework options. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    403rd Wing postpones May UTA

    The 403rd Wing has postponed the May 1-3 Unit Training Assembly as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Information on the status of the June 6-7 UTA will be provided at a later date as it is yet to be determined if it will be postponed. “These measures are required to ensure the health and safety of our community. Our focus remains on protecting
  • The 403rd Wing March 28-29, 2020, Unit Training Assembly is postponed as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Keesler Air Force Base implemented Health Protection Condition Charlie March 23, 2020, which restricts base access to mission essential personnel and activities only. Wing members should contact their unit leadership to excuse or reschedule the UTA or inquire about available telework options. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    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 only.“These measures are required to ensure the health
  • Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testifies before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense March 3, in Washington, D.C.

    Reserve Chief Testifies Before House and Senate

    In back to back hearings, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense March 2-3.Scobee was joined for both hearings by his counterparts: Gen.
  • A Reserve Citizen Airman assigned to the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, preparse a C-130J Super Hercules for take-off during Exercise Cope North 20, Feb. 24, 2020, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North 20 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gracie Lee)

    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 created. Fortunately, help is already on the way. That was the scenario the 815th Airlift Squadron, from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., faced while leading airlift operations during exercise Cope North (CN20) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 12-28, 2020.
  • Navy Capt. Bill Whitmire, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport commander, listens to Tech. Sgt. Anthony DiStefano, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talk about the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and details about his career field Feb. 21 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Navy Seabees had the opportunity to meet with the Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing and learn about the different missions across the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Carranza)

    Gulfport Seabees visit 403rd Wing

    Navy Capt. Bill Whitmire, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport commander, listens to Tech. Sgt. Anthony DiStefano, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talk about the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and details about his career field Feb. 21 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Navy Seabees had the opportunity to meet with the Reserve Citizen
  • U.S., Japan and Australian forces kick off COPE NORTH 2020

    Joint forces kick off Cope North 2020

    More than 100 aircraft will soar over the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia as U.S. forces, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) collaborates during exercise Cope North, Feb. 12-28.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Robert Elliot, military training instructor recruiter for the 433rd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, speaks to trainees from the 403rd Wing's Development and Training Flight at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Nov. 3, 2019. Here for recruiting purposes, Elliot took time out of his day to answer any questions about basic military training and MTI opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman).

    MTI offers preview to 403rd Wing trainees; opportunity for reservists

    Members of the 403rd Wing Development and Training Flight received a small dose of what is to come at Basic Military Training when Master Sgt. Robert Elliot, a military training instructor recruiter for the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint-Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, visited trainees here during the Nov. 2-3 unit training assembly.In addition
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