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  • Mentoring: Transforming Lives and Strengthening the Force

    While January was National Mentoring Month, the Air Force emphasizes the importance and impact of mentorship in both personal and professional development year-round.The Air Force and the 403rd Wing places great emphasis on mentoring to foster a culture that empowers Airmen to reach their fullest

  • 403rd Mission Support Group hosts active duty counterparts

    Leadership from the 403rd Mission Support Group and the 81st Mission Support Group gather for an immersion tour of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base Miss., Oct. 17, 2024. Lt. Col. Lisa Breal, 403rd Mission Support Group commander, hosted commanders and senior enlisted leaders

  • WC-130Js to receive updated equipment

    The MET Shop is as unique as the Hurricane Hunters as they are the only facility in the Air Force that maintains WC-130J meteorological equipment.

  • Wing of Choice updates strategic plan, priorities

    Wing senior leaders participated in a strategic alignment event in Gulfport, Mississippi, May 2 and a smaller group met May 13 here to update and finalize priorities and a strategic plan that will focus wing efforts for the next two years.

  • Additional VHF antenna enhances communication to improve forecasts

    Hurricane season starts June 1 and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s role in collecting weather data is key for forecasts. To enhance their communication capabilities, the United States Air Force Reserve completed the successful temporary installation and test of a third Very High

  • Reserve Citizen Airman takes home First Sergeant Academy Commandant Award

    Master Sgt. Dishau JeanJacques, the new first sergeant for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, not only attended the First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Feb. 25 to March 22, but excelled, earning the prestigious First Sergeant Commandant

  • Maintainers foster "Warrior Ethos" by revisiting history

    In 2022, the chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Lt. Gen. John Healy released Task Order 2022, which prioritized readiness and transformation. He charged commanders to cultivate unit cohesiveness and a combat mentality and develop Airmen with a warrior ethos