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  • Attitude of gratitude key to resiliency for disabled civil servant

    It is Friday, March 21, 1997 in Yucaipa, California. The final Spring Break of high school has commenced. What better way to celebrate than with the clamor of conversation and laughter amongst good friends. The boyish compulsion to impress girls at any cost and the youthful mindset of invincibility

  • Wing introduces two new recruiters

    Master Sgt. Young D. Chambers and Tech. Sgt. David J. Hutson are the wing’s two newest recruiters, both began their duties with the “Keesler Recruiting Krewe” in September 2018.

  • McCraine takes command of 403rd Mission Support Group

    Lt. Col. Rodney E. McCraine assumed command of the 403rd Mission Support Group during a ceremony presided over by Col. Jennie R. Johnson, 403rd Wing commander, at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Saturday. McCraine comes to the 403rd MSG

  • 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues Tropical Storm Gordon reconnaissance

    The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its aircraft, flown by both the Hurricane Hunters and the 815th Airlift Squadron, to Ellington Field, Texas, today as Tropical Storm Gordon makes its way toward the Gulf Coast. “We are moving aircraft as a precautionary measure ahead of Tropical Storm

  • Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Lane, storm targets Hawaiian Islands

     The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters missions into Hurricane Lane, a Category 4, have been cancelled for today so they can move out of the storm’s path, which is projected to hit the main Hawaiian Islands Thursday afternoon.    The 53rd WRS, based out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi,

  • Chasing Dreams: Reserve maintainer perseveres with music, art career

    From a church pulpit to a stage bar, this former preacher walks into the spotlight. As his fingers dance on the guitar strings, his voice sings tales of pain, perseverance and his journey to exuberance. As if in a trance, the audience hangs on to this every word, and in those moments, this native