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  • Hurricane Hunters deploy to Hawaii to track Darby

    Aircrews and maintenance personnel with the Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunters” assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi are on their way to Lihue Airport, Kauai, Hawaii to fly data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Darby.   The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron,

  • Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognizes supportive employers

    Civilian employer support is vital to reservists and guardsmen. According to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve website, employer support increases the likelihood that citizen warriors will stay in the armed forces and acknowledges the sacrifices made by reservists and guardsmen every

  • Chief meteorologist legacy to hurricane hunting

      Seated at his station, he dutifully continues his work collecting and double checking data despite the shaking, sometimes violently, of everything around him. Then suddenly, there’s a calm. The engines are still humming along, but the shaking has stopped. He looks out of the window, down to the

  • Keesler Heritage: Air Force reservists serve Mississippi Gulf Coast

    The United State Air Force has a long legacy of service in the Gulf Coast region. Keesler Air Force Base itself is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, marking a long tradition of keeping the skies above the Mississippi Gulf Coast safe for its citizens. The U.S. Air Force Reserve,

  • Chief recalls experience of Khobar Towers bombing 20 years later

    This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, which occurred June 25, 1996. For one 403rd Wing member, that day proved to be a vivid and marked experience.Chief Master Sgt. Josephine Keller, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron chief enlisted

  • Hurricane Hunters fly Bonnie, prepare to investigate storm in Caribbean Sea

    Hurricane season started early for the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters who began flying storm missions May 27, five days before the official start of the season June 1.   The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew five

  • Hurricane Hunters, NOAA promote hurricane preparedness

    Hurricane season starts June 1 and to promote preparedness an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew with their WC-130J Super Hercules and a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane experts visited five Gulf Coast cities as part of this year’s Hurricane Awareness Tour

  • Flying Jennies haul Leap Frogs to Phillies home opener

    An 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircrew spent April 8-18 assisting the U.S. Navy Parachute Team with some high-profile events to include airdropping the team over Citizens Bank Park for the Philadelphia Phillies home opener April 11. While it was a 4-3 Phillies loss to San Diego, it