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  • 403rd Wing hosts Employer Appreciation Day

    Reserve Citizen Airmen usually wear multiple hats when it comes balancing a military and a civilian career.When an Airman has to leave their civilian career to serve their country, their employers may not fully understand why or what mission their employee is supporting.To answer some of these

  • Air Force supports Army's exercise Arctic Anvil 2019

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 815th Airlift Squadron, aka ‘Flying Jennies,’ with the 327th AS, provided airlift and airdrop support for the U.S. Army’s Joint Forces Exercise Arctic Anvil, Oct. 1 to 6, 2019.Arctic Anvil is a joint, multi-national, force-on-force culminating training exercise that

  • 815th Airlift Squadron supports Bahama relief efforts following Dorian

    The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” Airmen returned Sept. 17 from a humanitarian mission supporting Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas for a week.During the response to Hurricane Dorian, Department of Defense forces supported U.S. Agency for International Development and the

  • Wing hosts special guest

    U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John E. Cardwell, Special Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Command and U. S. Northern Command for Reserve Matters, visited the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 13, 2019. The general toured a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft, which was

  • Army, Air Force work together for Swift Response 19

    Swift Response 19 is one of the premier military crisis response training events featuring high readiness airborne forces. Activities include intermediate staging base operations, multiple airborne operations, and several air assault operations.

  • 815th Airlift Squadron delivers during Swift Response 19

    For exercise Swift Response 19, military members across two continents work as a team to conduct training to increase the participating nations’ readiness, capabilities and capacity to conduct full spectrum military operations. They use combined training which fosters trust, increases

  • Flying Jennies welcome new commander

    Lt. Col. Matthew Sikkink assumed command of the Air Force Reserve’s 815th Airlift Squadron aka “Flying Jennies,” from Lt. Col. Stuart Rubio during a change of command ceremony June 6, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Farewell Lt. Col. Gibson

    Lt. Col. Keith Gibson, 403rd Operations Group deputy commander, is soaked with water by his family after completing his final flight June 4, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Gibson’s “fini flight” was with the 815th Airlift Squadron aka “Flying Jennies.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.

  • 815th Loadmaster back in action

    Senior Airman John Boudreaux, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, recalls the night that changed his life.“I remember the headlights from the other car when it came into my lane in a curve,” said Boudreaux. He avoided a collision but his vehicle went off the road.