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  • Senior Master Sgt. Darren Bannister, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, marshals a forklift to load a Container Delivery System bundle for an airdrop training mission here, Sunday. These missions help to prepare crews for real world resupply missions all over the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone)

    815th Airlift Squadron conducts CDS training

    Members from the 815th Airlift Squadron conducted airdrop training during the 403rd Wing’s Unit Training Assembly Sunday.
  • Staff Sgt. Justin Necaise, 403rd Operations Support Squadron survival technician attaches night vision goggles to a flight helmet Feb. 22 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)

    Aircrew flight equipment: life support for aviators

    Infrared light flashes like an invisible firefly – only seen through night vision goggles equipped with specialized sensors. Those goggles have the potential to save lives and the 403rd Operations Support Squadron’s Aircrew Flight Equipment section is charged with their care.

  • Diversity encourages innovation

    In the first few days of Basic Military Training, new recruits are referred to as the “Rainbow Flight.” This is in reference to how much they stand out in their different colored clothing in the days before being issued their uniforms. It can also represent how much our backgrounds make us stand out from one another.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Santiago, 403rd Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, helps Airman 1st Class Jennifer Whittington, 403rd MXS aircraft maintainer, fill out paperwork Feb. 12 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)

    New chief to Citizen Airmen: go beyond swipe

    Attaining the rank of chief master sergeant is like reaching the summit of a mountain – it takes hard work, dedication and skill. Chief Master Sergeant Michelle Santiago, 403rd Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, was recognized for reaching her own summit during a promotion ceremony at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility Feb. 11.
  • Col. Michael Manion, 403rd Wing commander, speaks to Maj. Gen. Robert LaBrutta, 2nd Air Force commander, and other attendees during a 403rd Wing immersion tour Feb. 3 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)

    AETC leaders immersed in AFRC wing

    Standing in front of a two-star general and explaining what your unit does and why could make anyone’s stomach twist. But members of the 403rd Wing not only did it without breaking a sweat, they did it with energy and passion.
  • Staff Sgt. Lacey Matthews, 403rd Aircraft Maintainance Squadron crew chief, explains reactive and proactive Green Dots during a training class Nov. 5 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Green Dot is the U.S. Air Force's program to help raise awareness of and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)

    Green Dot sparks culture change

    Sexual assault strips away a person’s humanity. It violates their most essential and basic human right – the right to control their own body, to feel safe in their own skin. And far too often the victim blames themselves for something that shouldn’t ever be considered their fault by anyone. Ever. By anyone. Green Dot is a national program adopted by the Air Force, which not only aims to shift that perception, but to give people real tools they can use when they find themselves in a bystander situation.
  • Maj. Quinton Sasnett, 403rd Maintenance Squadron commander, pins an Air Force Commendation medal on Staff Sgt. Christopher Simmons, 403rd MXS maintainer, Sept. 11 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Simmons received the medal for helping evacuate more than 600 inmates and guards from Escambia County Jail after an explosion and also preventing a secondary explosion there in 2014.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Heather Heiney)

    Airman receives medal for act of courage

    The sun had just risen on Sept. 11 and members of the 403rd Maintenance Group were spread out in a row across the flight line. They were prepared to conduct a foreign object debris walk to collect anything that might pose a threat to the aircraft they work to keep in flight condition. Before they could begin, they were called together so Maj. Quinton Sasnett, 403rd Maintenance Squadron commander could recognize Staff Sgt. Christopher Simmons, 403rd Maintenance Squadron maintainer for an act of courage that Simmons executed April 30, 2014.
  • Master Sgt. Patrick Pittman, 403rd Wing recruiter, discusses the opportunities available in the Air Force Reserve Aug. 26 at the D'Iberville, Mississippi recruiting office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Heiney.)

    Recruiting helps people start their adventures

    “Start Your Adventure” is the Air Force Reserve’s recruiting slogan. The 403rd Wing is already home to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters and the 815th Airlift Squadron Flying Jennies, but with the addition of the new 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Sept. 11 and 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in October there is even more adventure to be had. To make all this adventure possible, the 403rd Wing recruiting office is busy searching for qualified candidates to fill open positions across the wing.

  • Hurricane Hunters collect data on four hurricanes in one week

    In the last week the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters have flown into and collected data on four hurricanes out of four locations. Hurricanes Madeline and Lester were headed toward the coast of Hawaii last week and Hurricane Hermine hit the coast of Florida then swept up the East Coast where it downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone near the southern edge of New England. Meanwhile, Hurricane Newton is currently over Baja, Mexico near the Gulf of California.
  • Airmen help one another with response and recovery efforts Aug. 19 after flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather Heiney)

    Airmen help one another after Louisiana flooding

    “The water started seeping in through the walls. We woke up our son, put on his little boots, and put him up on the table.” Callie Lips, children’s book illustrator, her husband Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance Group, and their two-year-old son were one of the 403rd Wing families affected by the flash floods that swept through Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 12. Tech. Sgt. Lips said that all the roads were closed, so they sheltered across the street with their friends who have a generator. When the power eventually came back on, they went home and went to sleep. They said something woke them up around 5 a.m. and they saw that the water outside was starting to rise, but they let their son sleep until it started seeping in through the doors and down the hall.
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