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  • 403rd Wing celebrates C-130 milestone

    The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a bird watcher’s paradise, especially for large birds like herons, egrets, pelicans, and C-130 aircraft.The 403rd Wing has been buzzing Biloxi’s beaches in its variations of the C-130 and WC-130 aircraft for over three decades, but the first “herks” assigned to the

  • 101-year-old veteran promoted to major

    Fifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary promotion to major during a ceremony held at his home, April 29.Col. Stuart Rubio, 403rd Wing commander, presided over the ceremony held in Adams’s home.“It is important

  • Honorary Commanders inducted into 403rd Wing

    The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing took part in an Honorary Commander induction ceremony alongside the 81st Training Wing and 2nd Air Force at the Bay Breeze Event Center here, today.The Honorary Commander program pairs Mississippi Gulf Coast civic and business leaders with base leadership in an

  • Zeta, Eta keep Hurricane Hunters flying

    As the above-average 2020 Hurricane season spins on, the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters continue to support the National Hurricane Center with their crucial data collection mission. For the fourth time this season, the Hurricane Hunters and their WC-130Js,