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  • Wing announces Yellow Ribbon program vacancy

    The 403rd Wing is seeking a Reserve Citizen Airman to be their Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program coordinator, an 18-to-36 month Active Duty Operational Support tour (ADOS).“With the yellow ribbon program, the military recognizes that reserve members and their families need support before, during,

  • Relief aid available for Airmen and Guardians affected by Ida

    In the wake of Hurricane Ida, many have been affected by the weather phenomenon along the Gulf Coast.Whether people sheltered in place or evacuated to safer locations, Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families were among the affected.“Hurricane Ida has devastated many areas along the Gulf Coast,”

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen put skills to test at Patriot Warrior

    The 403rd Wing sent about 35 Reserve Citizen Airmen to participate in the Air Force Reserve Command’s premiere training exercise Patriot Warrior 2021 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 5-27.Wing members from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 403rd Logistics

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen maintain aircraft

    Tech. Sgt. Kevin Lancaster supervises Staff Sgt. William Parker, 403rd Fabrication Flight aircraft structure mechanic, drills a hole in the engine bulkhead of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 24, 2021. The flight is responsible for aircraft structural

  • COVID-19 Vaccine: What Airmen should know

    The delta variant of the coronavirus has spread across the Mississippi Gulf Coast causing a surge in cases and an increase in hospitalizations.The devastating effects of COVID-19 on patients is something Master Sgt. Felicia Johnson, an Air Force Reserve medic with the 403rd Aeromedical Staging

  • Keesler Wing commander visits Wing of Choice

    Capt. Matthew Allen, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, briefs Col. William Hunter, 81st Training Wing commander, about the capabilities and mission of the AES at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., July 22, 2021. Hunter met with the Airmen of the 403rd Wing as part of his immersion tour

  • 403rd Maintenance Squadron change of command

    Col. Steven W. Fortson, 403rd Maintenance Group commander, passes the 403rd Maintenance Squadron guidon to Maj. Keith J. Johnson Jr., 403rd MXS commander, during the change of command ceremony July 10, 2021 at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility auditorium on Keesler Air Force

  • Lt. Cols. Ord and Weiher retire

    Maj. Gen. Jay Jensen, Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters director of plans, programs and requirements, presided over the retirement ceremony of Lt. Cols. Walter Ord and Timothy Weiher, 815th Airlift Squadron director of operations and assistant DO, respectively, at the Roberts Consolidated

  • Lt. Col. Schreffler assumes command of 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

    Lt. Col. Shane M. Devlin, 403rd Operations Group deputy commander, hands the guidon to Lt. Col. LaDonna K. Schreffler, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, during the 36th AES assumption of command ceremony July 10, 2021 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 36th AES mission is to provide

  • 403rd Wing hosts AFRC Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

    In the Air Force Reserve, the purpose of Unit Training Assemblies is pretty self-explanatory. It’s one weekend a month (customarily) when Airmen from all over assemble with their unit for training to ensure readiness in the event our nation calls.While a lot of that training does look like donning