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  • Capt. Matthew Allen, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse (far left) is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He works with other AE Airmen to offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to fellow Keesler AFB unit, the 815th Airlift Squadron, for aeromedical evacuation training during the exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 15, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

    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 Readiness Squadron, 815th Airlift Squadron, 803rd
  • 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 maintenance to include painting and sanding of aircraft parts. The 403rd Wing’s fleet consists of 10 WC-130J and 10 C-130J aircraft which are flown by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and 815th Airlift Squadron, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza)

    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 maintenance to include painting and sanding of aircraft
  • The 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., covers a wide variety of rules depending on the circumstances. In-garrison they are responsible for ensuring the medical readiness of the military members of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing while also being trained to set up medical facilities and give assistance to wounded in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A. C. Losurdo)

    Reserve medic puts Air Force training into action

    Sunday, May 23, 2021, didn’t go quite as Senior Airman Holly Lee expected it to.Though she was excited for her nephew to be born soon, the sequence of events leading up to his birth did not go according to expectations. What should have been a normal, quiet Sunday instead came to life with a blood-curdling scream.“It was around seven in the
  • During the Unit Training Assembly, Aug. 7-8, 2021, the 403rd Wing hosted two COVID-19 vaccine educational sessions to provide its Reserve Citizen Airmen with information about the science and facts of the vaccine and to provide them with an opportunity to ask questions to assist them with making fully informed decisions about getting vaccinated. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    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 Squadron, deals with daily in her civilian job as a
  • Capt. Jennifer Rosa, Master Sgt. Kristin Chandler, Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Wilmot, and Capt. Kaitlyn Olive, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., provided healthcare to three communities in three states as part of Delta Wellness Mission 2021, which ran from July 6 - 20, 2021. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    403rd ASTS participates in Delta Wellness Mission 2021

    Four Reserve Citizen Airmen from different career fields within the 403rd Wing’s Aeromedical Staging Squadron provided healthcare to three communities in three states as part of Delta Wellness Mission 2021, which ran from July 6 - 20.“Delta Wellness is a total-force mission spanning the ‘delta’ region of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana,” said
  • Pilots and loadmasters of the 815th Airlift Squadron conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

    Flying Jennies train in Alaska

    The 815th Airlift Squadron put their Reserve Citizen Airmen to the test in Alaska with both the temperatures and the terrain, July 13-16, working with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, the 815th AS provided airlift for more than over 1300 paratroopers for three days, as well as airdrops for heavy equipment on the fourth day during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
  • Tech. Sgt. Brandon Oliver, 913th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technician, works on a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 6, 2021. E&E technicians maintain and repair the wiring and electrical components on an aircraft ranging from everything to cabin pressurization to wiring for engine control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)

    Little Rock Reserve maintainers assist Keesler with WC-130J repair

    Maintaining aircraft for 10 WC-130J Super Hercules is no easy task, especially when that job is to repair an aircraft after a destructive fire.On Nov. 1, 2020, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron crew was preparing to take off to fly Hurricane Eta when the aircraft’s left wing caught fire. None of the crew were harmed, but the fire, which
  • A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., emerges from Tropical Storm Elsa July 6, 2021. Elsa briefly regained hurricane strength before making landfall as a strong tropical storm on the northwest coast of Florida July 7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Gretchen Dues)

    Hurricane Hunters wrap up Elsa recon ahead of landfall

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters wrapped up their aerial reconnaissance efforts for Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday morning, July 7, after the storm made landfall on the northwest coast of Florida.The 53rd WRS is assigned to the 403rd Wing and is the only unit of its kind in the Department of Defense. In
  • Senior Airman Hardy Watts, 403rd Security Forces Squadron squad member, lines up a 'shot' from concealment behind a concrete barrior during the ground attack training exercise for the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He was one of four volunteers from the 403rd SFS to go to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Hattiesburg, Miss. and help the Asymmetric Threat Training Support Program instructors this week during their annual tour, June 7-11, 2021. This training provides realistic, intense, stressful and challenging battlefield training scenarios for all service members, to include Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

    403rd SFS Reservists help train future AF officers, National Guard, deployers

    Dressed as enemy soldiers, hiding in the bushes and lying in wait to either ambush a convoy or ground forces, members of the Air Force Reserve 403rd Security Forces Squadron got a chance to put their training to use, but this time from a different perspective. This week four SFS reservists volunteered to help with training Air Force Reserve
  • G. Lee Floyd, Air Force Reserve Command's Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, speaks to members of the 403rd Wing during a Cross-Cultural Diversity and Inclusion training at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., June 6, 2021. The training is mandatory for all Air and Space Force individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)

    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 MOPP gear or “battle rattle,” firing weapons,
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