Oct. 29, 2021 Hurricane Hunters testing new SATCOM capabilities For the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters, the ability to transmit data in flight is tantamount to mission success.As one of their WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft powers through a hurricane, a loadmaster is in the back, preparing and launching dropsondes that
Oct. 3, 2021 Hurricane Hunters wrap up Hurricane Sam missions Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters completed their final flight into the then category 4 storm, Oct. 2.
Sept. 29, 2021 AF Connect App provides reservists with information, opportunity to provide feedback The 403rd Wing is always looking for innovative ideas and feedback.To make it easier for Reserve Citizen Airmen, the Wing of Choice has added some new features to its mobile application in U.S. Air Force Connect, the official app of the U.S. Air Force.The wing has been part of Air Force Connect
Sept. 28, 2021 Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Sam The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, better known as the Hurricane Hunters, flew their first mission into Hurricane Sam out of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 27.First recognized as Tropical Depression 18 Sept. 22, the National Hurricane Center began monitoring the
Sept. 21, 2021 Airlift Squadrons work side-by-side for Rally in the Rockies 2021, 22AF exercise The 815th Airlift Squadron out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and the 757th Airlift Squadron out of Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio were located at the forward operating location of Vail Valley Jet Center, Gypsum, Colorado, where they provided air support during Rally in the Rockies, the 22nd
Sept. 11, 2021 403rd Wing pays tribute to 9/11 victims, ruck marches in remembrance on 20th anniversary The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 by hosting a Memorial Ruck March today at 8:30 a.m. More than 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen and active duty members from the 81st Training Wing took part in the five-mile trek around Keesler’s flight line to pay tribute to
Sept. 10, 2021 403rd Wing’s first full-time first shirt Master Sgt. Jared Bryant is the first sergeant for the 403rd Force Support Squadron, and the first full-time first sergeant to work at the 403rd Wing.
Aug. 27, 2021 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
Aug. 24, 2021 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
Aug. 16, 2021 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