Dec. 5, 2020 Camp Gulfport opens doors for ROM operations Members from the Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing and the Mississippi Air National Guard units, as well as volunteers from guard units across multiple states work together operating restriction of movement, ROM, named Camp Gulfport, located at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi.
Dec. 3, 2020 AFRC leaders hold virtual year-end commander’s call Air Force Reserve Command leaders held a virtual commander’s call via social media platforms Dec. 3, 2020.
Nov. 14, 2020 Command recognizes AFRC Airmen of the Year 2020 Air Force Reserve Command leaders recognized outstanding Reserve Citizen Airmen during the 2020 Airmen of the Year ceremony held virtually, Nov. 14, 2020.
Nov. 12, 2020 Two squadrons train for readiness Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 433rd Operations Support Squadron set up a decontamination line here Nov. 8, and processed two 68th Airlift Squadron Airmen through the line for mutual training.
Oct. 6, 2020 Operation Centennial Summit proves successful 932nd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen met up with fellow 910th Airlift Wing Airmen, Youngstown Reserve Air Station, to join forces with units from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, for Operation Centennial Summit, September 14-18, 2020.
Sept. 26, 2020 A Gold Star to remember The last Sunday of September every year is Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day, where the families of service members who died while in the line of duty are honored. On this day, these families are remembered for the losses they suffered. While many choose to honor their losses in different ways,
Sept. 4, 2020 AF Reserve in Pacific overcomes COVID-19 challenges to host Yellow Ribbon Program The stress associated with deployments can pose one of the biggest challenges Airmen face before going “down range.”The Yellow Ribbon Program is there to help assist reservists in obtaining the necessary tools to alleviate stress before deploying … and during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Aug. 23, 2020 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its 20 aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. The wing’s 815th Airlift Squadron, a tactical airlift unit, flew their C-130J Super Hercules to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, and the 53rd
Aug. 18, 2020 Hurricane Hunters: navigators guide through storms The 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is the only Department of Defense organization that flies weather reconnaissance. In this specialized unit of Reserve Citizen Airmen, a crew is made up of a minimum of five members consisting of a
Aug. 3, 2020 CARCAH key to coordination, storm support Coordination—it is the key to any successful organization or event; and, when that event happens to be a hurricane, which requires aerial reconnaissance to gather life-saving weather data for forecasts—it’s imperative.In order for the Hurricane Hunters, whether that’s the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd