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  • The Flight Commander's Edge is a multi-day workshop for enlisted and officer leaders at the 910th Airlift Wing to develop flight-level leaders.

    Flight Commander's Edge aims to develop resilient leaders

    The Flight Commander's Edge is a multi-day workshop for enlisted and officer leaders at the 910th Airlift Wing to develop flight-level leaders.
  • Navy Capt. Bill Whitmire, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport commander, listens to Tech. Sgt. Anthony DiStefano, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talk about the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and details about his career field Feb. 21 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Navy Seabees had the opportunity to meet with the Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing and learn about the different missions across the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Carranza)

    Gulfport Seabees visit 403rd Wing

    Navy Capt. Bill Whitmire, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport commander, listens to Tech. Sgt. Anthony DiStefano, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talk about the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and details about his career field Feb. 21 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Navy Seabees had the opportunity to meet with the Reserve Citizen
  • Staff Sgt. Jim Cagle, air terminal operations center controller in the 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., poses for a photo in front of a forklift at Keesler Feb. 8, 2020. Prior to his five years with the 403rd Wing, Cagle served as a weapons system officer and fighter pilot in the Louisiana Air National Guard from 1980 to 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)

    Prior fighter pilot, now Port Dawg

    Staff Sgt. Jim Cagle is not your typical E-5 for a number of reasons. At 6 feet 2 inches tall, he literally stands out, but that is not it. With four stripes on his sleeve, less gray hairs and facial lines (though to be pushing 60 it could be worse) are expected, but that is not it either. When he is not at Unit Training Assembly skillfully maneuvering a plus-sized forklift for the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, he’s handling a much larger piece of machinery in the skies as a captain for American Airlines, but that is not it either. On his Facebook page are videos of him banging on the ivories and crooning along, but even that is still not what makes him so atypical.
  • A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron sits on the flightline prior to an atmospheric river mission Jan. 28 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Hurricane Hunters are slated to perform “AR recon” from January through March. Scientists led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego, in partnership with the 53rd WRS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Aviation’s National Weather Service and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, will be on standby to fly through these ARs over the Pacific to gather data to improve forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Karla Parra)

    Hurricane Hunters fly Atmospheric Rivers

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, commonly known as the Hurricane Hunters, are the cornerstone for data gathering efforts within storm environments. When they’re not flying into hurricanes they are providing aerial weather reconnaissance for atmospheric rivers over the Pacific Ocean.
  • More than 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen from Youngstown Air Reserve Station and four C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron traveled to Jacksonville JetPort at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, Jan. 21-26, to carry out Operation Dumbo.

    Operation Dumbo: Tactical flyaway

    More than 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen from Youngstown Air Reserve Station and four C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron traveled to Jacksonville JetPort at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, Jan. 21-26, to carry out Operation Dumbo.
  • Palace Chase vs. Palace Front info graphic

    Full-time to part-time with benefits

    You can still serve the military part-time in the Reserve, whether you are about to finish your active duty commitment or have a few years left. Palace Chase and Palace Front are programs offered to active duty members to transition toward part-time reservists, serving one weekend per month and two weeks a year.
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    The Global Vikings kick off the New Year and decade with a new wing commander

    Col. Christopher T. Lay took command of the wing during an assumption of command ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. John P. Healy, 22nd Air Force commander, Air Force Reserve Command.
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Wing's Security Forces Squadron put their military training to the test with simulated attacks during an enhanced training exercise called Operation Southern Comfort Jan 13-16, 2020, which took place at the Mississippi National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi and Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This training exercise was created with the intent to observe these Airmen perform their job duties in a simulated wartime environment. The Airmen were given tasks that they may encounter to include simulated chemical attacks, threats, air and ground attacks. These "attacks" were designed to see how they react, if they react correctly and how long it takes to react; which determines if they received the proper training and that they understand the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)

    403rd Wing Exercise: Operation Southern Comfort

    During Operation Southern Comfort held Jan 13-16, 2020, Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Wing shared living quarters, worked long hours wearing chemical protection gear and consumed brown bagged meals ready to eat called MRE’s, where you never know what you will get.
  • Honorary 2nd Lt. Charles “Payton” Burge listens over his headset to Lt. Col. Sean Cross, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron deputy director of operations, during the Pilot for a Day program Dec. 19, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 403rd Wing collaborated with Make A Wish Mississippi who selects the children who will participate in the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza)

    Mississippi resident 403rd Wing Pilot for a Day

    One local Mississippi resident received a holiday treat a little early this year. The 403rd Wing commissioned 14-year-old Charles “Payton” Burge, of Carriere, Mississippi, as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant today as part of their Pilot for a Day program.
  • Tech. Sgt. Krekel Eckland, 41st Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, poses for a photo with his daughter. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo submitted by Tech.Sgt. Krekel Eckland, cropped photo)

    Family care plans ease deployment stress

    Deployments can be stressful, not only for the service members but for their families also. A family care plan can help.
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