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  • Hurricane Hunters get upgraded

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” aerial reconnaissance weather officer and loadmaster/dropsonde operator stations are being upgraded with hardware and software to increase their weather collecting capabilities.“The (Meteorology Equipment Technician) shop is in the middle

  • Tribe to triumph: A Chaplain's journey

    "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 For Chaplain (Maj.) Bitrus (“like ‘citrus’” he often jokes) Cobongs, head chaplain of the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing, his life’s journey from

  • 910th Airmen visited by AFRC top leadership

    Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve Command and Commander of the Air Force Reserve, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force Reserve Command visited Youngstown Air

  • First female fighter pilot visits Wing of Choice

    Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Levitt, director of operations and communications for the Air and Education Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, learns about the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" from Capt. Peyton Eustis (center), pilot for the 53rd WRS, and Master

  • Confined spaces

    Members of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems section and the 81st Training Wing's Fire Department conducted a their yearly confined space extraction exercise Sept 30.

  • 340th aviators selected for Profiles in Leadership Vol. 6

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – Two 340th Flying Training Group instructor pilots will be featured in the Air Force Reserve's Profiles in Leadership, Volume 6.Selected for their exceptional performance, selfless sacrifices, and exemplary leadership skills were Maj. Christine Wagner, chief

  • 908th Gains Experience with New Vice

    The 908th Airlift Wing added an extremely large amount of C-130 experience to its team when Col. Casey J. Burril joined as the wing’s new vice commander.

  • 908th Leaders See Need for Training

    The 908th Airlift Wing has been holding an enlisted performance report (EPR) writing class since the September alternate unit training assembly, taught by Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Rapelje, 908th Mission Support Group superintendent, and Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Green, 908th Aircraft Maintenance

  • 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