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Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies Sep 11, 2017 - For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have affected wide swaths of the U.S. [Read more...]	913th MXS annual training helps keep 403rd fleet mission-ready Aug 02, 2017 - Dozens of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 913th Maintenance Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, have spent the past few weeks here at Keesler Air Force Base working on the 403rd Wing’s fleet of C-130J and WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft. [Read more...]

AFRC Hurricane Hunters to fly first tropical systems of season Jun 19, 2017 - The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is tasked to fly two tropical systems in the Gulf of Mexico today, one east of the Lesser Antilles and another south of the Yucatan. [Read more...]	Hurricane Hunters fly into, collect data on Hurricane Hermine Sep 02, 2016 - The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew a fix mission September 1st out of Keesler Air Force Base into Tropical Storm Hermine, which was upgraded to a hurricane mid-flight. [Read more...]
Hurricane Hunters to fly into Tropical Storm Erika from Homestead ARB Aug 27, 2015 - The U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are operating out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, flying WC-130J Hurricane Hunters into Tropical Storm Erika in support of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. [Read more...]

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