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Flying Jennies ready for combat airlift mission
Nov 06, 2017 - In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a bird that obtains new life by rising from the ashes. Many members of the 815th Airlift Squadron might be able to relate to this tale of renewal or resurrection, except their symbol isn’t a legendary bird, but a hard-working and practical pack mule—a Flying Jenny. [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...]
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403rd Wing participates in Green Flag deployment exercise
Mar 22, 2017 - The 403rd Wing successfully completed the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 10-22. It was the largest Green Flag exercise to date, and the first time an Air Force Reserve unit has led such an event. [Read more...]
815th Airlift Squadron flies four-ship training mission
Sep 11, 2016 - The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies”, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing here, flew a four-aircraft training exercise today, their first multi-element training mission since the squadron found out in 2015 that it was no longer scheduled for inactivation. [Read more...]
AFRC celebrates 100 years of Reserve Air Power with C-130 special mission demo
Jun 29, 2016 - They’ve been among us for a century now. They look like any other American citizen, blending with the crowd, living normal lives and working normal jobs. [Read more...]
New Reserve unit to open doors at Keesler
Mar 22, 2016 - The 403rd Wing is going through a period of growth with the activation of an additional aircraft maintenance squadron solely focused on keeping the 815th Airlift Squadron's 10 C-130Js healthy and in the air. [Read more...]
Air Force pursues retention of C-130Js at Keesler
Apr 15, 2015 - As part of a required Air Force report to Congress on the C-130 force structure, the Secretary of the Air Force released a force structure amendment pursuing the retention of 10 Air Force Reserve Command C-130J aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base. [Read more...]
403rd Wing surges C-130s in major exercise
Apr 07, 2014 - Sixteen aircraft from the 403rd Wing took to the skies over the Mississippi Gulf Coast region April 5 in Operation Surge Capacity, a large-ship formation training exercise. [Read more...]
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