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Jump time! Oct 16, 2018 - At 14,000 feet above the Laguna Army Airfield in Yuma, Arizona, military freefall parachutists jump out of the opened cargo compartment from the back of an Air Force Reserve Flying Jennies C-130J aircraft. [Read more...]	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...]

Flying Jennies support hurricane relief efforts Sep 29, 2017 - The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron spent the last week supporting relief efforts to Caribbean Islands devastated by Hurricanes Maria and Irma this month. [Read more...]	Pacific Air Force, Sri Lanka host Pacific Airlift Rally Sep 14, 2017 - The destructive power of Mother Nature has made headlines around the world, and every country is fighting its own war when it comes to natural disasters and humanitarian relief. [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...]	Flying Jennies take part in D-Day 72nd anniversary events Jun 06, 2016 - C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew over many towns, villages and historical sites near Normandy, France, on June 3 in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion. [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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