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  • NFL cheerleaders bring spirit to Keesler

    Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa, 403rd Operations Support Squadron pilot, greets Kansas City Chiefs cheerleaders at the visitor’s center Sept. 30, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The NFL cheerleaders visited Keesler to learn about the mission, hold a cheer clinic at the youth center and participate in a

  • Airmen help one another after Louisiana flooding

    “The water started seeping in through the walls. We woke up our son, put on his little boots, and put him up on the table.” Callie Lips, children’s book illustrator, her husband Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, 403rd Maintenance Group, and their two-year-old son were one of the 403rd Wing families affected by

  • First responders exercise readiness

    The 81st Training Wing, 403rd Wing and outside agencies conducted an anti-hijacking exercise, June 21, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.A 403rd Wing WC-130J Super Hercules played the role of the hijacked aircraft where a crew member took hostages and taxied down the flight line in an attempt to take

  • 403rd Wing hosts first Pilot for a Day

    Jon Bryant “JB” Orso poses for a photo while touring the Keesler Fire Department during the 403rd Wing’s first Pilot for a Day event April 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Orso, who served as an honorary Air Force Reserve second lieutenant, is in remission after receiving treatment for Acute