403d Wing

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unit_name= 403d Wing


caption= 403d Wing Shield
dates= 27 June 1949 - Present
country= United States
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type= Airlift & Weather Reconnaissance
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command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
22nd Air Force
current_commander= Brigadier General [http://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=8174 Richard Moss]
garrison= Keesler Air Force Base
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* World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1942-1945)
* Korean Service (1952-1953)
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The 403d Wing is a United States Air Force Reserve wing located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. With a military manning authorization of more than 1,400 reservists, including some 250 full-time air reserve technicians, the 403rd Wing performs dual missions: tactical airlift support during peace- and war-time contingencies, and aerial weather reconnaissance in support of the Department of Commerce.

History

The 403rd Wing's distinguished history dates to World War II, when it was activated as a troop carrier group. The wing was inactivated after the war and reactivated in the Air Force Reserve in 1949. The unit has been called to active duty twice: in support of the war effort in Korea and in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Its most memorable accomplishments, however, have been while flying reserve-status humanitarian airlift missions such as those flown during Operation Provide Relief, rescue missions supporting the space shuttle program, providing airlift support to U.S. Southern Command and U.S. embassies within Central and South America, and participating in real-world war contingencies such as Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Promise, Provide Comfort, Uphold Democracy, and Provide Relief.

Assignments

Major Command/Gaining Command

*Air Force Reserve/Air Mobility Command (???-Present)

Previous designations

*403rd Wing (???-Present)

quadrons assigned

*403rd Operations Group
**403rd Operations Support Flight
**53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters"
**815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies"
*403rd Maintenance Group
**403rd Maintnenance Squadron
***403rd Maintenance Operations Flight
**403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
**403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron
*403rd Mission Support Group
**403rd Misssion Support Squadron
**403rd Civil Engineer Squadron
**403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron
**403rd Security Forces Squadron
**403rd Communications Flight
**403rd Services Flight
*41st Aerial Port Squadron
*96th Aerial Port Squadron (Little Rock AFB)

Bases stationed

*Keesler Air Force Base (???-Present)

Aircraft operated

See Also

* Thirteenth Air Force
* United States Air Force In South Korea

References

External links

* [http://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/ Official website]
* [http://www.keesler.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5037 Official fact sheet]