815th Airlift Squadron

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel assist in loading simulated patients aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 9, 2014, at More

Lt. Col. Brian Freeman, 815th Airlift Squadron commander, gets hosed down after his final flight (or "fini" flight) with the squadron Sept. 25, 2014, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Freeman is scheduled More

A loadmaster unloads a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise March 19 in Alexandria, Louisiana. The 815th Airlift Squadron provided areal support during the exercise by More

Col. Jennie Johnson, 403rd Wing commander, leads an Air Force Reserve unit of about 1,500 personnel at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Her focus for the wing is on the mission and its Airmen. (U.S. Air For More

An 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft flies over the Mississippi Gulfcoast during a four-aircraft training mission Sept. 11, 2016. The aircraft took off from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and airdrop More

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Packer, 815th Airlift Squadron, secures chains on C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise March 19 in Alexandria, Luisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo/ St More

A member of the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs helps Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes into a harness before boarding an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for a jump April 4. The Leap Frogs coordinated with More

Col. Michael W. Manion, 403rd Wing commander, flew his final flight on a C-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

A ballcap and gear belonging to members of the Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" is placed in the hallway as the member prepares to take off for Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, A More

Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, ensures simulated patients are secured to their litters before being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft More

Airmen with the 815th Airlift Squadron prepare a C-130 Super Hercules Aircraft for flight at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi Nov. 3 2017. The flight marked the squadron's return to a full operational capabi More

Members of the 815th Airlift Squadron prepare to board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft Jan. 8, 2018, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to leave for their deployment to Southwest Asia. The mission of the More

Air Force reservists with the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and C-130J Super Hercules flown by the wing's 815th Airlift Squadron returned this weekend from their deployment to Southwest Asia More

Col. Brian May, 403rd Operations Group commander, completed his "fini flight" in a WC-130J Super Hercules today May 10, 2019, and received the first soaking from his youngest son, Dario. He has been the 403rd More

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Price, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, secures a static line cable in preparation for Army airborne units to use for their jump during exercise Swift Response 19, Ju More

Five 815th Airlift Squadron and two 327th AS C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sit on the flightline at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss. Oct. 1, 2019. The 815th AS, aka ‘Flying Jennies,’ with the 3 More

Tech. Sgt. Joel Wilson, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, walks on top of a C-130J Super Hercules during his preflight check Oct. 2, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 815th AS, aka ‘Flying Jennies,’ wi More

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Parker, 815th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, poses with an 815th AS, Flying Jennies, C-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron flys over Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., April 28, 2020. The flyovers were in tribute to all the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel battl More

The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, relocated its aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 53rd Weather Reconnai More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Kelly Airfield, Texas. The C-130Js were moved in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally. The aircrafts are from More

Members of the 815th Airlift Squadron pose with a U.S. flag next to the C-130J. The 815th AS provided aerial transport of U.S. and French Airborne troops for the scheduled massive parachute drops. More than 3 More

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel assist in loading simulated patients aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 9, 2014, at More

Two U.S. Air Force C-130J "Super" Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies", 403rd Airlift Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. taxi toward the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station active runway for More

Lt. Col. Brian Freeman, 815th Airlift Squadron commander, gets hosed down after his final flight (or "fini" flight) with the squadron Sept. 25, 2014, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Freeman is scheduled More

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Packer, 815th Airlift Squadron, secures chains on C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise March 19 in Alexandria, Luisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo/ St More

An 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft flies over the Mississippi Gulfcoast during a four-aircraft training mission Sept. 11, 2016. The aircraft took off from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and airdrop More

A member of the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs helps Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes into a harness before boarding an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for a jump April 4. The Leap Frogs coordinated with More

Col. Michael W. Manion, 403rd Wing commander, flew his final flight on a C-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

Maj. Ben Jones prepares for a ride in a WWII era Jeep following a ceremony in Picauville, France. This ceremony commemorated the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and oper More

A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft belonging to the 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" prepares to take off for Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Aug. 30, 2017 at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. These Reserve More

Master Sgt. Kimelyn Hall, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, secures a litter to a litter stanchion on board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Southern Strike 2018 at t More

A member of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi loads a pallet to drop during a training flight Nov. 3, 2017. The flight marked the squadron's return to a full operational capab More

Aircrew members of the 815th Airlift Squadron taxi a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft onto the flight line Jan. 8, 2018, in preparation for takeoff for their deployment to Southwest Asia. Before Reserve Citizen A More

Col. Jennie R. Johnson, 403rd Wing commander, thanks members of the 815th Airlift Squadron for their service as they board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft deploying to Southwest Asia Jan. 8, 2018. The mission More

Tech. Sgt. Seth Johnson (right), 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, trains Tech. Sgt. Steven Carter, 803rd AMXS instrument flight control systems technician, how to moor a C-130J Super He More

Air Force reservists with the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and C-130J Super Hercules flown by the wing's 815th Airlift Squadron returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Ope More

Col. Brian May, 403rd Operations Group commander, completed his "fini flight" in a WC-130J Super Hercules today May 10, 2019, gets pay back on his youngest son, Dario, when he grabs him up and they both get soa More

Senior Master Sgt. Eric Gassiot, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, explains the procedures for vehicle operations to Corporal Jared Guden, 82nd Airborne, scout platoon team leader, after More

Maj. Nick Foreman (left) and Maj. Chris Bean (right), 815th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft toward Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss. Oct. 2, 2019. The 815th AS, aka More

The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron flys over Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., April 28, 2020. The flyovers were in tribute to all the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel battl More

The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, relocated its aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 815th Airlift Squadro More

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel assist in loading simulated patients aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 9, 2014, at More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J "Super" Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron Flying Jennies, 403rd Airlift Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. lifts off from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station after a short stop to More

Col. David Condit, 403rd Operations Group commander, passes the 815th Airlift Squadron guide on to Lt. Col. Stuart Rubio, 815th AS commander, during a change of command ceremony January 30, 2016, at Keesler Air More

A loadmaster unloads a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise March 19 in Alexandria, Louisiana. The 815th Airlift Squadron provided areal support during the exercise by More

An 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft flies over the Mississippi Gulfcoast during a four-aircraft training mission Sept. 11, 2016. The aircraft took off from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and airdrop More

A member of the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs explains tandem jump procedures to Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes before boarding an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for a jump April 4 at Keesler Air Forc More

Col. Michael W. Manion, 403rd Wing commander, flew his final flight on a C-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

A crew from the 815th Airlift Squadron take off to conduct a 4-ship flyover at a ceremony in Normandy. This ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and More

Members of the Air Force Reserve's 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" prepare to take off for Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Aug. 30, 2017 at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. These Reserve Citizen Airmen a More

Tech. Sgt. Michael Rutherford, 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches litter stanchion straps to the ceiling of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air More

A loadmasters from the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi secures a pallet to drop during a training flight Nov. 3, 2017. The flight marked the squadron's return to a full operational More

Aircrew members of the 815th Airlift Squadron taxi a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft onto the flight line Jan. 8, 2018, in preparation for takeoff for their deployment to Southwest Asia. The mission of the 815th More

Air Force reservists with the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, are welcomed home by their loved ones. Several 403rd Wing members and 815th Airlift Squadron aircrews recently returned from a depl More

ROTC cadets tour one of the C-130J aircraft of the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base July 11, 2018. The cadets were briefed by Capt. Shane Everhart, 815th AS pilot, on the functions and instrumen More

Col. Brian May, 403rd Operations Group commander, completed his "fini flight" in a WC-130J Super Hercules today May 10, 2019, and is soaked by his wife, Kathy. He has been the 403rd OG commander since August 2 More

Members of the 403rd Maintenance Group, 403rd Wing, check the fuel lines during the exercise Swift Response 19, June 13, 2019. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events featuri More

Tech. Sgt. Joel Wilson (left) and Master Sgt. Doug Otten (right), 815th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, watch the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules open prior to airdrop Oct. 2, 2019 over Camp Shelby Joint Forces T More

The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron flys over Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., April 28, 2020. The flyovers were in tribute to all the healthcare workers, first responders and essentional personnel bat More

The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, relocated its aircraft today Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 815th Airlift Squadron r More

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel assist in loading simulated patients aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 9, 2014, at More

Airmen load a pallet of supplies onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise March 19 iin Alexandria, Louisiana. The supplies were for U.S. Army troops participating i More

Master Sgt. Chris Sentilles, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the back of one of the squadrons C-130J cargo aircraft during a four-aircraft training mission Sept. 11, 2016, over the Mississippi Gulf More

Members of the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs prepare to board an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for a jump April 4. The Leap Frogs coordinated with the Flying Jennies to complete this jump and sev More

Col. Michael W. Manion, 403rd Wing commander, flew his final flight on a C-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

Senior Airman Shane Hague, loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, prepares to guide pilots as they back out of their parking spot before taking part in a paratroop drop over Normandy, France. This event co More

Maj. Jacob McCutcheon, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, performs a pre-flight check on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation exercise More

Loadmasters from the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi secure a pallet to drop during a training flight Nov. 3, 2017. The flight marked the squadron's return to a full operational ca More

Cols. Jennie R. Johnson, 403rd Wing commander, and Robert J. Stanton, 403rd Wing vice commander, salute a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 815th Airlift Squadron as it prepares to take off Jan. 8, 2018, More

Air Force reservists with the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, arrive in a four-ship C-130J Super Hercules formation. The aircraft were flown by 815th Airlift Squadron crews who, along with sev More

ROTC cadets tour one of the C-130J aircraft of the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base July 11, 2018. The cadets were briefed by Capt. Shane Everhart, 815th AS pilot, on the functions and instrumen More

Col. Brian May, 403rd Operations Group commander, completed his "fini flight" in a WC-130J Super Hercules today May 10, 2019, and received the first soaking from his youngest son, Dario, who got paid back when More

Senior Master Sgt. Dave Cooper, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, directs Corporal Jared Guden, 82nd Airborne, scout platoon team leader, as he drove a ground mobility vehicle, onto a C- More

Master Sgt. Jake Cirbo, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, checks his oxygen mask during his preflight check Oct. 2, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 815th AS, aka ‘Flying Jennies,’ with the 327th AS, More

The 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron flys over Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., April 28, 2020. The flyovers were in tribute to all the healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel battl More

The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, relocated its aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 815th Airlift Squadro More

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel assist in loading simulated patients aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., May 9, 2014, at More

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Packer, 815th Airlift Squadron, secures his harness before an airdrop during the Green Flag Little Rock 17-05 exercise March 19 in Alexandria, Louisiana.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. She More

A container delivery system airdrops out the back of an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft during a four-aircraft training mission Sept. 11, 2016, over the Mississippi Gulfcoast. The aircraft took off from More

Members of the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs and Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes prepare to board an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for a jump April 4. The Leap Frogs coordinated with the Flying Jennie More

Col. Michael W. Manion, 403rd Wing commander, flew his final flight on a C-130J Super Hercules at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

Paratroopers await their jump from an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J over Normandy, France. This event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational mi More

Lt. Col. Timothy Weiher, 815th Airlift Squadron assistant director of operations, tests a simple key loader communications security device on a C-130 Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississip More