Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) Harrison County (MS)

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United States Air Force

United States Air Force Headquarters Second Air Force

2nd Air Force

Mission - Provide the best-trained, combat-ready forces!
Second Air Force, with headquarters at Keesler AFB MS, is responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force, Joint and Coalition partners. Second Air Force also trains and provides oversight of Airmen completing Army training prior to Joint Expeditionary Tasking missions.

Vision - Deliver innovative, relevant and responsive training to produce forces required by the warfighter. [1]

403rd Wing

The 403rd Wing is the largest flying organization at Keesler, and the only Air Force Reserve Command wing in 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.[2]

403rd Wing major units:

403rd Operations Group
- 403rd Operations Support Flight
- 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters"
- 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies"
- 345th Airlift Squadron "Golden Eagles" (Active Associate unit)
403rd Maintenance Group
- 403rd Maintenance Operations Flight
- 403rd Maintnenance Squadron
- 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron
403rd Mission Support Group
- 403rd Civil Engineer Squadron
- 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 403rd Security Forces Squadron
- 403rd Communications Flight
- 403rd Force Support Squadron
41st Aerial Port Squadron

815th Airlift Squadron

Callsign - HOBBY
Aircraft - C-130J Hercules
Nickname - "Flying Jennies"

815th AS "Flying Jennies"

The 815th Airlift Squadron is located at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and functions under the operational control of the 403rd Wing, located at the same base.

MISSION:
Peacetime: The mission of the 815th AS is to recruit, organize and train to deploy, redeploy and employ air and ground forces to any area of the world and provide them with logistical support.

Wartime: The mission is to support the theater commander with the capability to resupply the forces, provide for their airlift requirements and employment operations within the combat zone or forward areas, and when requested, to provide aeromedical/refugee evacuation and augment strategic airlift forces.[3]

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters"

Callsign - TEAL
Aircraft - WC-130J Hercules
Nickname - Hurricane Hunters

53rd WRS "Hurricane Hunters"

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a component of the 403rd Wing located at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., is a one-of-a-kind organization. It is the only operational unit in the world flying weather reconnaissance on a routine basis.

The mission of the Hurricane Hunters is to recruit, organize and train assigned personnel to perform aerial weather reconnaissance. They provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The unit also flies winter storm missions off both coasts of the United States.[4]

81st Training Wing

The 81st Training Wing, located at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., is the electronics, computer and weather training center of the United States Air Force. Under the direction of the Headquarters 2nd Air Force, also located here, Keesler is one of the largest training centers in the Air Force.[5]

81st TRW major units:

81st Training Group (81st TRG)
- 81st Training Support Squadron (Falcons)
- 333d Training Squadron (Spartans)
- 334th Training Squadron (Gators)
- 335th Training Squadron (Bulls)
- 336th Training Squadron (Red Wolves)
- 338th Training Squadron (Dark Knights)
81st Mission Support Group (81st MSG)
- 81st Civil Engineering Squadron (81st CES)
- 81st Communications Squadron (81st CS)
- 81st Force Support Squadron (81st FSS)
- 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron (81st LRS)
- 81st Security Forces Squadron (81st SFS)
81st Medical Group (81st MDG)
- 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron (81st AMDS)
- 81st Dental Squadron (81st DS)
- 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron (81st DTS)
- 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron (81st IPTS)
- 81st Medical Operations Squadron (81st MDOS)
- 81st Medical Support Squadron (81st MDSS)
- 81st Surgical Operations Squadron (81st MSGS)

Radio Communications

All land mobile base communications are conducted over site 1-20 of this system.

United States Air Force (BEE00-3D6)

Site	Name	Freqs
020 (14)	Keesler Air Force Base	385.350000c	385.887500	386.200000a	386.550000	386.750000a	386.962500	388.250000a	388.562500

Keesler AFB Talkgroups

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
4811	12cb	D	KAFB Fire 1	Fire 1
4812	12cc	D	KAFB Fire 2	Fire 2
4822	12d6	D	KAFB SF Disp	Security Forces 1 - Dispatch
4823	12d7	D	KAFB SF Tac2	Security Forces 2 - Tactical
4824	12d8	D	KAFB SF Tac3	Security Forces 3 - Tactical
4825	12d9	D	KAFB SF Tac4	Security Forces 4 - Tactical
4833	12e1	D	KAFB 81MDG 1	81st Medical Group 1
4834	12e2	D	KAFB 81MDG 2	81st Medical Group 2
4855	12f7	D	KAFB 81CES 1	81st Civil Engineering Squadron 1
4856	12f8	D	KAFB 81CES 2	81st Civil Engineering Squadron 2
4866	1302	D	KAFB Trans 1	Transportation Net 1
4867	1303	D	KAFB Trans 2	Transportation Net 2
4868	1304	D	KAFB Fuel	Fuel Trucks Net
4871	1307	D	KAFB Mobility	81st Mobility
4877	130d	D	KAFB 81TRG 1	81st Training Group Primary
4888	1318	D	KAFB RampNet	403rd Ramp Net
4900	1324	D	KAFB MOC 1	403rd Maintenance Operations Center 1
4901	1325	D	KAFB MOC 2	403rd Maintenance Operations Center 2
4902	1326	D	KAFB MOC 3	403rd Maintenance Operations Center 3

KAFB Medcial Center also has access to at least the following public saftey trunked radio systems
- Mississippi Wireles Integrated Network (MSWIN) - MED-COM Talkgroups
- Jackson County TRS - EOC Talkgroups

Deprecated Radio Communications

403rd Wing Operations

Frequency	Input	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Service
139.0125		RM	210.7 PL	403d BaseOps	403rd WG Base Ops Net	FMN	Military
407.1750	410.0250	RM		403d MOC U1	403rd WG Maintenance Operations Center UHF 1	P25	Military
142.6500		BM	293 NAC	403d MOC V1	403rd WG Maintenance Operations Center VHF 1	P25	Military
150.3375		RM	293 NAC	403d MOC V2	403rd WG Maintenance Operations Center VHF 2	P25	Military
141.3375		RM	210.7 PL	403d RampNet	403rd WG Ramp Net	FMN	Military

81st Medical Group

Frequency	Input	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Service
173.4125		RM	293 NAC	81st MedNet1	81st MDG Medical Net (New)	P25	EMS Dispatch
173.5375		RM		81st MedNet2	81st MDG Medical Net (Old)	P25	EMS Dispatch

81st Mission Support Group

Frequency	Input	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Service
138.0750		RM	293 NAC	Keesler PD 1	Keesler Police Primary	P25	Law Dispatch
141.6250		RM	293 NAC	Keesler PD 2	Keesler Police 2 (Encrypted)	P25	Law-Tac
141.5250	148.6625	RM	293 NAC	Keesler PD 3	Keesler Police Tac 3	P25	Law-Tac
163.5250		RM	293 NAC	Keesler PD 4	Keesler Police 4 (Encrypted)	P25	Law-Tac
173.5875		RM	293 NAC	Keesler FD 1	Keesler Fire/Crash	P25	Fire Dispatch
165.0125		RM	293 NAC	Keesler FD 2	Keesler Fire/Crash Response	P25	Fire-Tac
165.0375		RM		Keesler EOC	Keesler Emergency Operations Center	P25	Emergency Ops
140.7875		RM	210.7 PL	81st CES	81st Civil Engineering Squadron	FM	Military
141.8000	148.8625	RM	210.7 PL	81LRS Trans	81st LRS Transportation	FM	Military
149.2500		RM	210.7 PL	81LRS Fuel	81st LRS Fuel Trucks Net	FMN	Military

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