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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 "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]

C-130 Callsigns are Hobby##

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "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]

WC-130 Callsigns are Teal##

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 base communications are conducted over conventional VHF and UHF MILCOM frequencies. There is no trunked radio system in place at this facility.

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

References

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