Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) Harrison County (MS)
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Keesler Air Force Base
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.
The 403rd wing consists of the following:
- 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
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
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.
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