KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – The Flying Jennies of the 403rd Wing at Keesler have returned home from four months in Southeast Asia. The Reservists of the 403rd's 815th Airlift Squadron set a record by airdropping 801 bundles in 24 missions over a one-week period. They logged 2,500 hours in just three months. Flying the C-130J-30 model aircraft, the 815th airdropped nearly 5,000 tons of cargo, including ammunition, medical supplies, food and water – and “care packages” with comfort items. They also flew more than 20,000 passengers and 500 aeromedical evacuation passengers during the deployment. (Source: Sun Herald, 01/17/10; 403rd Wing Public Affairs, 01/12/10)
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Flying Jennies back home
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – The Flying Jennies of the 403rd Wing at Keesler have returned home from four months in Southeast Asia. The Reservists of the 403rd's 815th Airlift Squadron set a record by airdropping 801 bundles in 24 missions over a one-week period. They logged 2,500 hours in just three months. Flying the C-130J-30 model aircraft, the 815th airdropped nearly 5,000 tons of cargo, including ammunition, medical supplies, food and water – and “care packages” with comfort items. They also flew more than 20,000 passengers and 500 aeromedical evacuation passengers during the deployment. (Source: Sun Herald, 01/17/10; 403rd Wing Public Affairs, 01/12/10)
