Flying Jennies Train for Deployment to Afghanistan in January

The "Flying Jennies"



TSgt Dana Kelley of Ocean Springs prepares a parachute for an airdrop off an 815th Airlift Squardron Super Hercules airplane during a training mission Tuesday at Keesler Air Force Base. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan/The Mississippi Press)

A C-130J-30 at KAFB

Flying Jennies to Support War Effort in Asia

BILOXI -- Air Force reservists left on Tuesday for Southeast Asia to help the U.S. with its war effort, according to local media.

The Flying Jennies, which is the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, included about 150 military personnel who will be deployed four months or more.

Read about the emotion -- pride and concern -- of family watching their military relatives depart.

"Flying Jennies" Headed For Overseas Deployment

www.wlox.com Tuesday, Sept. 01, 2009