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  • A blue rope hangs on a chair during a graduation ceremony at Lott Hall Feb. 11, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The first selected group of NCOs graduated the military training leader course after attending the nine-day class at Keesler. The program, formerly based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is designed to mentor, train and lead Airmen in technical training as military training leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    MTL course develops new curriculum

    The Air Force’s only Military Training Leader Course is doubling from a two-week to a four-week class to provide graduates with a more robust skill-set beginning Oct. 24, 2016. “We’re providing our new MTLs great leadership training with this revamped curriculum,” said Mullen. “We’re excited and ready to engage our NCO, senior NCO and international
  • Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is greeted by Phil Bryant, Mississippi Governor, and 81st Training Wing leadership at base operations Oct. 25, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. James was the guest speaker at the 38th Annual Salute to the Military at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center. The event recognized the men and women who serve in the military along the Gulf Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

    SecAF honors Gulf Coast service members at Salute to the Military

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James attended the 38th Annual Salute to the Military as the keynote speaker to honor service members from across the Mississippi Gulf Coast Oct. 25.James along with Senator Roger Wicker, Congressman Steven Palazzo and Southern Mississippi community leaders gathered to pay tribute to men and women who have and
  • A Keesler Fire Department glass sits on display at the 81st TRW headquarters building during the Fire Prevention Week kick off Oct. 11, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The weeklong event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

    Wing leaders kick off Fire Prevention Week

    A Keesler Fire Department glass sits on display at the 81st TRW headquarters building during the Fire Prevention Week kick off Oct. 11, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The weeklong event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 15.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Robert Winters, 81st Training Group superintendent, delivers remarks during his retirement ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Sept. 8, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Winters retired with more than 29 years of military service and served multiple assignments in California, Louisiana, Georgia, Colorado, Korea and the United Kingdom. He also worked as an electronic warfare officer in support of more than 700 soldiers in multiple locations throughout Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

    81st TRG chief retires after 29 years of service

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert Winters, 81st Training Group superintendent, delivers remarks during his retirement ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Sept. 8, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Winters retired with more than 29 years of military service and served multiple assignments in California, Louisiana, Georgia, Colorado, Korea and the
  • A plaque honoring Maj. W. David Gray hangs outside of a tower lab training room in Cody Hall Aug. 8, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Gray served for several years as an airfield operations officer and was killed in action in Afghanistan on Aug. 8, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

    Cody Hall lab renamed after fallen Airman

    Family and military personnel filled Cody Hall to dedicate its tower lab to Maj. W. David Gray, August 8, here.To commemorate Gray’s service in the Air Force, the 334th Training Squadron held a ribbon cutting to officially reopen the doors to the lab bearing the new name and an exhibit with pictures and awards Gray earned throughout his career.Gray
  • Family members and friends of Col. Lawrence E. Roberts, Tuskegee Airman, unveil a sculptured bust in his honor at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport July 13, 2016, Gulfport, Miss. Keesler personnel, family members, friends and community representatives gathered for the ceremony to honor Roberts, who began and ended his 32-year military career at Keesler. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

    Military, local leaders, family celebrate Tuskegee Airman

    Local civic leaders, military members, family and friends attended a bust unveiling ceremony in honor of Col. Lawrence E. Roberts, a Tuskegee Airman, July 13, at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Gulfport, Miss. Roberts, whose name also adorns the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility here, served 32 years in the U.S. Army Air
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    Air Force Medical Service celebrates 67 years

    The Air Force Medical Service celebrated its 67th anniversary July 1, after being established in 1949. In September 1947, the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the U.S. Air Force. A few Air force support functions, such as medical care, remained responsibilities of the Army for the next two years. Starting
  • Information Systems Technician 1st Class Michael Phillips, a staff member at Center for Information Dominance (CID) Keesler Air Force Base, practices with the Rohde & Schwarz Portable Receiver 100 (PR100), under Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Kowalski's guidance. The PR100 is a state-of-the-art tool used by spectrum managers worldwide to find sources of interference and is replacing an older model spectrum analyzer taught in CID Keesler's Spectrum Operations Apprenticeship Course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Stover, 333rd Training Squadron)

    CID improves Keesler's Spectrum Manager Training

    Center for Information Dominance Keesler Air Force Base benefited from a two-week visit by team members from the Joint Spectrum Center, Annapolis, Maryland, that concluded April 5.   During the visit, Chief Information Systems Technician Daniel Schneider and Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Kowalski from the JSC provided training for 25 joint service
  • Tech. Sgt. Timothy, 334th Training Squadron combat control instructor, briefs Air Force ROTC cadets on Keesler’s battlefield Airmen training at Matero Hall during Pathways to Blue April 15, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Pathways to Blue, a diversity outreach event hosted by 2nd Air Force, the 81st Training Wing and the 403rd Wing, included more than 180 cadets from Air Force ROTC detachments from various colleges and universities. Cadets received hands-on briefings on technical and flying operations and an orientation flight in support of the Air Force's Diversity Strategic Roadmap program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Pathways to Blue shows ROTC cadets the way

    More than 180 ROTC cadets representing 22 different colleges and universities along with 31 active duty enlisted members attended the second annual “Pathways to Blue” initiative hosted by 2nd Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. April 15-16.During the two-day event, cadets and airmen learned about job opportunities, toured different aircraft
  • Nakisha Hall, 81st Force Support Squadron community readiness specialist, explains what the Airman and Family Readiness Center has to offer to Lt. Col. Elizabeth Aptekar, 335th Training Squadron commander, during the National Women’s History Fair at the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility Mar. 24, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in honor of National Women’s History Month. Also included, were health and informational booths, a guest panel of accomplished women and a presentation honoring Keesler women of distinction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Honoring Women: Past, present and future

    Nakisha Hall, 81st Force Support Squadron community readiness specialist, explains what the Airman and Family Readiness Center has to offer to Lt. Col. Elizabeth Aptekar, 335th Training Squadron commander, during the National Women’s History Fair at the Roberts Consolidated Maintenance Facility Mar. 24, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event
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