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  • Keesler MDG Airmen perform first robotic surgery in AF

    Members of the 81st Surgical Operations Squadron performed the Air Force’s first robotic surgery at the Keesler Medical Center here March 28. Maj. Lauren Buck, 81st MSGS general surgeon, and her surgical team performed a robotic ventral hernia repair. Buck has experience with the da Vinci Si model,

  • 81st MDG recognized for inpatient care

    The 81st Medical Group team has once again fallen within the top 10 percent of eligible hospitals for providing outstanding customer service and high-quality health care.“The recognition came from (responses to) the TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey,” said Senior Master Sgt. David Alvarado, 81st

  • 81st TRW celebrates Gulf Coast retirees

    The 81st Training Wing hosted its annual Retiree Appreciation Day at the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility here Nov. 4.More than 20 support services from around the base and local area gathered to provide local military retirees and their dependents with important information about

  • Air Force’s first robotic surgery training course established at Keesler

    Keesler Air Force Base surgeons are forging a new path in military medicine by being the first in the Air Force to use one of the most advanced robotic surgery systems available today.  The Keesler Medical Center has acquired two of the newest robotic surgical systems out there, the da Vinci Xi,

  • Honorary commanders tour 81st MDG

    Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, presents Toni Ganucheau, The Peoples Bank branch manager, and Pastor Jeff Ulmer, New Life Family Church pastor, with certificates after inducting both as the newest 81st TRW honorary commanders at the Bay Breeze Event Center Sept. 29, 2016, on