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  • Civic leaders tour Peterson Space Force Base, U.S. Air Force Academy

    Twenty-four civic leaders from Mississippi joined 403rd Wing leaders on a community relations tour, commonly referred to as a Civic Leader Tour, April 11-12, to Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.Civic leader tours provide members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast community an opportunity to visit

  • Bridging the gap: MS Gulfport Defense Forum

    Leadership from Keesler Air Force Base participated in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Defense Forum, Dec. 3-4, 2018, at the Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport Beachfront in Gulfport.The two-day event connected Defense Department leaders at the secretariat level with state leaders, bringing key decision

  • Keesler, Gulf Coast communities celebrate Veterans Day

    Keesler leadership and base personnel participated in the 18th annual Gulf Coast Veterans Day parade celebration in Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 10. "It's an absolute honor to be a part of this parade today, and a part of this community," said Col. Lance Burnett, 81st Training Wing vice commander. "There's

  • Col. Davis speaks to local business leaders

    Bill Lavers, Harrison County Development Commission executive director, right, speaks with Col. Danny Davis, 81st Mission Support Group commander, middle, and Charles Eastman, Million Air Gulfport-Biloxi general manager, left, during the Mississippi Coast Foreign Trade Zone dinner at The Great

  • The gift of giving continues

    Barbara Walker, 335th Training Squadron training specialist, and Staff Sgt. Leanne Kirk, 81st Medical Group medical administrator, examine Christmas tree ornaments at the Armed Forces Retirement Home Dec. 29, 2016, Gulfport, Miss. Keesler Air Force Base personnel donated and delivered more than 66

  • 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