Make a difference day

Hard hats, gloves and masks are the uniform of the day as Lt. Col. Steven Ramsay, left, gives a safety briefing to students from the 338th Training Squadron. Volunteers removed debris left behind by Hurricane Katrina inside the Bay St. Louis Emergency Operations Center. Colonel Ramsay, 332nd TRS commander, coordinated Keesler volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stacy Yike)

Make a Difference Day

Airmen from the 366th TRS Detachment 6 at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport frame a wall for a Bay St. Louis home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Steven Ramsay)

Keesler congratulates Bilox High School

Standing, Lt. Col. Steven Ramsay ,left, 332nd Training Squadron and Lt. Col. Paul Valenzuela, 81st Mission Support Squadron. Sitting, Pamela Rosetti, left, teacher of family and consumer science, Carol Walters, Math teacher, and Carol Newman, transition coordinator for special education students. Biloxi High School, attended by many Keesler students, was one of four schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as Blue Ribbon Schools. Blue Ribbon Schools are noted for their academic superiority or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Keesler congratulates Biloxi High School

Chaplain (Capt.) Ann Luna, left, and Payton Ragan, Biloxi High school general educational development teacher and coach, fill their plates with food at a breakfast sponsored by Keesler Oct. 4. Biloxi High School, attended by many Keesler students, was one of four schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as Blue Ribbon Schools. Blue Ribbon Schools are noted for their academic superiority or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

60 and going strong, Keesler celebrates Air Force birthday

Jennifer Lepper, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, was the overall women’s winner of Friday’s mini-triathlon with a time of 37 minutes, 3 seconds. The 80 participants swam 200 yards, cycled 6 miles and ran 2 miles in the third annual event. Lepper was also a member of Air Education and Training Command’s women’s relay team which placed second of 30 teams at the Air Force Marathon Sept. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

60 and going strong, Keesler celebrates Air Force birthday

From left, Terry Owens, 81st Training Support Squadron, and Annette Owens, Karla Propper and Robert Randall, 336th Training Squadron, the Master Blasters, finished fifth out of 17 teams in the masters category at the 11th annual Air Force Marathon, Sept. 15 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event showcased 60 years of Air Force heritage. Several Keesler teams and individuals participated. (Photo by Larry Bright)