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Airman 1st Class Michael Enkouang-Mekanda, 336th Training Squadron regulation drill team drillmaster, requests permission to enter the field of regulation drill competition during the 81st Training Group drill down on the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad Nov. 3, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Airmen from the 81st TRG competed in the final quarterly open ranks inspection, regulation drill routine and freestyle drill routine. The 338th TRS Dark Knights took first place this quarter, while the 334th TRS Gators took first place for the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Military children are escorted to the next check list item during Operation Hero at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 6, 2019. The event, hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center in recognition of the Month of the Military Child, gave military children a glimpse into the lives of deployed military members. Children received Operation Hero dog tags and t-shirts as they made their way through the mock deployment line as well as the opportunity to experience medical triage demonstrations, gas mask training and have their faces painted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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A Keesler firefighter uses a hand-held hose to extinguish a fire inside a mock C-123 training device during an aircraft rescue fire fighting training on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 4, 2019. The joint agency training allowed the Keesler Fire Department, Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department, Stennis Airport Fire Department and the U.S. Naval Air Station Pensacola Gulf Coast Fire Rescue to meet the semi-annual training requirement to practice aircraft rescue and live fire training evolutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airmen from the 81st Training Group carrying the 50 state flags march in the 18th Annual Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade in Gulfport, Mississippi, Nov. 10, 2018. Keesler Air Force Base leadership along with hundreds of Airmen attended and participated in the parade in support of all veterans past and present. More than 70 unique floats, marching bands and military units marched in the largest Veterans Day parade on the Gulf Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airmen from the 81st Training Group march during the 81st Training Wing change of command ceremony on the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 16, 2019. Col. Heather Blackwell assumed command from Col. Debra Lovette. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Tobler)

Airmen from the 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron perform a core workout at Matero Hall on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 22, 2019. Special Warfare trainees partake in intense physical training sessions to prepare them for combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Seth Haddix)

Building the strongest of Airmen

Keesler Airmen, Sailors and Marines render a salute during a 9/11 memorial ceremony hosted by the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler in front of the 81st Training Wing headquarters building on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 11, 2019. The event honored those who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

CNATTU Keesler hosts 9/11 memorial ceremony

Special Warfare trainees from the 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron participate in a memorial physical training session at the Triangle Pool on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 9, 2019. The PT event was in memory of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell, combat controller, who was killed in action on Aug. 6, 2011. Special Warfare trainees also attend courses in the 334th and 335th Training Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Special Warfare trainees honor fallen combat controller

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, passes the guidon to Maj. Gen. Andrea Tullos, Second Air Force commander, during the Second Air Force change of command ceremony on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 29, 2019. The ceremony is a symbol of command being exchanged from one commander to the next. Tullos assumed command of the Second Air Force from Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Second AF welcomes Tullos, bids farewell to Leahy

A hat belonging to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, Second Air Force commander, is on display during an interview inside his office on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 14, 2019. Leahy will retire on Dec. 1 with more than 34 years of military service. Throughout his career, Leahy held positions at the major command, sub-unified combatant command and geographic and functional combatant command levels. He also commanded at the squadron, wing, center and numbered Air Force level. Additionally, Leahy is a command pilot with more than 3,200 hours of flight time, primarily in Special Operations Forces aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

A dark night leads to a bright career

Members of the 81st Security Forces Squadron participate in the ammo carry portion of the 81st SFS Defender's Challenge Ruck on the Crotwell Track on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 16, 2019. The competition, consisting of 11 four-person teams, completing seven obstacles, was one of several events in recognition of The Year of the Defender. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st SFS hosts Defender's Challenge Ruck