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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)

U.S. Air Force Airman Sean Bradford, 334th Training Squadron freestyle drill team member, performs during the 81st Training Group drill down on the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 18, 2020. Airmen from the 81st TRG competed in a quarterly open ranks inspection, regulation drill routine and freestyle drill routine. Keesler trains more than 30,000 students each year. While in training, Airmen are given the opportunity to volunteer to learn and execute drill down routines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st TRG hosts quarterly drill down

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Adam Pinkney, Keesler Marine Detachment commanding officer, serves meals to Airmen inside the Azalea Dining Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 18, 2020. As part of the Air Force's 73rd Birthday Celebration Week, Sept. 14-18, base leadership served meals to Airmen at the dining facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Base leadership serves meals to Airmen

A wreath is displayed during the POW/MIA 12-hour memorial run and vigil at the Crotwell Track at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 18, 2020. This event is held annually to raise awareness and pay tribute to all prisoners of war and the military members still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Memorial run pays tribute to POW/MIA

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Landon Spaulding, 81st Training Support Squadron military training leader, and U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Javier Castoreno, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler instructor, display the U.S. flag during a 9/11 memorial ceremony hosted by the CNATTU Keesler in front of the 81st Training Wing headquarters building at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 11, 2020. 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

U.S. Air Force Col. Heather Blackwell, 81st Training Wing commander, presents Gold Star Family Members with Gold Star Family Member lapel pins inside Cody Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2020. As surviving family members of a killed in action service member, they are allowed to obtain an ID card for recognition and installation access to attend events and access Airmen and Family Readiness Center referral services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Family stars in Cody Hall

81st Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen help basic military training trainees from the 737th Training Wing Detachment 5 try on issued military clothing at the 81st LRS warehouse at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 26, 2020. The 81st LRS worked with different Air Education and Training Command units to support BMT at Keesler by providing uniforms for trainees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Seth Haddix)

Coming together to solve the clothing issue