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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)

Keesler Senior Noncommissioned Officer inductees watch Keesler personnel participate in a drive-thru congratulatory parade during the Keesler Senior NCO Induction Ceremony outside Mathies Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 19, 2020. Over 20 Airmen were recognized during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Keesler inducts newest Senior NCOs

GrayHawk Perkins demonstrates how stick ball is played to Keesler personnel inside the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 19, 2020. Perkins visited Keesler to share his story about his life growing up as a Native American in celebration of Native American History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Keesler celebrates Native American History Month

Gulf Coast veterans participate in the Gulf Coast Veteran's Day Roll-Thru and Wave Parade outside the Armed Forces Retirement Home at Gulfport, Mississippi, Nov. 7, 2020. Keesler Air Force Base leadership participated in the parade in support of all veterans past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Dragons honor veterans in roll-thru and wave parade

Military training instructors lead graduating basic military training trainees off the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad during the final BMT graduation ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 6, 2020. Nearly 60 trainees from the 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 completed the six-week BMT course. Throughout the duration of BMT training at Keesler, 18 flights and 939 Airmen graduated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Keesler hosts final BMT graduation ceremony

Keesler personnel pass out candy to Keesler families during the Ghouls in the Park drive-thru event at the Bay Breeze Event Center parking lot at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 30, 2020. The 81st Force Support Squadron hosted the "trunk or treat" event for children of all ages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts Ghouls in the Park drive-thru

A MV-22B Osprey from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 774, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, prepares to land on the flightline at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 23, 2020. Marines came to Keesler to conduct routine training operations in and around the Mississippi area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

MV-22B Ospreys fly over Gulf Coast