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  • Fallen Warrior: Lt. Col. William Schroeder

    For our Fallen Warrior commemoration this week, we remember Lt. Col. William Schroeder, Special Operations Weather Officer and the commander of the 342nd Special Tactics Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base.

  • Air Force Spark Tank unleashes AETC's capacity to innovate

    Air Education and Training Command has begun accepting innovative submissions that can significantly impact Air Force missions within the next six-24 months from uniformed and civilian Airmen for the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition, now through August 17.

  • Keesler hurricane prep: Stay safe this season

    Hurricane season officially begins June 1, but it’s never too early to plan ahead to protect your family and property from damaging storms.Every year the Gulf Coast is battered by hurricanes, and Keesler is no exception. Most recently, Hurricane Ida swept through the area in 2021.Hurricanes not only

  • Fallen Warrior: Master Sgt. Henry E. Erwin

    Retired U.S Army Air Forces Master Sgt. Henry Erwin, 52nd Bombardment Squadron radio operator, native to Adamsville, Alabama, served in WWII.On April 12, 1945 while engaged in aerial bombing over Koriyama, Japan, Erwin was tasked with dropping phosphoresce smoke bombs through a chute in the B-29

  • Keesler conducting tornado drill

    Keesler Air Force Base will conduct a pre-planned tornado drill at approximately  9:10 a.m. Thursday, 28 April 2022.  This is part of a week-long hurricane exercise that is currently underway to ensure we are ready and prepared for the upcoming hurricane season.Tornado drills are designed to