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  • Col. Lovette hosts first commander's call

    Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, speaks to Airmen during a Commander’s Call in the Bay Breeze Event Center June 12, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Commander’s Call was one of several Wingman Week events focusing on resiliency and teambuilding initiatives across the base.

  • Fire department hosts live fire exercise

    Staff Sgt. Logan Knutson and Airman 1st Class Hannah Reichert, 81st Infrastructure Division firefighters, use a hand-held hose to extinguish a firefighter training aid during live fire exercise on the flightline June 7, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Keesler Fire Department, the Gulfport

  • CNATTU commemorates 75th anniversary of Battle of Midway

    The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler held a commemoration ceremony for the Battle of Midway’s 75th anniversary at Allee Hall here June 7. The Battle of Midway took place six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and is seen as the Navy’s most significant naval victory and

  • Keesler Airman receives award from airfield ops legend

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Byron “BT” Parcenue introduces himself to Capt. Edwin Pratt, 81st Training Wing executive officer, during an awards presentation at Cody Hall June 8, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Parcenue presented Pratt with the 2016 Air Education and Training Command Byron“BT”

  • ASBP’s low titer Type O whole blood helps save lives on the battlefield

    The Armed Services Blood Program is working with the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment to bring low titer type O whole blood farther forward and closer to the point of injury. According to Army Lt. Col. Ethan Miles, 75th Ranger Regiment surgeon, it’s a blood product that could save more lives on the

  • Keesler hosts Summer Bash

    Senior Airman Tradarius Christian, 81st Security Forces Squadron control officer, plays a game of BINGO during the Keesler Summer Bash at the Bay Breeze Event Center June 1, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The bash consisted of demonstrations by the 338th Training Squadron drill team and the