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  • 24th AF/CC visits cyber Airmen

    Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, speaks to Maj. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, 24th Air Force commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, during a 333rd Training Squadron site visit at Stennis Hall March 1, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Weggeman visited with Airmen

  • 'Let the good times roll'

    Keesler leadership and their families attend the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade Feb. 28, 2017, in Biloxi, Miss. Every Mardi Gras season, Keesler personnel participate in local parades to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Child development center celebrates Mardi Gras with parade

    Autumn Whidby, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Albert Whidby, 334th Training Squadron instructor supervisor, participates in the Keesler Child Development Center Mardi Gras parade Feb. 28, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. More than 300 children participated in the event, which started in 2009. (U.S.

  • Band of the West performs locally

    Airman 1st Class Laura McIntyer, Band of the West bassoonist, preforms for Gulf Coast residents and travelers at the Biloxi Visitor's Center Feb. 26, 2017 Biloxi, Miss. Members of the Spectrum Winds Quintet, an ensemble of the Band of the West, played a medley of concert and ceremonial marching

  • DBIDS farewell to slow gate traffic

    Personnel at the 81st Security Forces Squadron upgraded the technology they use at the gate checkpoints to improve traffic flow and boost security. The Defense Biometrics Identification System, a force protection tool in the form of a handheld ID card scanner, uses barcodes and biometrics to