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  • Southern Strike concludes with DV day

    Lt. Col. Billy Murphy, Southern Strike 2017 exercise vice commander for air operations, delivers a brief during the Southern Strike Exercise Distinguished Visitor Day at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 3, 2016. Col. C. Mike Smith, 81st Training Wing vice commander,

  • 81st MDG competition tests fitness level

    Chief Master Sgt. Karl Day, 81st Medical Group superintendent, logs the final scores during the 81st MDG Push-up Competition at the Keesler Medical Center Don Wylie Auditorium Nov. 1, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seven five-person teams competed in the event pushing out a total of 6,272

  • Command Chief for a Day: SSgt Eric Dasher

    (This interview is Part 1 of an open-ended series featuring members of Team Keesler selected for the Command Chief for a Day program.) Chief Master Vegas Clark, 81st Training Wing command chief, started a new program called Command Chief for a Day at Keesler highlighting outstanding enlisted

  • Keesler 75th anniversary wraps-up with gala

    The 81st Training Wing is wrapping-up the yearlong celebration of the installation’s 75th anniversary with a gala Nov. 4 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.The gala, which will have a 1940s-1950s theme, begins at 6 p.m. and includes live entertainment, wine tasting and catering by a variety of local

  • Ghouls and dragons take over Marina Park

    Carlos Hurtado Jr., son of retired Master Sgt. Carlos Hurtado Sr., portrays a doctor as he checks the vital signs of the 336th Training Squadron red wolf mascot during Ghouls in the Park at Marina Park Oct. 28, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Ghouls in the Park featured a zombie bus, a

  • MTL course develops new curriculum

    The Air Force’s only Military Training Leader Course is doubling from a two-week to a four-week class to provide graduates with a more robust skill-set beginning Oct. 24, 2016. “We’re providing our new MTLs great leadership training with this revamped curriculum,” said Mullen. “We’re excited and