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  • 5th Annual Mammothon aims to provide preventative care

    The 81st Medical Group is gearing up to host its 5th Annual Mammothon, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Oct. 28, at the Keesler Medical Center. Beneficiaries eligible for care at Keesler will be able to take advantage of free preventative care screenings for all ages and genders – all without needing to schedule an

  • Command Chief hosts enlisted call

    Senior Airman Albert Dusseault, 81st Communications Squadron base content manager, asks Chief Master Sgt. Vegas Clark, 81st Training Wing command chief, a question during an enlisted call at the Welch Theater Oct 12, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. During the enlisted call, Clark discussed

  • Base Honor Guard completes mobile training

    Col. Danny Davis, 81st Mission Support Group commander, presents Airman 1st Class Anthony Glisson, Air Force Honor Guard Mobile Training Team pallbearer instructor, with a unit coin after a mock active duty funeral and graduation ceremony Oct. 12, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Keesler Honor

  • Flying medics come to Keesler

    The 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron unfurled its flag in a ceremony here today and officially became part of the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing.Lt. Col. Brian A. May, 403rd Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony that made the unit, which relocated here from Pope Field, N.C.,

  • 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducts first Keesler mission

    Imagine being strapped into the back of a C-130J Super Hercules on a litter, fighting to breathe while being whisked toward a hospital that can provide critical care. Not only are there pilots, navigators and loadmasters ensuring the aircraft makes it to the hospital safely, there are flight nurses

  • Make-A-Wish sends Keesler family to Disney

    Master Sgt. Krista Mercadel, 81st Force Support Squadron military personnel section superintendent, hugs Staff Sgt. Devanie Rainey, 81st FSS customer support supervisor, upon her arrival to the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Oct. 14, 2016, Gulfport, Miss. The Make-A-Wish Foundation flew the