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  • PUPS program kicks off at 81st MDG

    Medical patients received their first visit of the People Utilizing Pet Services program Sept. 24 at the Keesler Medical Center.The program, which allows certified dogs to visit with patients, brought joy and a morale boost to patients recovering from surgical procedures. Jan Tucker, Visiting Pet

  • Keesler personnel swim, bike, run

    Nelson Viniegra, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, and Maissie Jenkins, spouse of Tech. Sgt. Nathen Maissie, 81st Training Support Squadron, run the last stretch of the 2-mile run, the final event of Keesler's mini-triathlon Sept. 25, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included a

  • Keesler mission readiness tested

    Staff Sgt. David Frahm, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron deployment joint inspector, (center), inspects a base personnel ammunitions pallet with the assistance of Joe Taylor and Lawerance Yoho, Base Operations Support munitions storage technicians, during a deployment exercise Sept. 23, 2015,

  • Keesler celebrates Air Force’s 68th Birthday

    Chief Master Sgt. Charles McHarney, IV, Air Force Special Operations Command senior enlisted advisor, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., delivers a speech as the guest speaker during the Keesler Air Force Ball on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Imperial Palace Casino, Biloxi, Miss. The event was sponsored by the Air

  • Keesler hosts STEM day for South MS students

    Nearly 300 students from 10 South Mississippi high schools filled the fuel cell hangar of Keesler Air Force Base on a field trip to learn about Air Force careers that rely heavily on the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Sept. 18. The day of learning began with opening

  • Edmondson holds first town hall forum

    Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, hosted a town hall forum for approximately 60 Keesler members and their families Sept. 15, at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Edmondson held the forum to give Keesler families an opportunity to meet and discuss