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  • Academy cadets visit Keesler for summer learning

      Twenty-one U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visited Keesler as part of Operation Air Force, July 15-30. The program, available to ROTC and Academy cadets, is an opportunity for cadets to experience the operational Air Force and learn about different career fields they may be a part of as a future

  • 81st Medical Group receives inpatient care recognition

    The 81st Medical Group was recently recognized in the top 10 percent of all eligible hospitals for outstanding customer service and high-quality health care by feedback from the TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.More than 8,400 Military Treatment

  • Edmondson hosts first commander's call

    Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, speaks at a commander’s call at the 81st Medical Group, July 28, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Commander’s calls allow a face-to-face avenue for leaders to speak directly with their people. This was one of four commander’s calls Edmondson

  • 81st CONS welcomes new commander

    Maj. Andrew Peterson took command of the 81st Contracting Squadron during a change of command ceremony July 16, at the Roberts Maintenance Facility, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.Col. Susan Airola-Skully, 81st Mission Support Group commander, officiated the ceremony.As the new commander,

  • Keesler traffic regulations keep the streets safe

    You glance into the rear view mirror as you’re driving across the base, and those dreaded blue lights signal “Gotcha!” You pull over to a safe location and wonder what you did wrong.  Speeding is the first thing that comes to mind for most Keesler drivers – after all, the speed limit for most of

  • Ten years later: Former wing commander shares how Keesler weathered Katrina

    Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Capasso shares the story of Keesler’s recovery after Hurricane Katrina during “Keesler: Rebuilt and Renewed,” part of the Katrina +10 series sponsored by the City of Biloxi, July 17, 2015, at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Miss. Capasso, 81st Training Wing commander