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  • Base's varsity soccer team competes for Defender's Cup

    Keesler's varsity soccer team leaves today for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to compete in the Air Force's Defender's Cup tournament."There's nothing better than winning that tournament," said player-coach Eric Hagan, 334th Training Squadron. "It's the only soccer tournament that gives every base

  • Clandestine kittens make home in general's car while he's away

    "While the general's away, the cats will play."Maybe that's what a couple of kittens were thinking when they decided to roost in the 81st Medical Group commander's staff car.Bruce Dye, a member of the 81st Medical Support Squadron medical information management flight, was reporting to work Aug. 14

  • Roll up your sleeve -- flu season is here

    Keesler, it's that time again--the flu season has begun.This year's flu shot, just as last year's, protects against the seasonal flu and H1N1. Even though this year's vaccine is the same as last year's, the Centers for Disease Control recommend an annual vaccine for "optimal protection." Once again,

  • Lifesavers <br> Bulls corral 230 pints in three blood drives

    Recently, the 335th Training Squadron, composed of Airmen, Sailors and Marines, hosted its third blood drive this year in the weather training building, bringing their total collection numbers to more than 230 pints. The Armed Services Blood Program provides an excellent way for military members and

  • Specialized skin cancer surgery available again

    The Keesler Hospital again offers Mohs surgery, a specialized technique for removing various types of skin cancer.Maj. (Dr.) Oliver Wisco arrived in July to restart the treatment that hadn't been available here for a year.Wisco, a member of the Air Force for 10 years, earned a bachelor of science in