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  • 66 selected for promotion to master sergeant

    Sixty-Six Keesler technical sergeants were selected to advance to the top tier of the enlisted force May 17. Air Force officials selected only 5,464 of the 19,809 eligible members to advance to the rank of master sergeant, a 27.58 selection rate.  There is a reception scheduled for 4 p.m. today at

  • Deployed Keesler medic serves life-saving role

    Keesler Hospital emergency physician Maj. (Dr.) Melissa Dooley is putting her expertise to use during her current deployment to Afghanistan. A member of the 81st Medical Operations Squadron Emergency Services Flight, Dooley has been assigned to a forward operating base as part of a Navy forward

  • Local students win KSC scholarships

    The Keesler Spouses Club awarded 11 scholarships May 8 at Keesler's Bay Breeze Event Center.Recipients of the scholarships were chosen by a panel of judges from local colleges and universities.Winners of $2,000 scholarships are:Benjamin Hurtado, a senior at Biloxi High School, is the son of Veronica

  • Medic determined to achieve education goals

    Staff Sgt. Kayla Spiel, 81st Medical Operations Squadron Dermatology Clinic, is determined to meet the goal she set for herself when she enlisted in the Air Force - to further her education.The future physician accepted four of the six awards presented during the Spring CCAF graduation ceremony,