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  • Basketball playoffs tip off

    The intramural basketball postseason tournament began Wednesday at Blake Fitness Center, with the 334th Training Squadron taking on the 81st Force Support Squadron and the 81st Medical Support Squadron meeting the 81st Training Wing staff agencies team.Scores weren't available at press time.Tonight,

  • Military saves week <br> DOD promotes financial readiness Feb. 19-26

    Military Saves Week is Feb. 19-26.As it enters its sixth year, the Military Saves program has now become an integral part of the Department of Defense's Financial Readiness Campaign.Military Saves is co-sponsored by the Consumer Federation of America and the Department of Defense. The Office of the

  • Keesler medic awarded grant to study low back pain therapy

    Lt. Col. John Childs, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Physical Therapy Department director of musculoskeletal research, has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Air Force Medical Service for his protocol "Implications of Timing and Quality of Physical Therapy on Low Back Pain Utilization and

  • 'Night of Tournaments' uses sports to promote fun without alcohol

    Keesler's Underage Drinking Focus Group sponsors "The Night of Tournaments" 8 p.m. to midnight Feb. 17 in the student Triangle area.First Lt. Julianna Petrone, Keesler Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program manager, said this is a sporting night to promote fun without alcohol.

  • Blood center part of tri-service drive

    Teams from the Keesler Blood Donor Center recently returned from a tri-service blood drive at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and Fort Gordon, Ga. Five BDC members comprised the Air Force contingent among the 73 active-duty military and 25 civilians from the 12 Air Force, Army and