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  • Keesler hopeful heads to wounded warrior camp

    The Air Forces Services Agency has invited 32 athletes to the 2011 Air Force Warrior Team training camp Feb. 7-11 in San Antonio.Damian Orslene, a retired chief master sergeant from Keesler, a member of the 2010 Air Force team, will be at the training camp, hoping to be selected for this year's

  • Chapel Hikes deliver food, good will to remote villages

    Joint Task Force-Bravo's Jan. 22 chapel hike was the third for Chaplain (Capt. ) Charles Seligman since his arrival to Soto Cano Air Base in October, but the base has been conducting these hikes since 2007.Chapel hikes allow members from Soto Cano Air Base to interact with Hondurans while providing

  • Prevention is best defense when battling illness

    Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series of articles about personal wellness.While it's true that disease and illness can creep in like icy air through the cracks of a door, prevention can be like the seal that keeps out the cold. According to the Medical Wellness Association, medical wellness

  • Let the good times roll -- parades take center stage

    This year, Mardi Gras Day is March 8. Keesler units marching in specific parades are listed.Feb. 19Ocean Springs Elks, 1 p.m.; 872-2501; flag team, drum and bugle corps and honor guard. Orange Grove Carnival Association, 2 p.m.; 832-0079.Krewe of Little Rascals children's parade, Pascagoula, 1 p.m.;

  • Language of Mardi Gras

    Beads -- necklace thrown at parades. Carnival -- festival season which runs from the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, to Mardi Gras.Colors -- purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power.Court -- royalty for a carnival krewe or club.Doubloons -- commemorative coins.King cake--crown-shaped

  • Academic ace

    Airman Basic Christopher Vidal graduated Feb. 3 from the electronic principles course in the 332nd Training Squadron with a perfect score. Airman Vidal, from Newark, Del., continues his training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for 17 weeks in the avionic instrument and flight control systems