Wing honors quarterly award winners

The 81st Training Wing honored 13 individuals with quarterly awards for October-December at a luncheon Jan. 17 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.Airman -- Senior Airman Charlene Vance, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron. Noncommissioned officer -- Tech. Sgt. Scott Mendoza, legal office.Senior

4 physician assistants graduate

Four physician assistants received their diplomas Jan. 5 during a ceremony in Keesler Hospital's Don Wylie Auditorium.Army Capt. Seth Enterline and 1st Lts. Michael Jobe, Curtiss Howell and Laramie Richmondreceived graduation certificates as well as their master of science degrees from the

Krewe of Medics holds 24th annual Mardi Gras ball

Intramural basketball action keeps Blake Fitness Center courts humming

Blake Fitness Center hosted four days of intramural basketball contests last week.Jan. 9 Western Conference games included the 81st Training Wing Staff Agencies defeating the 333rd Training Squadron, 41-34, and the 81st Force Support Squadron trouncing the 338th TRS-B, 51-38. The game between the

Civilian wins local service award

Usa Jones, the 81st Medical Group's volunteer services coordinator, was awarded the John Caranna Community Service Award by the Harrison County Triad in Gulfport Jan. 10.The triad consists of the Harrison County Sheriff's Department, county police departments and area seniors working together to

Keesler medics get decontamination training

While most people prepared for the holidays, a contingent of "Dragon Medics" from the 81st Medical Group and nurses from the Biloxi Department of Veterans Affairs medical campus prepared for the worst during a training session Dec. 19-21.DECON LLC Corporation instructors from Mississippi, Florida,