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  • 11 Keesler first lieutenants selected for promotion

    Eleven Keesler first lieutenants have been selected for promotion to captain.81st Inpatient Operations Squadron -- Candida Davis, Amanda Matti, Jeanette Myers and Mary Peterson.81st Medical Operations Squadron -- Leigh Fuller, Nicole Huch and Thomas Stallworth.81st Surgical OperationsSquadron --

  • Four Keesler heroes honored during annual AETC Symposium

    Nearly 1,000 Airmen from across Air Education and Training Command gathered here Friday to hear Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley during the Air Education and Training Command Ball.The ball, the largest formal event hosted by the command, concluded the AETC  Symposium and Exposition. More

  • Portrait in Courage:Wounded warrior visits Keesler

    A wounded warrior featured in the Air Force's recent issue of "Portraits of Courage"  spoke to students in the Mathies NCO Academy and Airman Leadership School Jan. 20.Staff Sgt. David Flowers, now an explosive ordnance disposal instructor at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., spoke words of encouragement

  • Team Keesler takes part in AETC Symposium`

    The 81st Training Wing and 2nd Air Force headquarters sent a contingent of 128 enlisted members, officers and civilians to the 2011 Air Education and Training Command Symposium, Jan. 20-21 in San Antonio, Texas.The fifth annual event, cosponsored with the Alamo Chapter of the Air Force Association,

  • Base donations keep flowing

    The Keesler Blood Donor Center is located in the Arnold Medical Annex, off Meadows Drive just north of the base post office.Last year, Keesler hosted 58 blood drives and collected 5,520 units of blood."The ASBP plays a key role in providing quality blood products for allactive-duty personnel and

  • Pediatric acute illness walk-in clinic available

    The 81st Medical Operations Squadron's pediatric clinic and the 81st Medical Group Hospital's emergency department have teamed up to provide a pediatric acute care walk-in clinic during the cold and flu season.Services are available within the emergency department, 8-11 a.m. weekdays, in an effort