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  • McFall ends 38-year federal career

    Bob McFall, director of Keesler's arts and crafts complex, retires Wednesday, 38 years to the day that he came into the Air Force.He spent four years in the military at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, where he was an administrative specialist for the special services division. He began his civil

  • Combat injuries can't crush chief's spirit

    When Chief Master Sgt. Damian Orslene retired from the Air Force Monday, he received traditional keepsakes, love and respect bestowed on an Airman who's devoted 28 years of service to his country.He'll also carry with him combat injuries from a five-month deployment that forced his departure from

  • Enlisted get-together is Oct. 1

    An enlisted bash is 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.The entrance fee is $3 in advance and $5 at the door.There'll be a disk jockey, food, refreshments and game-winning prizes including a 42-inch flat-screen television, XBox360, gas cards, gift cards and a facial.Keesler's

  • Lighthouse painted with personal touches

    Orlando has Mickey Mice. Chicago has cows. D.C. has donkeys and elephants. Biloxi has lighthouses. And now Keesler does, too.Like many other cities have done across the country, Biloxi has chosen an iconic symbol, the lighthouse, torepresent its unique heritage along theMississippi Gulf Coast. These

  • New AETC vice commander leads by serving

    Air Education and Training Command recently welcomed its new vice commander into its fold. Lt. Gen. Douglas Owens arrived in San Antonio Sept. 8, received his third star the next day and immediately began the task of learning everything he could about AETC's mission and its people. The general spent

  • Former Keesler trainee receives Medal of Honor 42 years after his death

    Back in 1952, Airman 2nd Class Richard Etchberger graduated from technical training at Keesler in electronics and radar maintenance.In 1968, Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchhberger was killed when enemy forces overran a clandestine U.S. radar site in Laos.Tuesday, 42 years after his death, the chief