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  • High holidays celebrated by Jewish community

    Keesler's Jewish community will be observing the Jewish High Holidays at Congregation Beth Israel, 12277 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport.Sept. 8 -- 8 p.m., Erev Rosh Hashanah. Sept. 9 -- First Day Rosh Hashanah; 9:30 a.m. Shacharit, 6:30 p.m.Minchah/Ma-ariv.Sept. 10 -- Second Day Rosh Hashanah; 9:30

  • Dark Knights help children with school supplies

    Equipping a child with classroom supplies for a new school year can be an expensive proposition. So what happens if a parent is already having financial difficulties -- what do they do?Airman 1st Class Tessie Lessman, a radio frequency transmission student in the 338th Training Squadron, recognized

  • Golf tournament benefits wounded warriors

    A golf tournament to benefit Keesler's Wounded Warrior Program is 11 a.m. Oct. 8 at Bay Breeze Golf Course.The cost is $45 per player. The event can accommodate 36 four-player teams. Five beverages are included per person, and door prizes and giveaways are planned.All proceeds benefit wounded,

  • Air Force Selects an Offeror to Privatize Housing at Keesler AFB

    The U.S. Air Force announces that it has selected Forrest City Military Communities, LLC (FCMC) as the Highest Ranked Offeror (HRO) in its effort to privatize military family housing at four installations in the continental United States: Shaw AFB, SC; Charleston AFB, SC; Arnold AFB, TN; and Keesler

  • 'Spice' can take toll on Air Force career

    Most commonly known as Spice, this designer drug goes by various names such as Blue-Lotus, K-2 and J-dub. Though the use of the substance is prohibited throughout the Department of Defense, there's been a recent influx of Keesler members being charged with failure to obey a regulation for possession

  • Airmen rescue two passengers in car accident

    Three members of the Keesler community recently played a key role in saving the lives of two victims of a vehicle accident in Louisiana. Airman 1st Class Anna Martin, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron, was driving her vehicle along Interstate 310 near her hometown of Luling, La., the night of July