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  • 50 Keesler technical sergeants are selected for promotion

    Fifty Keesler technical sergeants were on the list for promotion to master sergeant released by the Air Force Personnel Center May 27.Across the Air Force, 5,424 of the 21,829 members eligible were selected for a 24.85 percent selection rate.The average score for those selected was 341.18, with an

  • Wounded warrior visits base June 10

    Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro, an Air Force wounded warrior, visits Keesler June 10 to speak to six different gatherings of students and permanent party members.Almost five years and 120 surgeries after his vehicle passed over an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, burning more than 80 percent

  • Drunk Buster karts make debut at Keesler

    Keesler has some new tools in the fight against drunk driving -- Drunk Busters.The three pedal karts, used in 52 countries to reduce alcohol-related incidents, were funded by the 81st Training Wing after receiving a proposal from Keesler's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment

  • 81st Medical Group interns, residents graduate June 10

    Thirty-two physicians and dentists graduate from 81st Medical Group internship and residency training, 2 p.m. June 10 in Keesler Hospital's Don Wylie Auditorium.Air Force Deputy Surgeon General Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn will deliver the commencement address. Physician graduates include six

  • Review panel praises BMT program improvements

    The 22nd Basic Military Training Triennial Review Committee validated the positive effect expanded training has had on BMT graduates during its evaluation May 12-14.The committee observed program improvements achieved by expanding BMT to 8½ weeks and adding a week-long basic expeditionary airman

  • Keesler stands ready for oil spill support

    Keesler leaders and other federal and state officials continue a vigilant watch on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and are standing by as needed for Department of Defense efforts.Soon after the April 20 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and began spewing thousands of gallons of oil