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  • Medic to receive Purple Heart for Afghanistan Wounds

    Master Sgt. Kenneth Gestring, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, will be honored May 4 as he is presented the Purple Heart for wounds he suffered while deployed to Afghanistan.Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, will pin the award on Sergeant Gestring during a 4 p.m. ceremony

  • Medical Group welcomes new leader April 30

    Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Dan Wyman passes leadership of the 81st Medical Group to Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum during a change of command ceremony 9 a.m. April 30 in front of Keesler Medical Center.General Wyman will become the command surgeon for Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. General Cornum comes

  • Keesler medic has vivid memories of deployment

    Tech. Sgt. Matthew Wiese has vivid memories of the nearly nine months he was deployed to Afghanistan.Trained as an aerospace medical technician, he currently is a flight medicine technician with the 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron Flight Medicine Flight. However, from November 2008-August 2009 he

  • Commander's Calls scheduled

    Commander's Calls are scheduled to be held at the Welch Theatre as listed below. Keelser personnel should plan to attend one.Wednesday, April 28 at 10 a.m.Wednesday, April 28 at 3:30 p.m.Thursday, April 29 at 3 p.m. 

  • Child Pride Day events moved to Youth Center

    Due to anticipated inclement weather, the Child Pride Day events have been moved from the Marina Park to the Keesler Youth Center.Keelser's annual Child Pride Day, hosted by the 81st Force Support Squadron and the Keesler Integrated Resource Team is April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.For more

  • Dragons win national title

    The Keesler Dragons basketball squad is the National Military Athletic Association's men's basketball national champion.The three-time Southeast Athletic Military Conference champs garnered the NMAA trophy April 12 by defeating Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 73-72. This followed earlier wins over