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  • Tactics help spouses cope during deployment

    When your spouse is deployed, the one left behind gets deployed, too. Not in a military sense, not in a boat or some foreign base but right here at home, in their home. The spouse left behind has to pick up all the duties that their spouse used to do. If there are children involved, that means they

  • AFAF pledges climb

    Last week, Keesler raised $16,159 for this year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign for a total so far to $24,647 according to 2nd Lt. Joshua Anson, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron, project officer.This is nearly 30 percent of the base's goal of $83,109.

  • Five from Keesler recognized with 2nd Air Force awards

    Five of 2nd Air Force's annual award winners for 2010 hail from Keesler.Winners are: Civilian category I -- Kristin Trujillo, 81st Training Support Squadron. Since beginning her civil service  career in the 81st TRSS 10 years ago as a part-time clerk while still in high school, Ms. Trujillo has

  • Top Airman, MTF announced

    April 7, the 81st Training Group announced itsAirman of the Month for March and militarytraining flight for March and the first quarter of 2011.Airman of the Month is Airman 1st Class Trevor Reiss, a weather student from the 335th Training Squadron. Airman Reiss, who hails from Greenville, S.C., is

  • 333rd TRS Mad Duck retires, yields to Spartan

    Friday, the 333d Training Squadron said goodbye to an old friend when Lt. Col. DougShort officially "retired" the Mad Duck as the squadron mascot and welcomed a new mascot, the Spartan.During the ceremony at the  Bay Breeze Event Center, the Mad Duck was presented theMeritorious Mascot Medal and a

  • 45th Airlift Squadron deactivates July 14

    The 45th Airlift Squadron, a tenant unit at Keesler, will deactivate July 14.The 45th AS is a geographically separated unit assigned to the 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., which is owned by 19th Air Force."We continue to teach new C-21 pilot instructors until June 24, when our