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  • General Wyman gets new assignment

    Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Dan Wyman, 81st Medical Group commander, has been selected to become the command surgeon for Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va.His successor, Col. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, ACC command surgeon since 2007, has been selected for promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

  • Brothers together in basic training, tech school

    The Air Force family recently acquired a pair of brothers whose journey thus far has been nothing like what they expected. While growing up, 22-year-old Airman 1st Class James Nichols wanted to join the military but after visiting with a recruiter from his first choice, the Navy, he decided the Navy

  • Technical training students now arrive by air

    Team Keesler turned eyes to the skies Monday as the first regular flight of basic military training graduates landed and headed to technical training. "Now this is how we should be (transporting) our basic military training graduates," said Brig. Gen. Ian Dickinson, 81st Training Wing commander, as

  • Outdated emergency data jeopardizes family benefits

    The virtual Record of Emergency Data is a service member's emergency contact information. Used by the military to notify next of kin, it designates beneficiaries for monetary benefits if the service member is captured, deemed missing or is interned. The form is mandatory for military members. "Air

  • H1N1 shots available at medical center

    Keesler Medical Center's immunization clinic has an adequate Department of Defense vaccine supply to vaccinate all active-duty military. A limited number of doses are also available for high-risk civilian patients. Officials stress that active-duty military are required to receive both the seasonal

  • Use caution in runway vicinity

    Walking across the runway or ignoring the flashing lights on Ploesti Drive can have dangerous or even fatal consequences.Individuals participating in this unsafe activity can expect to be picked up by base operations and transferred to security forces for questioning, said Justin Cooper, chief of