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  • 2nd Air Force team comes to aid of needy family

    Thanks to the 602nd Training Group (Provisional) and 2nd Air Force headquarters, a local family enjoyed Christmas in the truest sense.As the duty day wound to a close on Christmas Eve, air expeditionary force Airmen deployed to Keesler with the 602nd TRG(P) learned of a 14-year old boy who called a

  • Keesler medics earn 22 command awards

    The 81st Medical Group earned 22 individual and team honors in the 2009 Air Education and Training Command Air Force Medical Service awards competition. Winners are: Surgical excellence -- Maj. (Dr.) Kerry Latham, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron. Nursing service -- nurse practitioner, Maj. Michael

  • Hurricane Hunters fly winters collection data for weather service

    On Dec. 18, the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters took up the task asked by the National Weather Service to fly their first winter storm of the season on the East Coast.The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" assigned to Keesler's 403rd Wing are perhaps best known for their

  • Wingman Day 2009

    Dec. 17, Keesler observed Wingman Day as a reminder to take care of each other as the peak of the holiday season approached.As Lt. Col. Sean Gallagher, 81st Mission Support Group deputy commander, explained, Wingman Day is a day to emphasize the well-being of fellow Airmen. "Wingman Day gives us

  • Security Forces train to thwart sniper attacks

    In December, Keesler law enforcers got the instruction they need to respond to sniper attacks by participating in active shooter crisis response training. "This training is essentially responding to a Columbine or Fort Hood type of event," explained Tech. Sgt. Joshua Reese, the lead instructor for

  • Air Force's enlisted leader visits base

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy visited Keesler, one of his former duty stations, Dec. 17-18.Chief Roy spent three years here, arriving in 1997 as facility maintenance chief for the 81st Civil Engineer Squadron. He was superintendent of the military personnel flight before becoming