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  • Dragon of the Week

    Name -- Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Gagnon Unit -- 338th Training Squadron Position -- airfield systems instructor Time in Air Force -- almost seven years Time at Keesler -- almost two years Hometown -- Wauchula, Fla. Why did you join the Air Force? fourth generation U.S. military. Grandpa was Navy and Air

  • AETC picks 2 Keesler runners for marathon

    Two Team Keesler members have been selected to represent Air Education and Training Command in the 2009 Air Force Marathon, Sept. 19 at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The AETC representatives from Keesler are: Yekaterina Karpitskaya is an orthopedic surgeon from the 81st Surgical Operations

  • New command chief for 2nd Air Force

    Chief Master Sgt. Linus Jordan will be 2nd Air Force's new command chief. He replaces Chief Master Sgt. Paul Moreau who retired July 16. Chief Jordan arrives next week at Keesler from Yokota Air Base, Japan, where he was the 374th Airlift Wing command chief for two years. At Yokota, he served as

  • Deployed Keesler captain keeps information flowing

    Imagine waking up for a workout at 6 a.m., then at 8 a.m. leaving the base where housing is for a 45-minute ride to work. After a long day of work until 6 p.m., take another 45- minute ride to get back to housing Monday through Saturday. This is the lifestyle of Capt. Michelle Salgado who's

  • Ophthalmologist joins staff

    The newest member of the 81st Surgical Operations Squadron ophthalmology clinic is Capt. (Dr.) Jonathan Ellis. Captain Ellis completed a four-year residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. A specialist in ophthalmology and refractive surgery, he joins two other

  • Kids visit Keesler Medical Center

    The 81st Medical Group hosted 14 young men and women for a youth workshop July 29. The visit was arranged by Col. (Dr.) James Gasque, 81st MDG chief of medical staff. The program, "The Summer Youth Explosion," was sponsored by the Abundant Life Evangelistic Center in Biloxi to provide life-skills