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  • I-110 bridge repairs affect traffic for four months

    Commuters who use I-110 to get to and from the base should find an alternate route for the first few months of 2011,A project to replace the steel grid deck in the center of the I-110 bridge starts the first week of January and should take about 14 weeks."Sometimes the traffic will be restricted to

  • 4 selected for promotion this month

    Four Keesler enlisted members have been selected for promotion in December.To staff sergeant--Senior Airmen Marcus Easterling, 81st Dental Squadron, and Noah Erdman, formerly of the 338th Training Squadron.To technical sergeant -- Staff Sgt. Scott Ross, 334th TRS.To master sergeant -- Tech. Sgt.

  • Trainer development chief retires after 37 years of service

    Bruce Scott, chief of the 81st Training Support Squadron's trainer development flight, retires Jan. 1 with 37 years of federal service.Mr. Scott, a native of Albia, Iowa, enlisted in the Air Force in 1973 and served as an avionics instrument systems technician at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. He

  • New law: 'Spice' now carries same penalty as heroin, ecstasy

    Synthetic marijuana, commonly referred to as Spice, has been a continuous problem at Keesler. Sometimes Spice has been referred to as the "marijuana of theAir Force."The chemicals in Spice imitate THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and haven't been approved by the Food and Drug

  • Tax time <br> Forms available through myPay, mail

    Military service members, military retirees, annuitants and federal civilian employees paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service can get their 2010 tax statements up to two weeks earlier using myPay. DFAS has recently released the schedule for posting and mailing 2010 tax statements such

  • Civilian deployments play critical mission role

    Air Force civilians play a critical role in carrying out the Air Force's expeditionary mission. Civilian deployments are an important part of overall career development and are crucial to meeting the Air Force's future needs.Currently, there are more than 143,000 Air Force civilian employees. In