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  • Exchange, Santa tinker with holiday strategies

    The holiday season is here and there are deals being offered at the Keesler Exchange that will knock your stockings off and hang them by the chimney with care.Even with the golden incentive of no sales tax, the exchange is feeling the heat from outside competitors and offering big discounts on items

  • Purple Heart recipient lauded by Air Force chief of staff

    Master Sgt. Kenneth Gestring, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, was honored by Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, with a letter from the Air Force chief of staff.The letter was presented following the group's monthly promotion ceremony Nov. 30. Sergeant Gestring, who was

  • New health initiative centers on patient, team

    The 81st Medical Group Hospital Family Health Clinic has been operating under the Air Force's Family Health Initiative since Sept. 1. The initiative, launched in August 2008 at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., and Edwards AFB, Calif., is modeled on the patient-centered medical home, a 1960s concept that is

  • Special tactics recruitment briefings

    The 24th Special Tactics Squadron, the Air Force's special operations unit, is making a recruiting visit to Keesler Dec. 20.The briefings are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Sablich Center auditorium.Recruiters are looking for members in the ranks of senior airman through master sergeant with at least two

  • Holiday household waste

    The housing office has arranged with the refuse contractor to place dumpsters at several locations Dec. 27-30 to collect extra holiday household waste.The dumpsters will be located at the corner of Patrick and Vandenberg Drives in Bay Ridge, corner of Garfield Avenue and Givens Street in East

  • 3 Keesler finance leaders honored with AETC awards

    Three Keesler finance leaders have been recognized with awards for fiscal 2010 from Air Education and Training Command.They are 2nd Lt. William Kiser and Kristin Vollbrecht, 81st Comptroller Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Brandon Harris, 335th Training Squadron.Lieutenant Kiser, financial services flight