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  • Satisfied customer returns for updated trainer

    A six-member team from the 81st Training Support Squadron recently delivered an upgraded early warning radar stand-alone trainer, referred to as a UST, that will update missile defense training capabilities at several sites. "This new trainer is an important tool in preparing missile warning

  • Dragon of the Week

    Name -- Senior Airman Ryan Alfieri Unit -- 81st Contracting Squadron Position -- contract specialist Time in Air Force -- three years Time at Keesler -- two years, nine months Noteworthy -- I deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom within three months of being on

  • CISM kicks into full swing at Keesler Air Force Base

    Heavy breathing and sprinting make the scene of this battlefield. As the women go back and forth, kicks flail and head-butts are heard off the field. This is soon followed by a shoot. Goal! This is one of the many scenes during the 5th Counseil Du International Sports Militaire Women's Soccer

  • Heat keeps rising for part-time job

    Many Keesler people seek off-duty employment, but Lyle Crandall's after-hours job is really "hot." Mr. Crandall, supervisor of the 81st Medical Operations Squadron Cardiopulmonary Phase II program, serves as chief of the Fort Bayou Volunteer Fire Department, located in the St. Martin community where

  • Heritage committee gives 3 scholarships

    The African-American Heritage Committee presented three scholarships to recent high school graduates May 28. Recipients are: Jasmine Kirkwood, daughter of Levon and Gretchen Kirkwood, received a $1,500 scholarship. The Gulfport High School graduate will attend Savannah College of Arts and Design,

  • Teamwork generates low-cost training tools

    Collaboration between the 81st Training Support Squadron and the 332nd Training Squadron has produced a valuable tool for educating Air Force students. A network cable tester is the product of a joint effort between the 332nd TRS electronic principles flight and the 81st TRSS trainer development