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  • Keesler bids farewell to commander

    Team Keesler said goodbye to Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill, 81st Training Wing commander, with a parade and a decoration ceremony in which he was awarded the Legion of Merit medal. General Touhill, who led the base for 18 months, is headed to Kuwait for a new assignment as chief of the Office of Military

  • Thunder on the Bay continues today

    Keesler's "Thunder on the Bay" Air Show continues today after record-breaking crowds yesterday.   Base officials estimate about 80,000 people came to see the show Saturday.  Some minor delays in the schedule may be expected today due to weather, but the show will go on.    

  • Don’t risk your future with problem gambling

    The economy is really taking a beating -- every day there are more job cuts, businesses folding and foreclosures. It's stressful, particularly since there's no end in sight. It's important that we find effective ways to recharge our batteries. For some, casinos represent that opportunity: a chance

  • Keesler NCOs receive Air Force recognition

    Three Keesler noncommissioned officers took top honors in the Air Force's A1 Awards Program. The program incorporates traditional mission support awards and services functional awards. The Air Force award winners are: Tech. Sgt. Jessica Woodruff, NCO in charge of family readiness for the airman and

  • 3 claim AETC technical training recognition

    Members of the 81st Training Group were recognized with three 2008 Air Education and Training Command technical training awards: Senior Airman Brandon Harris, 335th Training Squadron, airman instructor. Staff Sgt. Marsheila Baker, 336th TRS, noncommissioned officer instructor. Melissa Jane Dodson,

  • Keesler wins communications, information awards

    Keesler claimed four awards in Air Education and Training Command's communications and information awards competition for 2008: Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez, 81st Training Support Squadron, noncommissioned officer. Maj. Carol Blackington, 333rd Training Squadron, field grade officer. 333rd TRS, National