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  • Program aids special needs family members

    More than 100,000 military families include individuals with special needs. The Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program allows sponsoring Airmen to procure ssignments to locations here suitable medical or educational resources are available to treat special needs family members.These special

  • 'Home Away from Home' creates family atmosphere

    For 14 years, the chapel's Home Away from Home program has paired non-prior service Airmen with host families for Thanksgiving.This program gives host families to welcome two or more students into their home, providing them with home cooked meal and a family experience on Thanksgiving Day."Many of

  • 'Civilian Airmen' play vital role in mission

    Air Force leaders have made development of about 143,000 "Civilian Airmen" a priority for the service. Civilian employees are seen as key to the total force and vital to performing the Air Force mission.In a joint statement, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

  • Adoption options

    Adoption Options, a seminar for military families considering adopting a child, is 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in Room 108A, Sablich Center.The airman and family readiness center is partnering with several base and community agencies to present the program.Topics include legal aspects of adoption, emotions

  • Oncology clinic newest weapon in Keesler's cancer fighting arsenal

    Hospital offers breast cancer patients a trio of treatments to try to defeat the disease. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are all available. The facility's new radiation oncology clinic, while treating a relatively few breast cancer patients to date, provides care with its state-of-the-art

  • Base records manager receives service award

    Ruthie Atchley, who's worked at Keesler for nearly 39 years, has earned a special act or service award and a cash bonus from theAir Force.She assumed added responsibilities without a corresponding pay increase, saving the government $150,000 in salary.Ms. Atchley has been the base records manager