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  • Key Spouses - New program bolsters support, communication

    Getting through difficult times has just become a little easier at Keesler. Jan. 14, Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill, 81st Training Wing commander, signed the order starting the Key Spouse program on base. With this program, family members now have a place to turn for support. "The Key Spouse program

  • 29 medics chosen for promotion

    Twenty-nine Keesler medical and dental officers are among the 84 lieutenant colonels, 164 majors, and 326 captains in the Air Force on the promotion list announced Feb. 19. The boards considered 531 lieutenant colonels, 568 majors and 335 captains for promotion. To major 81st Aerospace Medicine

  • Change of command set for April 6

    Leadership of the 81st Training Wing changes hands April 6 when Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill turns over command to Col. Ian Dickinson. Colonel Dickinson is headed to Keesler from the Pentagon, where he currently serves as Joint Staff deputy chief information officer. He is expected to report by March 31.

  • Keesler's air show line-up shaping up

    Organizers for Keesler's "Thunder on the Bay" Air Show and Open House, scheduled April 4-5 has added more performers to the line-up. The air show, which is free and open to the public, has a growing list of air and ground performances showcasing the two-day show. Confirmed performers to date include

  • 90-year-old retiree saw Air Force history unfold

    When retired Master Sgt. Dave Costine recalls the historic moment when the Army Air Corps. became the United States Air Force in 1947, one could only hope that their memory would be as sharp as his at 90 years old. The Keesler Retiree Activities Office specialist witnessed something truly historical

  • Public affairs wins 2 AETC awards

    The 81st Training Wing earned recognition in the Air Education and Training Command's public affairs awards for communication excellence competition for 2008. Airman 1st Class David Salanitri was recognized as the command's outstanding public affairs airman, and the wing's public affairs staff was