Keesler plans Fire Prevention Week activities

"Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With" is the theme for Fire Prevention Week, Sunday through Oct. 9.In addition to no-notice fire drills across the base, Smokey the Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog visit these locations with literature, fire hats and handouts next week.Monday7:30 a.m. -- 81st

Worldwide Day of Play

Worldwide Day of Play is an annual event designed to encourage kids and parents to turn off the television and play. This year's event was Friday at the youth center.

Sailor spirit

Keesler nurses run Disney's half marathon

Saturday night, two Keesler nurses will be in Orlando, Fla., for the inaugural Walt Disney World Wine and Dine Half Marathon.Mary Peterson and Chris Johnson are avid runners and coworkers on the 81st Medical Group Hospital's surgical inpatient unit. The race begins at 10 p.m. from the Wide World of

'Ironwoman' tests human body's limits

"It's unbelievable what the human body is capable of."That's how Yekaterina Karpitskaya described her view of the almost 15 hours it took her to complete a recent Ironman competition.She competed in her first full Ironman Sept. 11 in Madison, Wis. The event consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile

Hernandez posts best time for base's marathon runners

Guillermo Hernandez, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, posted the fastest time of Keesler runners at the 2010 Air Force Marathon, Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.His time didn't show up on a website search because his first name was misspelled.His clock time was 3:37:25 and chip