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  • Keesler’s Wingman Day is Jan. 22

    Jan. 22 is Wingman Day at Keesler.In addition to unit activities designed to strengthen camaraderie and cohesion, a fun run/walk is 7 a.m. Jan 22 around the flight line on I-81. Runners and walkers meet at the marina to stretch out and warm up. For more information about the run, call Liz Waters,

  • Gators garner top honors for honor flight, drill team

    The 334th Training Squadron is the 81st Training Group's honor flight and drill team of the year for 2008. The Gators, winning top honors for the third consecutive year for honor flight, earned 1,523 points, followed by the 335th TRS Bulls, 1,491; 332nd TRS Mad Dogs, 1,433.45; 336th TRS Red Wolves,

  • Base prepares for Financial management transformation

    The 81st Comptroller Squadron's back office processing begins its move to the Air Force Financial Services Center Jan. 23 as part of the largest financial management transformation in Air Force history. The transition is designed to be nearly seamless to customers. Bases that have already migrated

  • Project reroutes traffic at Meadows Gate

         Starting Jan. 12, the Meadows Avenue Gate's south exit lane is closed for up to six weeks for security upgrades.      The project, which will eventually include the White Avenue and Pass Road gates, involves demolition of existing curb work and placement of new curbs, relocating and replacing

  • Medics return injured warfighters to the fight

    SOUTHWEST ASIA -- With precision-guided instrumentation and steady hands, a surgical team here is returning injured warfighters to the fight. Dr. (Maj.) Daniel Todd Rose, orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. (Maj.) Craig Kolasch, general surgeon, both with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, handle most

  • Free preparation, filing offered by base tax office

    Keesler's tax office is gearing up for another busy season in Room 229, Sablich Center. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and working Fridays. According to the IRS, the average person spends more than $200 to have their taxes prepared and filed, but at the base tax office, staffed by a