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  • Dragons win national title

    The Keesler Dragons basketball squad is the National Military Athletic Association's men's basketball national champion.The three-time Southeast Athletic Military Conference champs garnered the NMAA trophy April 12 by defeating Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 73-72. This followed earlier wins over

  • First Sergeant training has Keesler roots

    Most people don't realize it, but first sergeant training had its roots at Keesler.Originally, first sergeant training was done by a career development course, but on Oct. 17, 1973, a voluntary first sergeant course opened at Keesler. Chief Master Sgt. Blevins was the first director and Chief Master

  • 'Dirtboy' earns diamond

    What are the human characteristics of a first sergeant? "In my previous civil engineer career field, we would use the phrase 'the heart of a Dirtboy,'" said Master Sgt. James Messer, 81st Training Wing staff agency first sergeant, a December First Sergeant Academy graduate. "Well, you could say the