60 and going strong Keesler celebrates Air Force birthday

Oct. 2 ceremony welcomes Keesler's new commander

Brig. Gen. Paul Capasso turns over command of the 81st Training Wing to Col. Gregory Touhill, 8:30 a.m. Oct. 2, on the parade grounds.  In case of rain, the ceremony moves to Welch Auditorium. General Capasso, the wing commander since November 2005, is headed to Stuttgart, Germany, to be the

Laser eye surgery resumes at Keesler Medical Center

Laser eye surgery has resumed at Keesler Medical Center. Any active-duty military member requiring glasses or contacts to accomplish his duties is considered a potential surgery candidate. Refractive surgeries are a group of eye surgeries used to change the optical system of the eye to give patients

Keesler historian has deployment history

Although a civilian, the 81st Training Wing's historian is no novice when it comes to deployments. Jim Gildea returned from his fourth deployment to the Middle East May 15. As the first 81st TRW civilian to deploy in support of the global war on terror, Mr. Gildea said his past deployment experience

Financial management flight develops 2 new officer courses

October marks the launch of two new courses in the 335th Training Squadron for financial management officers, senior noncommissioned officers and upper-level civilian employees. "This is the largest course rewrite in nearly two decades for these courses," Capt. Peter Smith, financial management

Keesler runners leave mark in several marathon categories

Keesler's fast feet left their imprint in several categories at Saturday's Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Jennifer Lepper, 81st Aero-space Medicine Squadron, ran on the Air Education and Training Command team that placed second of 30 in the women's relay category with a