Deployed security forces protect base 24/7/365

Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, Airmen in the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron are charged with security and force protection of more than 1,900 deployed personnel and billions of dollars worth of deployed assets, equipment and aircraft at a non-disclosed

Two at Keesler win JAG awards

Two of 2nd Air Force 2009 Judge Advocate General award winners hail from Keesler.Capt. Robert Wilder, 2nd Air Force military justice chief, was named outstanding young judge advocate. The captain's accomplishments included serving a year as justice chief at the second busiest military justice

Student ministry plans national prayer event

The 81st Training Group's chaplains are joining with nonprior service students for a National Prayer Event, 6-7 p.m. April 22 at the Triangle Chapel. "We're calling it 'national,' because we will be praying for our nation," explained Chaplain (Capt.) Kenya Thomas, one of the event's organizers. "We

Children deserve our full attention

April is Month of the Military Child as well as Child Abuse Prevention Month. You probably know by now that 2010 also celebrates the Year of the Air Force Family. That's a lot of recognition of kids, isn't it? Maybe that's because we realize that the children of today are the parents, teachers and

Cop comes to aid of heart attack victim

There are angels among us ... and some of them are in uniform.About 5:15 a.m. Friday, Tech. Sgt. James Harrell Jr. was on his way home from a shift with the 81st Security Forces Squadron. As he traveled west on Pass Road, he turned south onto Rodenberg Avenue -- not his normal route home to

45th Airlift Squadron has new commander