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  • Keesler kids head back to school in August

    Students living in Keesler's military family housing areas attend Biloxi public schools. Parents who didn't pre-register students in May can enroll students at Biloxi schools, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. For questions about school zones, call 228-374-1810, extension 125. School starts Aug.

  • Keesler project benefits sexual assault victims

    Imagine the unimaginable ... you've been raped. Now picture yourself being sent home from the emergency room in a hospital gown because your clothes are being kept as evidence of the crime. That's the plight of many sexual assault victims along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. How-ever, thanks to a

  • First of 5 phases clears site of debris

    Nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina, the slate is being wiped clean for construction of a joint commissary, exchange and shopping mall. The programmed amount provided by special congressional appropriations is $78.6 million for the combined Defense Commissary Agency and Army and Air Force

  • Genetics lab accredited

    The Air Force Medical Genetics Laboratory at Keesler Medical Center has been awarded accreditation by the College of American Pathologist's Commission on Laboratory Accreditation. The Keesler facility is among more than 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. The CAP formally advised Lt. Col.

  • Tricare implements dental anesthesia coverage

    Tricare implemented coverage for anesthesia services and associated costs for dental treatment for beneficiaries with developmental, mental or physical disabilities, and for children age 5 or under July 1. Additionally, Tricare encourages beneficiaries who received these services between Oct. 17,

  • Tricare tests over-counter drug program

    A two-year test authorized by the 2007 National Defense Authorization Act allows Tricare beneficiaries to substitute over-the-counter versions of certain prescription drugs without a co-payment.  For now, the test includes the Tricare mail order pharmacy only.  Plans call for expansion to retail