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  • Foreign students fill airfield operations class

    It's a first for the 81st Training Group -- a class comprised entirely of foreign students. The nine students in the 334th Training Squadron's four-month airfield operations flight officers course represent six countries -- Azerbaijan, Egypt, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia and South Korea. Four of

  • Tree conservation on base rewarded with state honor

    Keesler's tree conservation efforts have produced flowers in the form of national recognition for 14 years.  This year, a new blossom has appeared. The base has received the Mississippi Urban Forest Governor's Award, the state's most prestigious forestry award. Ellisville Mayor Tim Waldrup presented

  • Historical items sought

    Keesler Medical Center is seeking historical memorabilia to display in its new Heritage Holding Center. The display is on the first floor near the outpatient clinic lobby escalator. The plan is to display artwork, photos and items related to the facility's history, dating back to the opening of

  • Training supporters welcome new leader

    Lt. Col. Dale King relinquishes command of the 81st Training Support Squadron to Lt. Col. Kevin O'Rourke, 2 p.m. June 14 at Welch Auditorium. Colonel O'Rourke comes to Keesler from the Pentagon, where he's been assigned to Air Staff and involved with operations, plans and requirements. Colonel King,

  • Base, VA efforts attract attention of DOD official

    Sharing services was the magnet that drew Defense Department and Veterans Affairs officials to Keesler Medical Center and the Biloxi VA Medical Center last week. The two medical facilities hosted a visit by Dr. Stephen Jones, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, and

  • Keesler marks 66 years of training warriors

    Even before there was an Air Force, there was a Keesler Field. Tuesday, Keesler turns 66, making the base more than six years older than the service to which it belongs. For more than six decades, Keesler has trained nearly 2.3 million American and foreign military people in a broad range of