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  • 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

  • Medical center replaces MRI system hurricane destroyed

    Keesler Medical Center's magnetic resonance imaging system is "up and running." Located in the former X-ray film library in the rear of the 81st Medical Operations Squadron's radiology department, the MRI technicians currently are scanning a limited number of patients until radiologist and

  • Post-Katrina repairs on track at Bay Breeze

    Repairs to Keesler's Bay Breeze Golf Course are on schedule, according to Tama Manu, manager. To date, approximately $4.5 million has been allocated to put course back in shape following extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina. "The irrigation system is fully functional, and all the damaged fairways

  • Tops in Blue on coast July 10

    Tops in Blue, the Air Force's musical and performing ambassadors, presents a free performance, 7 p.m July 10 at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. This year's theme is "The Fly by Tour -- A Musical Tribute to 60 Years of Proud Air Force History." Doors open to the public at 6:30 p.m.

  • African-American committee gives 3 scholarships

    Three recent high school graduates received $1,000 scholarships from the African-American Heritage Committee at the Katrina Kantina Friday. The organization held fund-raisers throughout the year to support the program. Recipients are: Darrius Culpepper, Biloxi High School, plans to attend Auburn