Emphasis on traffic safety yields positive results during holidays

The Air Force had the lowest recorded number of private motor vehicle fatalities during the Thanks-giving-to-New Year's time frame -- one -- to include the lowest number of automobile fatalities -- zero. "PMVs are both motorcycles (PMV-2) and automobiles (PMV-4)," said Col. Roberto Guerrero, chief

Keesler contracting team earns command-level award

The 81st Training Wing's base operations support contracting team is Air Education and Training Command's outstanding contracting team of the year for fiscal 2009. The team, which provided administration of Keesler's BOS contract, was led by the 81st Contracting Squadron's administrative contracting

General Wyman gets new assignment

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Dan Wyman, 81st Medical Group commander, has been selected to become the command surgeon for Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va.His successor, Col. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, ACC command surgeon since 2007, has been selected for promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

Brothers together in basic training, tech school

The Air Force family recently acquired a pair of brothers whose journey thus far has been nothing like what they expected. While growing up, 22-year-old Airman 1st Class James Nichols wanted to join the military but after visiting with a recruiter from his first choice, the Navy, he decided the Navy

Gaude Lanes ribbon cutting

Technical training students now arrive by air

Team Keesler turned eyes to the skies Monday as the first regular flight of basic military training graduates landed and headed to technical training. "Now this is how we should be (transporting) our basic military training graduates," said Brig. Gen. Ian Dickinson, 81st Training Wing commander, as