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  • Outdated emergency data jeopardizes family benefits

    The virtual Record of Emergency Data is a service member's emergency contact information. Used by the military to notify next of kin, it designates beneficiaries for monetary benefits if the service member is captured, deemed missing or is interned. The form is mandatory for military members. "Air

  • H1N1 shots available at medical center

    Keesler Medical Center's immunization clinic has an adequate Department of Defense vaccine supply to vaccinate all active-duty military. A limited number of doses are also available for high-risk civilian patients. Officials stress that active-duty military are required to receive both the seasonal

  • Use caution in runway vicinity

    Walking across the runway or ignoring the flashing lights on Ploesti Drive can have dangerous or even fatal consequences.Individuals participating in this unsafe activity can expect to be picked up by base operations and transferred to security forces for questioning, said Justin Cooper, chief of

  • Munitions inspection facility completed early

    The holidays brought a special gift for Keesler -- the munitions inspection facility was completed ahead of schedule.Construction manager Jim Aalbertsberg said the $1.5 million project was scheduled to be finished in February, but the contractor turned it over to the government on Dec. 17 with a