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  • U.S. Army Air Service Staff Sgt. James M. Garrard

    U.S. Army Air Service Staff Sgt. James Garrard, 44th Bomb Group B-24 tail gunner, from Greenwood served in World War II. During the war, Garrard often wrote home expressing his admiration for the resolve of the American soldiers fighting far from home. “It seems to express so well the sentiment of

  • Dragon University takes flight at Keesler

    The Air Force encourages its Airmen to aim high and the new Dragon University program at Keesler is tailored to help them get there. The program was designed with the Enlisted Action Development Plan in mind to emphasize growth at the Airmen level. “We're trying to deliberately get after what the

  • 334th TRS runs memorial 5k

    The 334th Training Squadron hosted the annual A1C Holt 5k Memorial Run on base, April 15. This tradition started in 2017 to commemorate Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt, 603rd Air Control Squadron command and control battle management operations operator, and give his family the ability to interact

  • Fallen Warrior: Capt. Edward A. Blake

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Edward A. Blake, 1st Air Commando Squadron, Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam, Douglas A-1E Skyraider pilot, from Long Beach, Mississippi served during the Vietnam War. Blake graduated pilot training at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. Blake was