Keeping Keesler hands free

According to Air Force Instruction 31-204, use of cell phones while operating motor vehicles on base is strictly prohibited unless a hands-free device is used. Hands-free devices include an earpiece, Bluetooth or phone holder used for speaker capability. Keesler consists of the main base as well as base housing areas, including Thrower Park, West and East Falcon Park, and Bayridge family housing areas. If you’re cited for using a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving, a Defense Department Form 1408, Armed Forces traffic ticket and a suspension/revocation of driving privileges letter is issued. Suspensions for cell phone usage while driving are seven days for the first offense, 30 days for a second offense and one year for the third and subsequent offenses. For more information, call Staff Sgt. Sheralyn Gonzalez, 376-6604. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)