KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Beginning April 10, Keesler Air Force Base will limit access to specific areas on base. Only personnel with operation critical badges are allowed into the sectored off location.
The Commissary, Keesler Medical Center, Exchange and Shoppette will still be accessible without operation critical badges. Traffic barriers, signs and personnel will direct traffic to the locations they are authorized.
The Zone Transition Points (ZTP) on First Street, Meadows Drive, and Chappie James Avenue will be manned for vehicle traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday – Friday. The zone transition point on Ploesti Drive will be manned for vehicle traffic from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday – Sunday.
Please have your OpCrit badge or letter ready when you approach the ZTPs. The Zone Controls will be checking for this identification.
If you have a non-OpCrit Airman who needs access to a DFAC in the Green Zone, they will use their military ID and notify the Zone Controls they are going to the DFAC only.
Both Pass Rd. and White Ave. Gates are still open to access the base.
Members who do not have operation critical badges are required to work from home with guidance from leadership for proper check-in or telework procedures.
These measures were put in place to ensure the critical training mission on Keesler continues and to slow the spread of the virus in the community.
Team Keesler remains at Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Charlie.
In an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19, please take the following actions:
- Strict hygiene (No handshaking, wipe common-use items)
- If exposed, self-isolate (Wear mask and remain home)
- Avoid contaminated water/food or risk area
- Communicate personal risk and symptoms
- Follow social distancing procedures (avoid large gatherings, keeping six feet distance from others)
The Keesler Medical Center continues to take all necessary precautions to protect our forces and their families while safeguarding our healthcare mission capabilities during the current global outbreak of Corona Virus (COVID-19). To keep up-to-date on closures, visit the Keesler Website at https://www.keesler.af.mil/Health/.
Everyone should remain informed regarding the symptoms of COVID-19 (see links below and should contact our Public Health Flight at 228-376-3163 or the Nurse Advice Hotline at 1-800-874-2273.