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  • Members of the Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard lead the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Members of the Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard lead the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Keesler Air Force Base Airmen carry the 50 state flags during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Keesler Air Force Base Airmen carry the 50 state flags during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Members of the 81st Training Group Drum and Bugle Corps, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, perform in the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Members of the 81st Training Group Drum and Bugle Corps, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, perform in the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Floats ride by The Roost Boutique Hotel during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Floats ride by The Roost Boutique Hotel during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Allen, 81st Training Wing commander, (left center), poses for a photo with Mayor Toby Barker, Hattiesburg, Mississippi mayor; Mayor Kenny Holloway, Ocean Springs, Mississippi mayor; and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor, during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Allen, 81st Training Wing commander, (left center), poses for a photo with Mayor Toby Barker, Hattiesburg, Mississippi mayor; Mayor Kenny Holloway, Ocean Springs, Mississippi mayor; and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor, during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Mayra Allen, wife of U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Allen, 81st Training Wing commander, receives a flower from a member of the Ole Biloxi Marching Club during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Mayra Allen, wife of U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Allen, 81st Training Wing commander, receives a flower from a member of the Ole Biloxi Marching Club during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Members of the Ole Biloxi Marching Club participate in the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Members of the Ole Biloxi Marching Club participate in the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Parade attendees reach for thrown Mardi Gras beads during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Parade attendees reach for thrown Mardi Gras beads during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Allen, 81st Training Wing commander, and his wife, Mayra, pose for a photo during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Allen, 81st Training Wing commander, and his wife, Mayra, pose for a photo during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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  • Members of the Ocean Springs High School Band perform during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023.

    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Members of the Ocean Springs High School Band perform during the Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Feb. 4, 2023. Keesler personnel participate in local parades every Mardi Gras season to show their support of the communities surrounding the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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    Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    • Published Feb. 6, 2023
    • By Kemberly Groue
    • 81st Training Wing Public Affairs
    KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  
    Air Force Air Education and Training Command Keesler Air Force Base 81st Training Wing 81st Training Group Mardi Gras Parades Festivities Ocean Springs Elks Mardi Gras Parade community involvement
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