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  • 81st SFS keeps Keesler safe

    The sun is rising and Airmen are driving on base to go to work. The first person they see as they come to the front gate is a defender keeping the base safe for them to complete the mission.The 81st Security Forces Squadron's mission is just as much about deterrence as it is response capability, and

  • 81st vehicle maintenance keeps Keesler rolling

    The sound of wrenches turning, engines rumbling and Airmen talking shop are some of the things you might hear when you walk into the 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle maintenance flight.But what does it really take to be part of the crew of more than 40 people who keep Keesler's government

  • 'Golden Rule' guides medical center patient advocate

    In her last four years as customer relations director at Keesler Medical Center, Martha Prieto-Moreno has based her interactions with patients on a personal version of The Golden Rule."I try to treat patients the way I would like someone to treat my parents, family and friends if they needed help,"

  • Chalk Talk: Meet the 81st MDG chief

    (This interview is Part 2 of an open-ended series featuring question-and-answer sessions with members of Team Keesler.)I'm still learning my way around the Keesler Medical Center. I can navigate my way to the fifth floor command section and the Hungry Dragon Dining Facility. Beyond that, I'm lost.

  • Keesler Blood Donor Center saves lives

    Lisa Lynn isn't a vampire, but she has an insatiable thirst for blood.As blood recruiter for the Keesler Blood Donor Center for nearly eight years, she's responsible for making sure the center meets its weekly quota of 60-70 units.  She's been in the blood business for 22 years.From cancer patients

  • EFMP helps families with special needs

    If an Airman has a family member with special needs, they can receive help from the Exceptional Family Member Program.Special needs may include developmental delays, chronic medical/mental conditions and/or physical impairments. The EFMP ensures all active-duty families are located at bases that can

  • Retiring fire prevention chief wears many hats

    In more than four decades of service to the Air Force, James Palmer has fought fires, preached sermons, comforted toddlers and sung the National Anthem.The New Orleans native retires as assistant chief for fire prevention at Keesler on March 3 with 24 years of civilian service at the same base where

  • KMC public affairs chief championed Air Force story

    For the past 16 years, Steve Pivnick has been a familiar figure at Keesler Medical Center, with his ever-present notebook, camera and trademark Tabasco neckties.Pivnick, who retires Feb. 28 as public affairs chief of the 81st Medical Group, devoted 26 years of active-duty service and 21 years of

  • Chalk Talk: Chattin' with the Chief

    (This interview is Part 1 of an open-ended series featuring question-and-answer sessions with members of Team Keesler.)I recently had an opportunity to sit down with the 81st Training Wing's new senior enlisted member, Command Chief Master Sgt. Harry Hutchinson.Hutchinson arrived at Keesler in

  • MTL discovers strength through mentoring Airmen

    "We can get the briefing upstairs done, then I can finish speaking to the Airmen leaders and we will still have four minutes to do a final run-through before retreat starts."These are the words of Tech. Sgt. Percy Fish III as he conducts three tasks at once so trainees at the 81st Training Group can