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  • Servant leadership: Nurturing excellence in, out of courtroom

    "Son, if you want to go to college, it's going to be through either academics or athletics, and you're kind of small for sports - so you better hit the books."The friendly country twang and honest words from Shane Heavener's father in 1982 helped push him to study and earn a scholarship to the

  • Behind-the-scenes planning: The key to a successful air show

    Al Watkins relishes his role as a behind-the-scenes ninja preparing for Keesler's 2015 Air Show and Open House.The Air Force Thunderbirds will soar overhead and the Army's Golden Knights parachute team will sail through the skies over the base, but thorough advance preparations on the ground are

  • From the ground up: Building an air show

    Few things get a crowd pumped up like a formation of fighter jets screaming past while performing death-defying acrobatics.Air shows have been a staple of military culture for many years. They show off the latest technology and capabilities of the Air Force's aircraft to bring the military and local

  • Airman keeps air show family heritage flying

    Recollections of going to air shows as a child fill retired Capt. Shawn Burke's childhood memories.The grasp of his dad's hand helped guide him through not just air shows but also his Air Force career.When Burke attends the 2015 Keesler Air Show/Open House March 28, it will be his tenth air show

  • Airman volunteers, leads to support community

    You're on a stage with hundreds of people in the crowd watching you, but the lights are so bright that you can't see them. You only hear the silence of the audience.All you can think about is which direction to walk off stage. Then all of the sudden your name gets called and you realize that the

  • Airfield management brings imagination to reality

    The 334th Training Squadron teamed with the 81st Training Support Squadron, trainer development flight, to create a revolutionary new training aid for airfield management students.The model airfield, which was devised in November 2013 and completed in December 2014, will increase understanding,

  • Click, Click, Boom!

    It all begins with a duck-face, a peace sign and a selfie.From there, a photo taken in front of the dining facility at Forward Operating Base Wherever is posted to Airman Duck-face's Facebook wall. It is shared by crazy Aunt Jane, who passes it along to Cousin Joey. Joey is friends with a bunch of

  • 81st MDSS Super becomes first female Chief in career field

    Dec. 1 marks the highlight of Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Cooper's career:  It is the date she is officially promoted to chief master sergeant. Her promotion is also significant for the Air Force as she becomes the first woman in the medical equipment repair career field to achieve the top enlisted

  • Family advocacy trains to promote intervention strategies

    Every 15 seconds, a woman is assaulted. Every eight minutes, a woman is murdered by her partner. Seventy-six percent of female murder victims had been stalked by the person who killed them. October has been nationally recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month since 1987. The Keesler Family

  • Tools to pencils: Airman makes career a work of art

    "I remember the chief coming up and telling me to draw him a picture of a rooster for our unit symbol. He knew I could draw so he knew I would get the job done," reminisced veteran Airman 3rd Class Terry Lee, now base operations support illustrator."I felt like I was contributing more and part of