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  • 334th TRS exchanges equipment, saves money

    By working with the Air Force Flight Standards Agency for a radar simulator monitor exchange, the 334th Training Squadron is providing necessary training equipment and saving money with an aim toward cost conscious culture.Instead of upgrading the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System

  • Surviving Katrina: Eight years later

    When Mark A. Cowley evacuated for Hurricane Katrina Aug. 28, 2005, he never imagined coming back to nothing.The CSC employee who provides weather support for Keesler, and its flying units owned a house a half block from the beach that was destroyed by one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S.

  • New boutique opens at exchange

    Pink and glitz has hit Keesler full force with the base exchange's newest shop, Glam 31 Boutique. Shop owner Valerie Cunningham said she wanted a place that, "exuded femininity for women in and out of uniform, helping them discover their inner glamour girl."I have been in beauty and fashion for 30

  • Airfield operators learn a variety of skills at Keesler

    Airfield operators perform and manage airfield operations functions and activities, including air traffic control, airfield management and operations to facilitate the flying mission at their base. "The big challenge is that there is a lot of leadership early on," said Capt. Joshua Ord, 334th

  • Occupational therapy: skills for the job of living

    It looks like any other medical office, with white walls and tables for patients to lie on, but the gadgets around the room are unusual. There is a short tree of clothespins on a counter next to a model of a hand with no skin. Another counter has a bin of hot, melted wax on it.The occupational

  • Special Olympics sponsors find volunteering rewarding

    Fourteen years ago, as a technical training student, Tech. Sgt. Julie Hammond had her first experience as a Special Olympics volunteer. Now, as a military training leader in the 81st Training Group, she's responsible for guiding approximately 2,000 students in sponsoring athletes as Keesler hosts

  • Motorcycle safety course teaches lifesaving skills

    The basic motorcycle safety course, facilitated by the 81st Training Wing safety office, is offered twice monthly for Airmen and civilians needing certification to ride on base.The course is two days long and consists of both classroom and outdoor instruction from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. With a maximum of

  • Unusual name attracts attention

    When one Keesler Airman walks by, heads turn and people take a second look. No one has tried to punch him yet, but in this era of sequestration and budget slashing, there's no telling what the future will hold.Meet Staff Sgt. Larry Furlough, an airfield management instructor in the 334th Training

  • Cousins reunite after a career-long separation

    After a career-long separation in the Air Force, and without the means to keep consistent contact, two cousins inexplicably found each other again at Keesler.Maj. Phelemon Williams, 81st Comptroller Squadron commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Roderick Cunningham, Air Force Reserve Command technical

  • Family child care offers career opportunities

    Would you like to earn extra income from the comfort of your home? The family child care office can help you achieve this goal and start a new career as a licensed FCC provider. New provider orientations are offered quarterly for spouses of active duty or retired military that are interested in