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  • Keesler News editor wins Air Force award

    Perry Jenifer, editor of the Keesler News for 23 years, placed first in the sports article category of the 2007 Air Force Media Contest. The winning article was on Josh Wiggs, an 81st Civil Engineer Squadron electrician who was preparing for his fifth trip to the Air Force men's softball camp in six

  • Virtual tools appeal to 'different kind of Airman'

    The 81st Training Group is pursuing distance learning over the Internet and virtual classroom innovations to reload the Air Force more quickly and economically. With cuts in training personnel and resources, technological advances are vital to mission success, according to Col. Prince Gilliard Jr.,

  • New command chief for Keesler

    Chief Master Sgt. Alexander Perry has been appointed 81st Training Wing command chief master sergeant by Col. Greg Touhill. Chief Perry was chosen by Colonel Touhill, 81st TRW commander, to replace retiring Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Owens. The wing command chief he advises the wing commander on all

  • Communication, information competition Keesler earns 4 AETC awards

    Keesler earned four awards in Air Education and Training Command's communication and information competition for 2007. Winners are: Senior Airman Dallas Ebanez, 81st Training Support Squadron, communications and electronics airman (3C). Tech. Sgt. Christopher Kurt, 338th Training Squadron,

  • Public affairs, Keesler News earn 10 awards

    The 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Office and Keesler News won 10 Air Education and Training Command awards for 2007. The office won the AETC Public Affairs Director's Excellence Award for issues management. This award recognizes "an exceptional communication program undertaken to deal with

  • Wing honors top performers of 2007

    Keesler recognizes its top military and civilian performers of 2007, 6 p.m. today at the 403rd Wing fuel cell hangar, Building 4278. Nominees for 81st Training Wing awards are: Airman -- Airmen 1st Class Kwadwo Agyen-Frempong, 81st Comptroller Squadron, and Danuta Krokovay, 81st Inpatient Operations