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  • Col. Edmondson hosts Dragon Week town hall and kids festival

    A welcome sign sits on display during a Town Hall meeting and Children’s Carnival event at the Youth Center Nov. 15, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event included a Q-and-A session with base leadership, updates from the Keesler Medical Center, family housing and 81st Force Support

  • Keesler recognizes America Recycles Day

    Tech. Sgt. Dayton Riter, 2nd Air Force executive assistant, holds an “America Recycles Day” pin at an American Recycling Day booth in The Exchange Nov. 15, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Members of the base environmental office, recycling center and Harrison County Beautification Commission

  • Gulf Coast community celebrates Veterans Day

    Nearly 5,000 Mississippi and Louisiana residents celebrated Veterans Day by honoring past and present service members during the 16th Annual Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade in D’Iberville, Mississippi, Nov. 12.The spectators showed their support as more than 50 military themed floats and performers

  • Dragons hunt for resiliency

    Senior Airman Martin Githui, 81st Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, leads his team in a staircase relay race at the Sablich Center during the Dragon Week Dragon Hunt Nov. 14, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scavenger hunt, consisting of six teams, kicked-off a week filled with

  • Jeff Davis elementary students honor veterans

    Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, introduces her daughter, Jacqueline McGowan, as she demonstrates how to render a salute during a Jeff Davis Elementary School Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11, 2016, in Biloxi, Miss. During the event, students delivered the Pledge of Allegiance

  • Better Body. Better Life. classes available

    Nutrition labels, exercise guides and dietary plans sit on display during a Better Body. Better Life. class at the Professional Development Center Nov. 9, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The program is designed to help individuals lose and maintain their weight and enjoy an overall healthy