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DAF begins ground testing for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, selects Beale AFB as the preferred location for aircraft readiness unit
Air Guard units join forces for aerial wildfire suppression training
Trilateral E-7A agreement marks new milestone with KC-46 certification
Total Force Awareness Training, consolidated data now available in DAF e-Learning
AF Week in Photos
Around the Air Force: Space Force Warfighting Framework; Training Range Improvements; Integrating Air, Missile Defense
Seventh Air Force to extend Super Squadron test for second year, expand scope

June 14, 2017
Fire department hosts live fire exercise

Staff Sgt. Logan Knutson and Airman 1st Class Hannah Reichert, 81st Infrastructure Division firefighters, use a hand-held hose to extinguish a firefighter training aid during live fire exercise on the flightline June 7, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Keesler Fire Department, the Gulfport
June 13, 2017
Keesler Airman receives award from airfield ops legend

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Byron “BT” Parcenue introduces himself to Capt. Edwin Pratt, 81st Training Wing executive officer, during an awards presentation at Cody Hall June 8, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Parcenue presented Pratt with the 2016 Air Education and Training Command Byron“BT”
June 6, 2017
Keesler hosts Summer Bash

Senior Airman Tradarius Christian, 81st Security Forces Squadron control officer, plays a game of BINGO during the Keesler Summer Bash at the Bay Breeze Event Center June 1, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The bash consisted of demonstrations by the 338th Training Squadron drill team and the
June 6, 2017
Keesler, Mississippi leadership hold announcement ceremony for new base gate

Base leaders, along with community and state officials, gathered to announce construction of a new main gate here, June 1. The estimated $37 million project will be at the intersection of Forrest Avenue and Division Street, and take approximately two years to complete. Mark Malone, 81st
June 5, 2017
Biloxi recognizes Col. Edmondson

A “Col. Michele Edmondson Day” proclamation sits on display at Biloxi City Hall during a recognition ceremony for Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, May 30, 2017, in Biloxi, Miss. The Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich hosted the ceremony, during a Biloxi city council meeting, to
June 1, 2017
Flags for the fallen

Airman Basic Charlie Evans, 335th Training Squadron student, places a U.S. flag in front of a tomb stone at Biloxi National Cemetery in recognition of Memorial Day, May 27, 2017, in Biloxi, Miss. Local veterans, family members and Keesler AFB personnel participated in the event to honor and remember