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  • 81st LRS wins 3rd straight AETC award

    The 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron won the Air Education and Training Command LRS Non-flying Unit of the Year for 2016 for the third year in a row. Members of the 81st LRS were awarded for their ability to complete the day-to-day mission as the largest traffic management office and second largest

  • Wing leaders kick off Fire Prevention Week

    A Keesler Fire Department glass sits on display at the 81st TRW headquarters building during the Fire Prevention Week kick off Oct. 11, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The weeklong event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes

  • Maj. Gen. LaBrutta takes command of 2nd Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Bob LaBrutta took command of 2nd Air Force during a change of command ceremony at the Levitow Training Support Facility parade field here, Aug. 26, 2016. Outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Brown, handed off the guidon before heading to his new assignment as Air Education and Training

  • Keesler instructor to represent all enlisted as an OAY

    Air Force officials recently narrowed down 36 nominees to 12 and announced their selection for Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Among those 12 was Keelser Air Force Base’s Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Cruz, 81st Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor.This award recognizes 12 outstanding

  • Fire Department brings the heat in firefighter combat challenge

    Four members of the Keesler Fire Department recently qualified to represent Team Keesler at the 2016 Firefighter Combat Challenge Competition Wild Card Week in Montgomery, Ala. in October.The team competed in the qualifying round at Lake Charles, La., Apr. 30, where they demonstrated their skills in

  • Keesler leadership presents 2nd Air Force annual awards

    Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Cruz, 81st Force Support Squadron airman leadership school instructor, holds a 2nd Air Force annual award trophy at the ALS building April 4, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Leadership from 2nd AF and the 81st Training Wing traveled to Cruz’s work area to congratulate her on