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  • Increasing capabilities of future force leaders

     The 81st Training Group recently established the Skills Enhancing Development Program for Air Force and Space Force technical training graduates.This program provides new Airmen an opportunity to continue to develop and sharpen their technical skills with local squadrons while they wait to leave

  • Fallen Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Fredrick Thrower

    U. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fredrick L. Thrower, former 19th Air Commando Squadron combat controller from Jackson County, Arkansas, was killed in Southeast Asia on Sept. 4, 1967, while engaged in resupply actions for U.S. Army ground forces in Southeast Asia. Thrower was a member of an element of

  • Fallen Warrior: Sgt. Jaime "Gonzo" Gonzalez

    Sgt. Jaime “Gonzo” Gonzalez was killed in action on August 3rd, 2008, while conducting Protective Services Detail in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gonzalez was a member of the 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard, Laredo, Texas, when he was killed by a 20 lb. improvised explosive device, which

  • Developing Airmen to develop Airmen

    Keesler’s faculty development staff consists of 24 specialists who create the processes to train, develop and deliver the focused and driven warriors that in-turn, train the next generation of Airmen.The Faculty Development Flight authors and conducts 13 courses including the Military Training