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  • Keesler showcases innovation for AETC leadership

    Air Education and Training Command leadership recently conducted a site visit of the 81st Training Wing.Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, AETC deputy commander, toured Keesler July 11 and Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, AETC commander, received a tour July 16. The visits focused on innovative practices and

  • 81st MSG welcomes new commander

    Col. Marcia Quigley, incoming 81st Mission Support Group commander, took command from Col. Danny Davis, outgoing 81st MSG commander, during a change of command ceremony here July 19.Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, presided over the ceremony.Quigley came to Keesler Air Force Base

  • Command & control battle management operations: Controlling the chaos

    A U.S. Air Force pilot’s primary mission is to strap into their aircraft and put bombs on target, deliver cargo around the world, or surveil the battlefield. They are the tip of the spear.That spear, however, is wielded by a group of highly professional and technically competent enlisted Airmen

  • Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters assist with monsoon research

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron spent part of June in Sri Lanka flying missions over the Indian Ocean as part of a research project to study the island’s atmosphere and predict monsoon patterns.   The Hurricane Hunter crew arrived June 15 to assist with research in