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  • DBIDS farewell to slow gate traffic

    Personnel at the 81st Security Forces Squadron upgraded the technology they use at the gate checkpoints to improve traffic flow and boost security. The Defense Biometrics Identification System, a force protection tool in the form of a handheld ID card scanner, uses barcodes and biometrics to

  • Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Col. C. Mike Smith, 81st Training Wing vice commander, drives Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st TRW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Vegas Clark, 81st TRW command chief, as they serve as Grand Marshals during the Jeff Davis Elementary School Mardi Gras Parade, Feb. 24, 2017, Biloxi, Miss. The Keesler AFB

  • McBride Commons: Project update

    Ronnie Langford, R and R Food service installer, welds on a kitchen exhaust hood at the McBride Commons Feb. 15, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The McBride Commons renovation project will transition the former base library into a common area for those with base access, which will include a

  • 81st TRW/CC inducts 14 new civic leaders as honorary commanders

    Leadership from the 81st Training Wing pose for a photo with their honorary commanders and spouses during the 81st TRW’s Honorary Commander Program induction ceremony Feb. 10, 2017, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Honorary Commander Program is a tool to help military and community leaders’

  • Outdoor recreation hosts Polar Bear Regatta

    Keesler personnel and family members steer their kayaks through the Keesler Marina during the Polar Bear Regatta at Marina Park Feb. 18, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Keesler Outdoor Recreation sponsored the event, providing kayaks and paddle boards for use. (U.S. Air Force photo by