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  • Sailors, Marines work with Airmen as white ropes

    Sailors and Marines stationed at Keesler Air Force Base work with Airmen to support the 81st Training Wing Chaplain Corps through the White Rope Leadership Program. The program name came from the white aiguillette, or rope, worn by a service member who appointed to serve as a chapel assistant. “The

  • Say Aah: DS offers day of children’s appointments

    February is National Children’s Dental Health Month! Did you know tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in children? Cavities can develop when sugar-containing foods stay in the mouth for a long time. The good news is there are safe and effective preventive measures that can protect your

  • Junior Leadership tour air traffic control

    Local high school freshmen enter Cody Hall during the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Junior Leadership Tour Jan. 24, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The group’s objective is to produce students of outstanding character, while teaching them about community needs what it takes to become

  • Automated Power Tee available at Bay Breeze Golf Course

    Danielle Nichols, wife of 1st Lt. Cody Nichols, 333rd Training Squadron student, prepares to hit a golf ball during the Power Tees driving range grand opening Jan. 20, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Power Tee is an automated ball teeing system aimed to help regular golfers improve their

  • Environmental office recognizes outstanding performers

    Col. C. Mike Smith, 81st Training Wing vice commander, presents Susan Frentz, Base Operations Support structure shop painter, the Environmental Dragon Award during the Energy Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Council Meeting at the 81st TRW headquarters building Jan. 18, 2017, on Keesler

  • AETC’s 75th Anniversary and the birth of a professional Air Force

    On Jan. 23, 2017, Air Education and Training Command celebrates its 75th anniversary — a date much more important in our nation’s heritage than a simple mark in time. Jan. 23, 1942, proved to be the birth of a professional Air Force – men and women precisely selected and trained to fly, fight and