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  • Keesler leadership attends local Mardi Gras parade

    Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander; her children, Jacqueline and Callahan, and her husband, Dave McGowan; and Col. Dennis Scarborough, 81st TRW vice commander; catch beads during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade Feb. 9, 2016, Biloxi, Miss. The Keesler Honor

  • 81st TRSS creates money-saving training mannequins

    James McCanless, 81st Training Support Squadron sheet metal technician, and Tom Capers, 81st TRSS machinist and welder, assemble mannequin pieces at the Trainer Development Center Feb. 8, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 81st TRSS manufactured two lower torso mannequins for the 81st Medical

  • Classes and creativity at Arts and Crafts center

    The Arts and Crafts center at Keesler Air Force Base has many services available for Airmen and dependents to help create gifts, let their kids’ creativity come out and relieve stress through artistic avenues. “Ceramics, painting, engraving, awards, framing, shadow boxes and embroidery are some of

  • Keesler Medical Center passes inspection with flying colors

    The 81st Medical Group retained its accreditation for another three years by The Joint Commission after their inspection concluded on Jan. 29, 2016. “We did fantastic,” said Maj. Andrew Rohrer, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron pathologist. “We received a couple of best practice nods on the

  • Keesler participates in Mardi Gras festivities

    Members of the Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard lead the North Bay Area Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 7, 2016, St. Martin, Miss. Every Mardi Gras season, Keesler participates in local parades to be involved with the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

  • Staff sergeant receives 2016 NCOA Vanguard Award for heroism

    Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bellio, 338th Training Squadron radio frequency instructor, was recently awarded the 2016 NCO Association Vanguard Award for Air Education and Training Command.The NCOA Vanguard Award is awarded annually to one enlisted member from each branch of service for acts of heroism