81st FSS change of command

Hometown: San Antonio, TexasTime in service: 15 yearsPrevious assignment: Air Officer Commanding, Cadet Squadron 10, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.Leadership style: I am a hard-working, dedicated leader who has high expectations of the members in my unit. I am actively engaged, and hope to challenge

AETC commander tours Keesler

Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, met with Keesler Airmen during a tour of the base June 10-11.During the visit, Rice, Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, AETC command chief, and Teresa Rice, the commander's spouse, talked with groups of students and permanent party

81st MDG graduates 39 physicians, dentists

Thirty-nine physicians and dentists were honored June 11 during a formal graduation ceremony conducted in the Keesler Medical Center's Don Wylie Auditorium. The event marked their completion of internship and residency training.Retired Lt. Gen. Clark Griffith, former Air Education and Training

Media advisory: Operation Hero returns

Keesler Air Force Base will host its bi-annual event, Operation Hero, at the corner of Second Street and E Street from 9-11 a.m., June 15.This event gives Keesler's dependent children an opportunity to experience what a deployment is like for their parents. Children will receive a pre-deployment

Exercise tests response to active shooter

Street survival event schools student drivers

Friday is the final day to register for the Tire Rack Street Survival School being held at Keesler, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22.A classroom session at Airman Leadership School, Building 2902, is followed by hands-on driving experiences on Ramp 3 of the flightline. Spaces are limited to the 25