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  • Keesler member uses buddy care in emergency

    Self-aid and buddy care training proved useful for Senior Airman Paul Calica when he came upon a traffic accident April 4.The 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician was returning to Keesler around 9:30 a.m. after dropping off his wife at home following an

  • Volunteers find Special Olympics rewarding

    As Keesler gears up to host the Mississippi Special Olympics Summer Games for the 27th year, volunteer recruiting is in full swing. The games are slated for May 10-12."Volunteers are the lifeblood of Special Olympics every year," said Maj. Tracy Snyder, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron,

  • Keesler commuters go green, save with vRide

    For the past 13 years, Scott Ferrara has faced a 164-mile round trip each work day from his home in Mandeville, La., to Keesler. The cost of commuting continues to rise, but now Ferrara and five other Keesler employees are saving money by using an alternative form of transportation - a van pool."I

  • Keesler celebrates Earth Day April 22

    Every year, Earth Day opens our eyes to the destructive effects waste has on the planet. Keesler's recycling program and its affiliates, Mark Dunning Industries and Zero Waste Solutions, are responsible for keeping waste out of landfills by recycling food waste, cooking oil, cardboard, metal,

  • Keesler facilities keep base fit

    William Jinske is in charge of all three gym facilities on base. It is his job to make sure all those gym facilities are safe to use and up-to-date.The Triangle Fitness Center is more popular among the non-prior service Airmen at Keesler. The majority of the equipment consists of weights and cardio

  • Family advocacy program offering classes

    Keesler's family advocacy program offers several classes through June.Anger management classes are offered from 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Arnold Annex classroom. Paula Spooner noted, "No one enjoys being captive to out-of-control emotion. Unrestrained anger can hurt others as well as us. Join us