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  • Privacy Act reminders

    The purpose of the Privacy Act is to protect individuals from the invasion and exploitation of personal identifying information.Authorization is required for the release of PII that could be considered intimate to Department of Defense individuals, including Social Security number, home address,

  • Keesler Medical Center to celebrate laboratory professionals next week

    The 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron laboratory technicians at Keesler Medical Center join laboratory professionals across the nation to celebrate National Medical Laboratory Professionals week April 22-25. The observance recognizes laboratory professionals and the vital role they play in

  • 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,