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  • Colorectal cancer screening saves lives

    March is National Colorectal Cancer Screening month. If you are 50 years old or older, you may be due or overdue for a colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) screening test. Getting a screening test could save your life.Colorectal cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps

  • Team Keesler hosts National Prayer Luncheon

    Nearly 350 members of Team Keesler gathered at the Bay Breeze Event Center Feb. 20 for the 2013 National Prayer Luncheon.The annual event, a tradition that stems back to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953, allows individuals of different faiths and backgrounds to join together to reflect and

  • Airmen Against Drunk Driving selects new council members

    Keesler Air Force Base's Airmen Against Drunk Driving selected a new council during their Feb. 12 election.The new executives are:President and webmaster -- Senior Airman Sarah Guthrie, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron.Vice President -- Senior Airman Jason Boyd, 81st Medical Operations

  • What toothbrush should I use?

    Some common questions asked of dentists are, "What kind of toothbrush should I buy? Should I purchase a power toothbrush? Would it help?"Current research indicates electric or powered toothbrushes demonstrate improved plaque control over manual versions if the manual version is not used

  • Twenty-three graduate from ALS

    Twenty-three senior airmen graduated from Keesler's Airman Leadership School Feb. 13.Award winners are:Dolores Carmon, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron -- John Levitow Award.Danny Thomas, 81st Security Forces Squadron -- commandant award.Lynmarie Boulanger, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics

  • Nine technical sergeants graduate Mathies NCO Academy

    Nine Keesler technical sergeants graduated the Mathies NCO Academy Feb. 14.Graduates are:Gritzaltus Asuncion, 336th Training Squadron.Michael Forehand, 336th TRS.Richard House, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron.Brent Ishler, 345th Airlift Squadron.Zacharias Nagy, 345th AS.Chanda Randall, 85th