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  • Keesler in top 2 for Installation Excellence Award

    "Congratulations are in order for the entire base, as the Pentagon selected Keesler Air Force Base as one of two top finalists in the Air Force for the Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award," said Brig. Gen. Bradley Spacy, 81st Training Wing commander in an email to base personnel.This

  • Airman loses 100 pounds to join Air Force

    After Airman 1st Class Mitchell Imlah graduated high school he woke up one morning and wondered, "What am I going to do with myself?" It was then he decided he wanted to enlist in the military. There was one drawback though; he carried 300 pounds on his 6-foot frame.When he visited a recruiter, he

  • Patient shows appreciation with 'victory bell'

    Roger Salois had undergone chemotherapy at the Keesler Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic for six weeks and wanted to show his appreciation to the staff.Salois, a retired Navy Seabee senior chief petty officer, decided to donate a special "Chemotherapy Victory Bell" to the 81st Medical Operations

  • Top 10 questions about Samslist answered

    Samslist is a new initiative to provide an electronic billboard for people at Keesler to reuse supplies. As the old saying goes, "someone's junk may be someone else's treasure." Yet in this case, the items are not necessarily "junk." Ultimately, this initiative is a way to avoid incurring new