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  • 81 CONS wins 'Outstanding Contracting Unit'

    Keesler's 81st Contracting Squadron won the Air Force Outstanding Contracting Unit Award in the small unit category April 9."We strive for the catch-phrase, 'That Must Be 81 CONS,'" said Lt. Col. Jonathan Wright, 81st CONS commander. "If we deliver awesome contracting support to the point that a

  • CCAF graduates 141 students in 36 specialties

    April 19 at the Bay Breeze Event Center, 141 Keesler members will receive 153 associate's degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in 36 specialties.Graduates are:2nd Air Force -- Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Mann; Staff Sgt. April Green.5th Operational Weather Squadron -- Staff Sgt. Joshua

  • 'Pinwheels for Prevention; targets child abuse

    Child abuse, in all forms, has been determined to be a consistent factor in predicting a child's future potential for poor academic performance, the abuse of alcohol or drugs, engaging in high-risk behavior or illegal activity and repeating the same cycle of abuse with their own children.As

  • Housing privatization experiences early success

    It has been six months since Keesler's traditional government family housing was privatized and the homes conveyed over to our partner, Forest City Military Communities. As we expected, there have been many successes.Routine maintenance response times have decreased from 30 days under a typical

  • Team forges telepathology guidelines at Keesler

    A 20-person telepathology high-performance Team convened at Keesler's hospital March 20-23 to develop the requirements for the telepathology capability in the Air Force Medical Service. Telepathology uses imagery and video and allows pathologists to study diseases without being physically present.

  • NCO Academy graduates 15 technical sergeants

    Fifteen Keesler technical sergeants graduated the Mathies NCO Academy April 5.Kristy Smart, 2nd Air Force, was named the distinguished graduate.Other graduates include:Bobby Bass, 81st Training Wing.Kyle Grantham, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron.Tina Hall, 81st TRW.Kojo Maissah, 81st