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  • Joint incentive funds enhance cardiac care for DOD, VA patients

    Keesler Medical Center and the Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center partner to provide care for both Department of Defense and VA beneficiaries through the cardio lab joint incentive fund. According to Lt. Col Richard Rowe, deputy director and chief of federal integration for the Gulf Coast Multi-Service Market Office, the JIF between the VA and
  • Maj. Kerry Van Orden wears an “empathy belly” to help him understand how it feels to be pregnant during the March 20 childbirth education session he attended with his wife, Capt. Stacey Van Orden. They’re members of the 81st Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Steve Pivnick)

    Education series available for expectant parents

    A new childbirth education series is now available to first-time parents-to-be at Keesler Medical Center. Capt. Melony Valencia, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron and a staff nurse in the medical center's new family birthing center, is teaching classes in the six-week-long program. The free classes are held Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the
  • Governor Barbour chats with General and Laura Capasso following the general’s recognition as one of 15 outstanding community leaders by The Sun Herald and the Journal of South Mississippi Business. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh)

    Commander's award highlights Keesler's Katrina comeback

    Brig. Gen. Paul Capasso, 81st Training Wing commander, and 14 other community leaders were inducted into South Mississippi's Outstanding Community Leaders Class of 2006. Gov. Haley Barbour was the guest speaker and presented awards at Friday's event, sponsored by The Sun Herald and the Journal of South Mississippi Business. "On this coast and
  • Excavator operator Paul Snell of Contaminant Control, Inc. works on demolition of Building 0228, often called the Old Biloxi Hangar. Leveling the structure had been planned for some time, but hurricane damage made it a higher priority. Plans call for constructing the aeromedical port on the site if funding can be secured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)

    Old Biloxi Hangar Goodbye

  • Carpenter John McNeely from Apple Construction, Gulfport, works on renovation of the gazebo at Hole 5 of Bay Breeze Golf Course. The course is closed until October while repairs continue in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which struck Keesler nearly 19 months ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Golfing Gazebo

  • Renovation workers earn chaplain's praises

    Larcher Chapel is the beneficiary of a talented team of craftsmen and a year-end funding surplus. A $91,000 renovation project is giving new life to the chapel's annex area which houses offices, a fellowship hall and kitchen. Chaplain (Col.) David Cote, 81st Training Wing chaplain, is thrilled with the results of the work which began three weeks
  • From left, Tech. Sgt. Joseph Carello and Master Sgt. Edward Rush, 338th Training Squadron, answer questions about a multiband interteam radio from Colonel Zai and General Ali. Its small size, software-based structure and interoperability with other military radios make it a valuable asset on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)

    Afghan generals visit Keesler training facilities

    Several key communications leaders in the Afghan National Army toured Keesler Friday in order to gain an understanding of key areas for their communications training program. Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mehrab Ali, Brig. Gen. Baba Mirza and Col. Said Farooq Yosuf Zai came to Keesler on an information gathering tour to learn about communications
  • Utility lines in Oak Park are being removed before the land where houses once stood is graded and seeded.

    Infrastructure demolition moves forward in Oak Park

    Now that all but three houses in Oak Park military housing area have been leveled, infrastructure demolition is under way. D&G contractors are removing water, sewer, electrical and gas systems in the area before the land is graded and the area is seeded, according to Lt. Col. Eddie Richards of the 81st Civil Engineer Squadron's program management

  • HPV vaccine is available at Keesler

    Human papillomavirus vaccine is now available in the Keesler Medical Center immunization clinic. All Tricare beneficiaries are eligible to receive the vaccine. Tech. Sgt. Loretta Scott, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the clinic, said the vaccine is only recommended for females ages 9-26. Routine vaccination is recommended for all girls ages

  • Family day care homes must be licensed

    People living in base housing who care for children in their homes could be breaking the rules. Air Force Instruction 34-276, which governs day care in on-base quarters, states "any individuals caring for children more than 10 hours a week on a regular basis must get approval." It states that the "installation commander may revoke the housing
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