Keesler medic chief retires after 30 years

Chief Master Sgt. Debra Strickland ends her 30-year Air Force career during a formal retirement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Keesler Hospital Don Wylie Auditorium. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Dan Wyman, Air Combat Command command surgeon, will officiate.Chief Strickland is 81st Surgical Operations

8 medics selected for promotion

Eight Keesler officers have been selected for promotion.Selected for promotion to major are Capts. Julia Bradley, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron; Shannan Corbin, 81st Medical Group; Dawn Higgins and Martin Paprock, 81st Medical Operations Squadron; Shelly Pardini, 81st Surgical Operations

Wing honors quarterly award winners

The 81st Training Wing honored 13 individuals with quarterly awards for October-December at a luncheon Jan. 17 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.Airman -- Senior Airman Charlene Vance, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron. Noncommissioned officer -- Tech. Sgt. Scott Mendoza, legal office.Senior

4 physician assistants graduate

Four physician assistants received their diplomas Jan. 5 during a ceremony in Keesler Hospital's Don Wylie Auditorium.Army Capt. Seth Enterline and 1st Lts. Michael Jobe, Curtiss Howell and Laramie Richmondreceived graduation certificates as well as their master of science degrees from the

Krewe of Medics holds 24th annual Mardi Gras ball

Intramural basketball action keeps Blake Fitness Center courts humming

Blake Fitness Center hosted four days of intramural basketball contests last week.Jan. 9 Western Conference games included the 81st Training Wing Staff Agencies defeating the 333rd Training Squadron, 41-34, and the 81st Force Support Squadron trouncing the 338th TRS-B, 51-38. The game between the