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  • Illegal parking on base creates safety hazards

    Parking spots are sometimes hard to find at Keesler.Some drivers glance around and see an empty spot and pull right in if their vehicle fits. This haphazard method of parking is illegal.Legal parking spots are marked on both sides by white lines, either diagonal or horizontal, or a white "T".

  • Are you violating dress, appearance standards?

    The Air Force uniform simultaneously connects Airmen to one another and sets them apart from the rest of the population. Military uniforms draw the eye and cause observers to draw conclusions about that person, their service and the military in general. That's why it is so essential to make sure

  • Keesler kids head back to school

    It seems like summer just began -- and next week, Keesler kids will start heading back to school.Gerry Cross, 81st Force Support Squadron school liaison officer, said school starts Wednesday in the Jackson County school district.Other start dates:Aug. 4 -- Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Gulfport, Harrison

  • Programs target veterans for teaching careers

    A seminar on the Troops to Teachers program is 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday in Room 108A, Sablich Center.Troops to Teachers is valuable to people looking for a "second career" after military retirement, according to Lana Smith, community readiness consultant at the airman and family readiness center.Troops

  • Sales tax holiday this weekend

    Mississippi's back-to-school shoppers get a price break on clothing or footwear purchases this weekend.The state's "sales tax holiday" begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Saturday. During this period, the state's 7 percent sales tax isn't collected or paid on purchases of specific

  • Deployed Keesler chaplain hits ground running

    It's midday in sweltering 100-degree Afghanistan heat. Two individuals approach a group of aircraft maintainers to offer assistance -- not with a tool box in hand, but with fruitflavored ice pops and words of encouragement.For Chaplain (Capt.) Ralph Elliott, deployed from Keesler, and Senior Airman