News Search

News Around Keesler

  • Mosquitoes: what's all the buzz, buzz about?

    Mosquito bites are often thought of as annoying and irritating.People rarely correlate the possibility of contracting a potentially fatal disease with being bitten by a mosquito.Although the panic of vector borne diseases such as West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis has subsided, it's

  • Two squadrons welcome new leaders next week

    Two 81st Training Group units welcome new commanders next week. 338th Training Squadron -- Lt. Col. Daniel Gottrich passes command of the Dark Knights to Lt. Col. Trevor Wall, former commander of the 332nd TRS, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Welch Auditorium.Colonel Gottrich, the squadron's commander since

  • Trainers prepare to roll out red carpet for spouses

    The 81st Training Group is sponsoring a spouse tour of its training facilities July 20.The tour begins at 9 a.m. at Matero Hall and ends at 12:40 p.m. following lunch at the Magnolia Dining Facility.All spouses of permanent party, technical trainees and civilians assigned to Keesler are eligible to

  • Dorm management office helps permanent party members get settled

    CSC dorm manager Kennis Walden rolls out the welcome mat for Airmen who live in Keesler's seven permanent party dorms."We have a total of 407 residents -- 261 are permanent party members and the rest are Phase 2 and seasonal training students," he said. Some of these residents just made the move

  • YES program offers funds to youth volunteers for college

    The youth employment skills program is a volunteer internship program funded by the Air Force Aid Society and jointly administered by AFAS and Air Force Airman and Family Services Flight.This program gives high school aged dependents of active duty Air Force members a chance to learn valuable work

  • Strong, rapid construction for new firing range

    The new indoor small arms firing range being built off Chappie James Boulevard near the Larcher Chapel will have four standing walls in a matter of hours. But shouldn't it take a little more time?If any building should take the longest time to rise, it should be a structure that's housing speeding