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  • 81 FSS gets new leader

    Maj. John Ponton assumes command of the 81st Force Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Richard Cole, 11 a.m. June 23 at Bay Breeze Event Center.Major Ponton comes to Keesler from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he served as special action officer for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander's action

  • New commander for 81st CPTS

    Maj. Phelemon Williams takes command of the 81st Comptroller Squadron from Lt. Col. Randolph Toris, 7:30 a.m. June 23 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.Major Williams comes to Keesler from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he's been assigned to the Army and Command General Staff College.Colonel Toris has

  • 5 selected for promotion

    Five Keesler members have been selected for promotion:To lieutenant colonel -- Matthew Atkinson, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Siu Fai Joh Chan, 45th Airlift Squadron.To major -- Todd Hoggatt, 81st Medical Group.To master sergeant -- Jay Kuns, 81st Training Support Squadron, and Christopher

  • Active shooter exercise tests response to mass casualty event

    Keesler is making final preparations for this week's active shooter exercise.Tuesday and Wednesday, Keesler personnel and visitors can expect facility lockdowns and delays at the base's gates while Air Education and Training Command tests the base's ability to respond to a mass casualty event.The

  • Gators get new leader Friday

    Lt. Col. Michael Callender turns over command of the 334th Training Squadron to Lt. Col. Jeffrey McLemore, 3 p.m. Friday at Welch Auditorium.Colonel McLemore comes to Keesler from Oklahoma City, where he served as deputy director of air traffic control and airfield management operations for the Air

  • Personnel center relieves stress for nonprior service students

    As a new member of the military, nonprior service students may deal with a lot of stress caused by training, adapting to their new military lifestyle and many other factors. One organization on base helps these students relieve some of that stress by taking care of tasks that most military members