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  • Keesler controller part of training team in Iraq

    As U.S. forces continue to draw down to meet the Dec. 31 deadline, Air Force air traffic control advisors have their eyes fixed on the skies over Iraq.Maj. Rudolf Kuehne and Capt. Maureen Trujillo, senior ATC advisors for Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air, are tasked with ensuring their Iraqi

  • Unit deployment managers calm preparation process

    While preparing for a deployment can be a chaotic task, unit deployment managers are there to help the process run smoothly.UDMs schedule required pre-deployment training, distribute required equipment, assign personnel to an AEF tempo band, update and maintain the AEF Reporting Tool within 24 hours

  • School liaison officer helps parents, children coordinate education

    For a military child, the path to graduation often traverses numerous school districts from across the country as they follow their parents from base to base. This can lead to frustration on the part of parent and child as they try to stitch together a frayed patchwork of classes and credits to form

  • Striking right balance key to personal wellness

    Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles about personal wellness.Like a stained glass window, a person is built of individual fragments. Since the beginning of the year, this series has taken a closer look at some of those fragments including financial,physical, intellectual,

  • Air Force calls on civilian cops to join security forces team

    Since Oct. 1, a new strategy has been in place to defend the Keesler community.The 81st Security Forces Squadron now has 37 civilian police officers as part of an Air Force-wide transition to replace contract security personnel.The civilian police officers provide stability and offset deployment

  • 'Team Focus' launched to support young boys

    The journey to manhood is a tough road, even for boys from secure homes with two supportive parents. But what about kids without a father figure in their lives? That's where Team Focus gives young men affirmation, guidance and encouragement toward adulthood.Keesler has the funding for the program --