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  • Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen

  • Medics compete in ‘Goofy’s Challenge’

    Yekaterina Karpitskaya and Christopher Johnson participated in the Walt Disney World Marathon "Goofy's Challenge" in Orlando, Fla. A half marathon took place Jan. 8 and the full marathon Jan. 9.Karpitskaya, an 81st Surgical Operations Squadron orthopedic surgeon, was among  23,000 runners completing

  • Keesler Dragons take 2 from Tyndall Tigers

    The Keesler Dragons men's and women's varsity basketball teams were victorious in Saturday's contests against the Tigers from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.Keesler's men's team took a 72-68 win and the Lady Dragons topped the Lady Tigers, 67-62 in Southeastern Military Athletic Conference action at

  • Job satisfaction works wonders at work, life

    Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of articles about personal wellness.Although work is a four letter word, it doesn't necessarily have to be profanity.Some people wake up, go to work and watch each minute sink away. But some people wake up, go to work and recognize the opportunity every

  • ‘Blu-Med’ provides mobile patient reception

    The 81st Medical Group has a new mobile tool at its disposal to support a variety of disaster field response mission requirements.The "Blu-Med" system consists of a 28-foot trailer and tents that can be erected almost anywhere to support National Disaster Medical System Federal Coordinating Center