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  • Implementation begins for new ID card system

    Monday, Keesler began registration for the Defense Biometric Identification System.Registration for active-duty members and Defense Department employees runs through March 31. Registration for retirees and dependants is April 1 through June 31, but the pass and ID office won't turn away those

  • Construction starts on I-110 bridge

    Commuters who use I-110 to get to and from the base should be prepared to take alternate routes for the first few months of 2011.The $4.1 million project to replace the steel grid deck in the center of the I-110 bridge began this week and should be completed in May.The first phase involves removing

  • Keesler collects gifts, money for Toys for Tots

    Santa's helpers at Keesler collected 3,948 toys and $1,659 to provide presents for local children through the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots campaign at Keesler."A lot of children were happy this Christmas, thanks to all of the volunteers on base who helped out," said Cheryl Moore, spearheading

  • Project Cheer

    During the holiday season, the Keesler First Sergeants Council's Project Cheer program raised more than $10,000 and assisted 130 Airmen and their families with commissary vouchers.The goal of the program, now in its seventh year, is to relieve stress of Airmen in need during the holidays. The 2010