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  • Airman heads to Air Force Academy in June

    Airman 1st Class Shuai Yuan is closer to his longtime goal of becoming an Air Force pilot. He has been accepted to attend the Air Force Academy. The 81st Dental Squadron dental technician learned of his selection in mid-April when his squadron commander, Col. (Dr.) John Embry, called the squadron

  • Keesler medic receives Purple Heart

    Master Sgt. Kenneth Gestring, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, was honored Tuesday with the Purple Heart for wounds he suffered while deployed to Afghanistan.Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, pinned the award on Sergeant Gestring during a ceremony in the hospital's Don

  • Next 81st Training Wing commander chosen

    Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller has been selected to succeed Brig. Gen. Ian Dickinson as commander of the 81st Training Wing.The change of command is expected this summer.Generals Mueller and Dickinson are both 1985 graduates of the Air Force Academy.General Mueller currently serves as the deputy