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  • Keesler’s best honored tonight

    The 81st Training Wing honors its most outstanding military and civilian members tonight at its annual awards banquet at the Imperial Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi. The guest speaker is Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Sullens, Air Combat Command's command chief. Nominees are: Airman -- Senior Airmen

  • Keesler Medical Center reopens following power switch

    Keesler Medical Center returned to full operations today after contractors successfully completed the power switch-over to the new Central Energy Plant. Software problems extended the facility's planned Feb. 14-16 closure through Tuesday. The medical center will see patients Friday under its normal

  • Keesler's commander receives new assignment

    Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill, 81st Training Wing commander, has been selected for a new assignment as Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, U.S. Central Command, Kuwait. "Headquarters Air Force is working with U.S. Central Command for my report date," General Touhill said. "I expect the change of

  • Wing recognizes quarterly award recipients

    The 81st Training Wing has announced its quarterly award winners for October-December. They are: Airman -- Senior Airman Mary Muhammad-Baker, 81st Medical Support Squadron. Noncommissioned officer -- Tech. Sgt. William Byrd, 81st Communications Squad-ron. Senior NCO -- Master Sgt. Ruby Bordley, 81st

  • Medical center closes for hookup of power plant

    Keesler Medical Center closes Saturday through Monday for contractors to finish the switchover of electrical power to the new $21.2 million central energy plant. The process causes a series of rolling blackouts necessitating the closure. During the three-day period, power must be shut off so

  • Inspectors give full accreditation to blood services

    Keesler Blood Services, which includes the donor center and the pathology/clinical laboratory's transfusion services, underwent a double-barreled inspection at the end of January and "watered the eyes" of their inspectors, resulting in full accreditation of the departments. According to Capt.