Medics return injured warfighters to the fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- With precision-guided instrumentation and steady hands, a surgical team here is returning injured warfighters to the fight. Dr. (Maj.) Daniel Todd Rose, orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. (Maj.) Craig Kolasch, general surgeon, both with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, handle most

Free preparation, filing offered by base tax office

Keesler's tax office is gearing up for another busy season in Room 229, Sablich Center. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and working Fridays. According to the IRS, the average person spends more than $200 to have their taxes prepared and filed, but at the base tax office, staffed by a

Honoring Old Glory

NCO selected for Medical Services Corps

Tech. Sgt. Brandee Thompson is trading her stripes for silver bars. Sergeant Thompson, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron pharmacy technician, was selected for the Medical Service Corps program in December and reports to Commissioned Officer Training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.,

Housing allowances increase for 2009

Keesler's military members are receiving an average increase of 7.61 percent in basic allowance for housing this year, compared to the 6.9 percent average across the Department of Defense, according to figures from the base housing office. For Keesler members without dependents, the increase

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