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  • Navy Team refurbishes memorial mast

    Chiefs and prospective chiefs from Keesler's Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit recently refurbished the mast of the USS Mississippi, a focal point of the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A rededication ceremony was held Sept. 11 at the Ocean Springs site. "Our chief selectees

  • Base rallies around tiny baby, grateful mother

    Nadia Antruneet Johnson has big brown eyes that light up her tiny face. Her rosebud lips smile as her dainty hand curls around her mommy's finger. Nearly 11 months old, Nadia weighs just 10 pounds, 8 ounces. "She's very petite, but she's very happy and in good health," said her mother, Pam Tunstall,

  • Gustav and Ike put crimp in Lifesaver exercise

    Hurricanes Gustav and Ike put a crimp in the planned agenda for Lifesaver 2008 conducted Sept. 10-11 at Keesler Medical Center and Mobile's Brookley Field. The exercise began with a simulated train derailment involving hazardous material in Alabama. This was followed by simulated local, state and

  • Civilian tuition assistance OK'd

    Voluntary civilian tuition assistance has been approved by Air Education and Training Command for fiscal 2009. "We've received twice the funding we received in FY08," said Jeanie Lessley, force development chief for the 81st Force Support Squadron. Civilian tuition assistance is for courses that