Free tickets available to military for Surge hockey - TICKET SUPPLY IS NOW DEPLETED (as of 2/14/12 - 12:30 pm) Published Feb. 8, 2012 By 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- FREE TICKET SUPPLY IS NOW DEPLETED (as of 2/14/12 - 12:30 pm) Feb. 18 is Military Appreciation Night at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum as the Mississippi Surge meets the Pensacola (Fla.) Ice Flyers in professional hockey at 7:05 p.m. Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training Wing commander, drops the puck to start the contest. Free tickets are available for active-duty and retired military and their family members. Tanja Schloegel, commercial sponsorship coordinator for the 81st Force Support Squadron, said Tuesday that 1,000 of the 3,000 free tickets have already been distributed. The remaining tickets are available at outdoor recreation while supplies last.