Keesler gift cards offer shopping convenience Published July 27, 2011 By Air Force Services Agency Air Force Services Agency KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- In July, the 81st Force Support Squadron introduced gift cards for many of its facilities that are simple to purchase and easy to use. "The overwhelming benefit of the new gift card is the convenience," said Frank Black, chief of community programs for the Air Force Services. "It takes the worry out of what to give someone for a special occasion. The card can be used for everything from lunch at the bowling center to Disney trips with information, tickets and travel." The cards can be used at any Air Force base, making them a great gift idea for a friend moving to a new base or family member going on temporary duty. To purchase a gift card, the patron decides how much goes on the card, pays only that amount and is issued the gift card. Any amount can be loaded starting at $5. Gift cards are reloadable and balances can be checked online at www.myfssgiftcard.com. The gift cards never expire and don't decrease in value over time. Force support squadrons are responsible for providing morale, welfare and recreational type activities along with troop feeding and lodging capabilities in deployed areas and at home stations. In addition to lodging, dining facilities, fitness centers and child development centers, the Force Support Squadron operates non-appropriated fund facilities including bowling centers, golf courses, community centers, and arts and crafts activities. The gift cards are accepted in most activities. At Keesler, they're available at the crafts center, auto hobby shop, Bay Breeze Collocated Club, Bay Breeze Golf Course, child development center, Gaudé Lanes Bowling Center, Legends Café, outdoor recreation, veterinary clinic, youth center and the information, tickets and travel office.