Combat readiness drill prepares Keesler personnel for real-world deployment
Rod Harris, Akima warehouse specialist, provides mobility equipment to Staff Sgt. Alexis Gonzalez-Blessman, 81st Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, and Airman 1st Class Keena Harris, 81st SFS investigator, during a combat readiness drill at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2026. The drill tested the installation’s ability to deploy forces and sustain operations. The scenario simulated Air Education and Training Command Forces backfilling Pacific Air Forces assets that have been forward deployed during the initial outbreak of hostilities with a regional adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)