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  • Keesler heritage: Ploesti Drive

    During 1954, Keesler was active in a memorialization project for naming buildings and landmarks for distinguished Air Force personnel and campaigns. Five buildings were dedicated to honor distinguished personnel: Thomson Hall, Vandenberg Hall, and Westover, Andrews, and Mitchell Theaters. In

  • Safe cycling: A guide for biking on, off base

    Since arriving at Keesler's Wing Safety Office about a year ago, I have routinely observed a potentially fatal hazard: I rarely see people on wheels (bikes, scooters, skateboards, etc.) wearing helmets. Now, unless they are all donning the $535 Swedish "invisible helmet" airbag style collar, they're

  • Traffic enforcement information

    While on Keesler, personnel and family members are subject to certain laws that may differ from the surrounding communities.Cell phone usage· Cellular phones are only authorized with the use of a hands-free device. · Using the speakerphone function of a cell phone while holding the device is not

  • Keesler and Biloxi go together like boiled shrimp and Barq’s

    Today, Keesler Air Force Base is 73 years old. The base's men and women have been an integral part of the Biloxi community since the base's activation on June 12, 1941, as Army Air Corps Station No. 8, Aviation Mechanics School. The city spotlighted this special relationship on May 29, when it

  • Hurricanes, complacency can be devastating

    Complacency is the biggest threat to Team Keesler as hurricane season begins.Admit it - you hate the base's hurricane exercises, sheltering drills, checklists, Form 21 updates, evacuation plans and hurricane kits. But base leaders can't let complacency set in - they have to plan for a "worst case"

  • Keesler heritage: Wylie Auditorium

    It's been used for a myriad of purposes, from training Keesler Medical Center's medical and dental residents to processing deploying "Dragon Medics," plus numerous ceremonies and the 81st Medical Group's annual children's Christmas party.The Donald H. Wylie Auditorium has been a center of activity

  • Dragon Corner: A case study in Air Force core values

    So what does it mean to live the Air Force core values? That's a fair question with nuanced answers. However, there are talismans showing us these answers all around. One I have recently seen is the life of Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt. Let's look at his life as a case study for living the core

  • Keesler heritage: Bryan Hall

    Not all of us will be called to die for our country like Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger did at Lima Site 85 on that fateful day in 1968, or exhibit heroism for their roles in Southeast Asia like Staff Sgt. Robert Foster, Airman 1st Class Darryl Winters or Capt. Howard Cody . In fact, compared

  • 81st TRW issues summer safety tips

    Summer is finally approaching, and after a very harsh winter and unpredictable spring weather, many of us are joyously welcoming the season of sunny weather. We long for beach vacations, backyard barbecues, motorcycle rides, family road trips and outdoor sports. While summer is a time for fun, it is

  • When it comes to running, less shoe is more

    I run, but I wouldn't call myself a runner. I don't get the runner's high. I get the runner's low--self-esteem. Distance running just isn't something that has ever felt natural to me. I've always felt clumsy, heavy and inefficient, like my legs are two malnourished slaves struggling under a platform