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  • Safety office issues tips for safe trick-or-treating

    Halloween is a night of celebration for both children and adults. We dress in costumes and solicit treats door-to-door. Although celebrations are meant to be fun, there are a few things you should beware of in order to stay safe on the spookiest night of the year.Costume SafetyUnfortunately,

  • Airmen Activities: outdoor recreation offers catamaran sailing course

    The 12-foot rotomolded polyethylene hull strains suddenly under the pressure of the mainsail, tilting in the water slightly and picking up speed at a rapid rate. The only thing powering the one-person catamaran is the wind against the sail and the operator's choice of direction, which could

  • October observes breast cancer awareness

    Mary "Sugar" Mathieu is the bravest woman I know. Diagnosed with breast cancer 2½ years ago, my sister-in-law continued working as an executive housekeeper at a local hotel while she's endured multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy. She's a strong woman of faith, doing everything she can to

  • Dragon Corner: developing Airmen in and out of TRG

    Leading, mentoring and developing our Airmen is critical to our success as an Air Force, for one day they will replace us. Team Keesler plays a vital role in developing our nation's Airmen and has done so since the birth of our Air Force. Having spent a career in garrison and deployed within the

  • Safety reminders for Fire Prevention Week

    The Keesler Fire Department is observing Fire Prevention Week Monday through Oct. 12 with various activities around the base. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12, there's an open house at the Keesler Fire Station, near the flight line next to the air traffic control tower. There will be fun, games, fire

  • 333rd TRS supports Cyber Patriot program

    Keesler is well known for giving back to the community by supporting annual events such as the Mississippi Special Olympics, but there are students and instructors giving their time and expertise every single week. One example is the 333rd Training Squadron's support of the Cyber Patriot

  • Dragon Corner: A day in the life of a military instructor

    What is it like to be a military instructor at the best base in the Air Force? Well it isn't easy work and it's not always appreciated by those being taught. As many of you are aware, a military instructor position in the training environment is now considered a career broadening pursuit and is

  • Dragon Corner: drill and ceremony, core vaules

    All of us are familiar with the core values; what some of us may not be so acquainted with is drill and ceremony. All of us who wear the uniform that distinguishes us as Airmen have participated in drill and ceremony at some point in our careers. For some, it may have been a few years since the last

  • Airmen Activities: throwing discs

    If you've never played disc golf or even heard of it, don't fret. The game is fairly straightforward, given its closeness to the rules of regular golf and the use of discs similar to a Frisbee. To be clear, however, nobody plays "Frolf," as the discs used for this game vary in weight and material

  • Smoke detectors in the home

    Smoke detectors are important home safety tools because they increase the chance of escaping from a house fire. According to the National Fire Protection Association, the death rate from house fires in the homes without smoke detectors is twice as high as for those with working smoke detectors.Smoke