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  • Training with alcohol to spot impairment

    We are seated in a small conference room with a television, a round table, alcoholic beverages and a police bike parked in a corner. The training we will be assisting security forces with is unconventional, but growing in usage.Standard Field Sobriety Test training run by police agencies uses

  • Airman carries 'I will not fail' into next phase of career, life

    I joined the Air Force because I was lost. And not Colorado lost, where at the very least you can look out your car window and know which way is west. My dreams were so big and seemingly far away that I felt like I was wandering through a fog-shrouded maze. While I will always be a dreamer, my time

  • Reflections on 30 years of Air Force knowledge

    People are often surprised upon learning I've been in our Air Force for 30 years. Yes, it is true; I still remember a time when we performed our mission without the aid of computers, e-mail, cell phones or even photo copiers.But although we have changed drastically in a strictly technological sense,

  • Keesler Airman wins "Biggest Loser" while deployed

    (Editor's Note: Master Sgt. Shane Sullivan is deployed from the 81st Training Wing Equal Opportunity office to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. He lost more than 40 pounds, scored a 99.8 on his fitness test and won the 380th AEW's "Biggest Loser" competition during his

  • Cost conscious culture is for everyone

    A "cost conscious culture" is less daunting than it sounds. Perhaps it's the alliteration, or the fact that math might be involved, that puts a barrier between Airmen and C3, but it's important to understand that C3 as a whole is more an idea than a program.An initiative from Gen. Edward Rice Jr.,

  • Keesler Kids summer camps made easy

    Summer is almost here! While youth count down to the final school bell, parents anxiously make plans to keep their children busy all summer long. The 81st Force Support Squadron provides an abundance of youth activities and camps, and this year they're also offering something new.A two-day summer

  • Parental protective factors help prevent child abuse

    Last week I returned home from a very special road trip. My daughter, grandson and I all traveled to Ohio to welcome the newest member of our extended family -- a gorgeous, healthy 7- week-old baby girl. Her proud parents marveled at her tiny fingers and toes, pointed out features resembling

  • Awareness of the CMA prevents violations

    Hazardous air traffic report and controlled movement area violations are a growing problem for both the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration. Unfortunately, Keesler is having its share of violations, which put lives as well as aircraft at risk. In 2013 so far, Keesler has had two

  • Pinwheels for prevention

    If you have been out and about the base lately, you may have noticed the eye-catching multicolored pinwheels in front of the Keesler Medical Center spinning in the breeze. Each of these pinwheels represent one of the nearly 1,300 kids who were substantiated for abuse or neglect in Harrison and

  • Military children are resilient

    During the month of April, we honor the military child. Throughout the month, I have taken the time to reflect on just how much we ask of our children. Every deployment, temporary duty and permanent change of station has impacted them and forced them to change their routine. At the end of the day