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  • Thomas Lassabe, Trainer Development Center flight chief, demonstrates virtual reality equipment capabilities inside the Trainer Development Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 2, 2019. The Trainer Development Center produces equipment to further the innovative qualities for Air Force training while staying cost effective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly L. Mueller)

    Building training innovation

    The trainer development center is responsible for modernizing training materials for the Air Force through the most cost-effective methods possible. The cost-effective modernization of training equipment is made possible through the four sections of the trainer development center: the instructional technology unit, trainer development portion, simulation software and cyber campus training network.
  • A wreath is on display during the POW/MIA remembrance luncheon inside the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 20, 2019. The event, hosted by the Air Force Sergeants Association, was held to raise awareness and to pay tribute to all prisoners of war and those military members still missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Never forgotten: Keesler pays tribute to POW/MIA

  • Keesler Airmen, Sailors and Marines render a salute during a 9/11 memorial ceremony hosted by the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler in front of the 81st Training Wing headquarters building on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 11, 2019. The event honored those who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    CNATTU Keesler hosts 9/11 memorial ceremony

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary Jeffrey, 81st Medical Support Squadron storage and distribution NCO in charge, inprocesses medical equipment inside Keesler Medical Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 11, 2019. Jeffrey was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

    Dragon embodies AF core values, selected as OAY

    There are only 12 Airmen in the Air Force that get selected as the Outstanding Airmen of the Year every year, and one of those is Staff Sgt. Gary Jeffrey, 81st Medical Support Squadron storage and distribution NCO in charge.This award recognizes 12 outstanding enlisted personnel for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and
  • Special Warfare trainees from the 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron participate in a memorial physical training session at the Triangle Pool on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 9, 2019. The PT event was in memory of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell, combat controller, who was killed in action on Aug. 6, 2011. Special Warfare trainees also attend courses in the 334th and 335th Training Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Special Warfare trainees honor fallen combat controller

  • U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Erlin Hernandez and Samuel Sein, 338th Training Squadron Radio Frequency Transmission Systems students, set up an ultra high frequency antenna outside of Jones Hall on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, August 12, 2019. The course has been transitioning to an active learning approach where students teach their peers the course material while an instructor monitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

    RF Transmission Systems course tunes to an active learning approach

    There are approximately 450 students that graduate the Radio Frequency Transmissions System course a year and with nearly 5,000 Airmen in the career field, it is important for instructors to make sure the students are prepared.With this career field being responsible for the initial communication for a base, the instructors have been integrating
  • Members of the 81st Security Forces Squadron participate in the ammo carry portion of the 81st SFS Defender's Challenge Ruck on the Crotwell Track on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 16, 2019. The competition, consisting of 11 four-person teams, completing seven obstacles, was one of several events in recognition of The Year of the Defender. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    81st SFS hosts Defender's Challenge Ruck

  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Tanya Mooneyham, 81st Medical Group Intensive Care Unit element leader, poses for a photo inside Keesler Medical Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 15, 2019. Mooneyham received the 2019 Society of American Indian Government Employees Military Meritorious Service Award for her dedicated work in her community while supporting the Defense Department mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

    SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Award winner fosters resilience, culture

    Maj. Tanya Mooneyham, 81st Medical Group Intensive Care Unit element leader, belongs to a group that comprises only two percent of the U.S. population and an even smaller percentage in the military.Mooneyham is proud of her Native American heritage which taught her resilience and enabled her to win the 2019 Society of American Indian Government
  • Recycling bins are organized outside of the Recycling Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 30, 2019. The Qualified Recycling Program reduces the amount of waste going into the landfill and brings money to the base the more items are recycled. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

    Recycling center aims to reduce, reuse, recycle

    When the Recycling Center here took over the contract in 2010, they’ve adopted a motto: reduce, reuse, recycle.Not only has their motto reduced the amount of waste going into the landfill, but the Qualified Recycling Program brings money back to the base.“The primary objective is to go as green as possible,” said Douglas Houle, 81st Logistics
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Josh Tyler, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Institute for Defense Robotic Surgery Education director, and Maj. Scott Thallemer, 81st MSGS InDORSE robot coordinator, pose for a photo in the Clinical Research Lab on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 27, 2019. InDORSE is a program created by Tyler and Thallemer to provide surgeons with training on the DaVinci Xi surgical robot. Keesler AFB was the first hospital to have the DaVinci Xi in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly L. Mueller)

    Robotic surgery training takes on 100th surgical team

    The Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program celebrated a significant milestone, training the 100th team on robotic surgery at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on July 23. This milestone is significant for Keesler’s InDORSE program, showing how far the curriculum has come since the program first stood up in March 2017 with just one robot. Now, InDORSE has acquired a second robot, allowing them to train more military surgical teams across the Department of Defense (DoD), as well as Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA).
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