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June 7, 2016
Biloxi Visitors Center showcases Keesler’s 75th Anniversary Historical Display

Base leaders, community partners and Biloxi elected officials gathered in the Biloxi Visitors Center to continue Keesler’s 75th anniversary celebration by declaring Friday, June 3, 2016, as Biloxi/Keesler Partnership Day. In addition to the proclamation, which was signed and read by Biloxi’s mayor,
June 6, 2016
Training Airmen sound the music

Airman 1st Class Evan Mack, 81st Training Wing Drum and Bugle Corps drum major, leads the band onto the drill pad at the Levitow Training Support Facility during a practice session May 31, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The drum and bugle corps performs at various events such as 81st Training
June 1, 2016
Biloxi Shuckers honor military

Members of the Keesler Honor Guard perform military honors at MGM Park during the Biloxi Shuckers Minor League Baseball Military Appreciation Game May 29, 2016, Biloxi, Miss. Keesler children and leadership also attended the event honoring local military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marie
June 1, 2016
Keesler honors Memorial Day with retreat ceremony

Keesler leadership render a salute during the 81st Training Wing Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The ceremony was held in memory of Operation Desert Storm. Attendees were also encouraged to wear uniforms from their past deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by
May 31, 2016
Keesler leadership attend Memorial Day Ceremony

Airman 1st Class Brittany Harkins, Keesler Honor Guard member, plays taps during a Memorial Day Ceremony May 30, 2016, Biloxi, Miss. Local veterans, family members and Keesler Air Force Base personnel attended the event at the Biloxi National Cemetery to honor and remember the lives of fallen heroes
May 23, 2016
Keesler celebrates 30 years of Special Olympics Mississippi Summer Games

Austin Seymour, Special Olympics athlete, is awarded the gold medal by Chief Master Sgt. Derek Fromenthal, 338th Training Squadron superintendent, for the 25 meter wheelchair race during the Special Olympics Mississippi Summer Games at the triangle track May 21, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.