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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Welcome the new, improved app for Keesler

    On August 30, Keesler will complete the transition to the Air Force Connect app from the Keesler AFB app.The new app allows users to not only have access to base specific information, but other features as well.After downloading the app, members can add their unit as a “Favorite” to access local

  • 81st TRG welcomes new commander

    Col. Chance Geray, incoming 81st Training Group commander, gained command from Col. Leo Lawson, Jr., outgoing 81st TRG commander, during a change of command ceremony here, June 1.Geray is a recent graduate of the U.S. Army College.Before going to the U.S. Army War College, he was a deputy commander

  • Airman helps others with pride

    Staff Sgt. Kayla Betts, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron mental health technician, always smiles as she recounts her experience as a member of both the Air Force and LGBT community.Around junior high, Betts noticed she felt she was different than others, but wasn’t sure why. In early high school