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  • Family advocacy staff honors Child Abuse Awareness Month

    Child abuse prevention safety pins sit on display in the base exchange April 21, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The family advocacy staff manned a booth with hand-outs and reading material about child abuse prevention for Keesler personnel in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

  • KMC medics implant AF’s 1st Micra TPS

    The Keesler Medical Center became the first Air Force hospital to implant the world’s smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia April 13.Bradycardia is a condition characterized by a slow or irregular heart rhythm, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute. At this rate, the heart is unable to

  • MDG, TRG team up to simplify saving lives

    Some might say there’s a formula to providing quality healthcare – A heap of science, a dash of art and a whole lot of practice. As with almost any science or art, having the right tools for the job goes a long way in perfecting one’s craft, and for the 81st Medical Group, their craft is lifesaving.

  • Pinwheels bring awareness to child abuse

    Pinwheels swirl in front of the Keesler Medical Center April 4, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Members of the 81st Medical Operations Squadron family advocacy and volunteers placed pinwheels to individually represent children in Harrison and Hancock counties who were victims of child abuse or