• 17-member Keesler team travels to Ecuador on MEDRETE

    Seventeen Keesler medics recently returned from a 10-day medical readiness training exercise in Ecuador. Led by Lt. Col. (Dr.) Steve Nelson, 81st Medical Operations Squadron and deployed commander, and Maj. Paul Valdez, deployed deputy commander from the 81st Medical Support Squadron, the team

  • Base officials caution residents of HURCON 4

    Keesler is now in Hurricane Condition 4. The National Weather Service has forecast tropical storm force winds to hit the Gulf Coast area within 72 hours. During HURCON 4, personnel living in the dormitories should listen to the latest weather bulletins and follow instructions from squadron or unit

  • All routine appointments cancelled Tuesday

    All routine care appointments at Keesler Medical Center have been cancelled for Tuesday, Sept. 2, due to storm threat. Please call (800) 700-8603 to reschedule.

  • Message to Team Keesler - Commander's Intent

    Team Keesler - As we prepare to enter this holiday weekend and especially, given the possibility of a storm event on Monday or Tuesday, please ensure you practice good Operational, Personal and Family Risk Management. Emotions are always high during Hurricane season, and even more so for those who

  • Contact pharmacy if you need extra medication

    In case of evacuation, patients can get extra medication by calling in their refill to the Keesler Medical Center Satellite Pharmacy, 228-377-6360, or personally going to either the satellite or medical center pharmacy. We are filling refills early, and will continue to do our best to meet the

  • History buff shares his passion with home-schooled children

    Col. Chet Roshetko is a history buff. The 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron commander enjoys it so much he shares it with a dozen home-schooled students involved in the Biloxi-area HEARTS (Home Educated and Raised to Serve) Program conducted every Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Biloxi. He

  • Lab med technologist Long Beach reserve police officer

    By Steve Pivnick 81st Medical Group Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - He may not be a caped crusader but William Hansen is doing his part to fight crime. Mr. Hansen, a medical technologist with the 81st Medical Operations Squadron Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Flight, serves as a

  • Nursing student maintains family's 'tradition'

    By Steve Pivnick 81st Medical Group Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - Patricia Landry's desire to become a nurse is understandable. Both her mother and father practice the noble profession. Patricia, a senior at the University of South Alabama School of Nursing, recently began a

  • Keesler nurse escaped Communist-ruled Poland

    By Steve Pivnick 81st Medical Group Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - Maj. Alina Khalife truly cherishes being an American. She has first-hand experience of the alternative. Major Khalife, commander of the 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron Surgical Inpatient Flight and a native of