• Keesler to hold annual Retiree Appreciation Day

    The Keesler Retiree Affairs Office is sponsoring its annual appreciation day for military retirees starting at 8 a.m. Oct. 20 in the Roberts Maintenance Facility. The event will honor and show appreciation to all military retirees while allowing them the opportunity to receive information from

  • Keesler to host Media Day

    Media representatives are cordially invited to participate in a Keesler Air Force Base Media Day here Oct. 26 from 7:30 a.m. to noon.Media Day is an opportunity for local media agencies to get a better understanding of Keesler’s Airmen and mission. It is also an opportunity to cultivate

  • Keesler hosts Operation Hero

    Keesler Air Force Base will host its bi-annual Operation Hero event here at the corner of 2nd St. and E St. Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.This event gives Keesler's dependent children the opportunity to experience what a deployment is like for their parents.Participants will receive a

  • Fire Department Open House at Keesler

    The Keesler Fire Department's Open House is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.This year's theme is “Every second counts: Plan 2 ways out!” There will be structural and crash fire demonstrations, fire truck rides, fire truck static displays, Fire Safety House tour, Sparky the

  • Keesler to conduct base-wide exercise Sept. 21

    Keesler personnel will conduct a base-wide exercise Sept. 21 to evaluate the real-life response capabilities of emergency personnel and the base populace.Personnel and visitors may experience extended gate wait times, no-notice gate closures, building lock downs, customer service delays and an

  • Keesler offers walk-in exams at Mammothon

    The 81st Medical Group will host its sixth annual Mammothon Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Keesler Medical Center. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Mammothons help promote awareness and preventative care.Department of Defense beneficiaries and dependents can take advantage of this

  • Keesler Celebrates Air Force’s 70th Birthday

    Members of Keesler Air Force Base are celebrating the 70th Birthday of the U.S. Air Force with an Air Force Ball 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Bay Breeze Event Center here. The Air Force has been breaking barriers since 1947, dominating air, space and cyberspace domains, while looking toward the future of

  • Keesler hosts 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony

    Sailors stationed at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler will hold a 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at Alho Manor here Sept. 11 at 7:30 a.m. The ceremony will provide attendees a gathering and focal point to pay respects to the nearly 3,000 individuals killed and more than

  • Keesler holds SUAS town hall meeting

    A town hall meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Biloxi Visitors Center in Biloxi, Miss., to discuss small unmanned aircraft systems, also commonly referred to as drones, and their impact near Keesler Air Force Base and its relative airspace. The increased use of SUAS has resulted in

  • Keesler celebrates diversity

    Keesler will host a Diversity Day Festival at the Bay Breeze Event Center here Sept. 6 at 11 a.m.The cultural celebration will include food samplings and several special emphasis groups. Cultural dishes will be featured from countries, such as Barbados, Italy, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Samoa,