• Keesler AFB unveils Science on a Sphere

    The 335th Training Squadron’s Weather Training Flight will unveil their latest training aid, Science on a Sphere, Thursday, March 23, at 3:30 p.m. here. The SOS system, a room-sized global display that uses computers with high-end graphic cards and video projectors to display planetary data onto a

  • Keesler AFB hosts U.S. Air Force Honor Guard

    The 81st Training Wing is hosting the premier performance of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team’s 2017 routine Friday, March 10, at 9 a.m. on the in Levitow Training Support Facility Drill Pad here. The performance will be one part of the 81st TRW’s first quarterly Drill Down of the year. The

  • Keesler AFB hosts kids Mardi Gras parade

    The 81st Training Wing is hosting a children’s Mardi Gras parade to start the day’s celebrations Feb. 28, at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Child Development Center here. The children, infants to 5-year olds, will march in the parade past spectators who will throw them candy and beads while wearing

  • Keesler AFB and Biloxi participating in joint exercise

    The 81st Training Wing and the city of Biloxi will participate in a joint exercise at intersection of Irish Hill Road and White Ave, near the installation’s main gate, Feb. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon. The White Gate will be closed for the duration of the exercise. Those wishing to access the base during

  • Keesler AFB hosts MLK Jr. Day event

    The 81st Training Wing is hosting a Rev. (Dr.) Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Luncheon Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Bay Breeze Event Center. The event guest speaker is local Rev. Eric E. Dickey the pastor of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Biloxi. Media interested in covering the event should

  • 81st Training Group Airmen head home for holiday exodus

    Non-Prior Service Airmen from the 81st Training Group will be headed home for holiday exodus Friday, Dec. 23, starting at 3 a.m. then 6 a.m.Hundreds of Airmen will load onto charter busses bound for the Gulfport-Biloxi Int’l Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int’l Airport in order to spend

  • Keesler celebrates Christmas in the Park

    Keesler Air Force Base will celebrate Christmas in the Park Dec. 1 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Marina Park.This free event is open to all military ID card holders and will feature holiday music, hayrides, cookie decorating, a tree lighting ceremony, and snow for children to play in. In addition, Santa

  • Keesler Hosts JROTC Drill Competition

    Keesler will host the Mississippi Joint Service‐Junior ROTC All Drill Competition in the 403rd Wing dual hangar Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators will come to Keesler to battle for the best all‐services Junior ROTC team for Mississippi.Eighteen Junior

  • Keesler hosts 75th Anniversary Gala

    Keesler will host its 75th Anniversary Gala to wrap‐up the yearlong celebration of the installation’s training heritage at the Bay Breeze Event Center here Nov. 4 at 6 p.m.The event, which has a 1940s‐1950s theme, will include live entertainment, wine tasting and catering by a variety of local

  • Keesler holds Annual Retiree Appreciation Day

    The Keesler Retire Affairs Office will be sponsoring its annual appreciation day for military retirees Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Roberts Maintenance Facility.This event will feature more than 30 displays with agency representatives from various organizations, including Keesler Medical