4 Aug 2006

204th SFS trains sharpshooter teams

The word sniper brings many things to mind, such as Marines, Army scouts or even Tom Berenger as Thomas Beckett in the Hollywood movie, "Sniper." One thing it might not bring to mind is the U.S. Air Force or, more specifically, the Texas Air National Guard. Perhaps it should, now that the Texas Air National Guard's 204th Security Forces Squadron,

28 Jul 2006

Keesler mobile training team deploys to Kuwait

Master Sgt. Steve Foley and Staff Sgt. Mike Harvell aren’t packing light for a six-week trip to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The six equipment cases they need to take training to the warfighters weigh in at more than 1,400 pounds. Sergeants Foley and Harvell are members of one of the 333rd Training Squadron’s mobile training teams that take diverse global

28 Jul 2006

Relief fund aids 3,000 Katrina victims

Nearly $500,000 has been channeled to 3,115 of Keesler's military and civilian victims through the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. A network of base leaders and volunteers got the money flowing to the people who needed help to put their lives and homes back together after the most devastating natural disaster in American history. As donations from

28 Jul 2006

Lady Senator chosen to attend All-AF tryouts

Constant practice and nonstop softball action have prepared a Team Sheppard member to potentially become the first Sheppard representative to the All-Air Force women’s softball team. Tina Cooper, an Air Force specialty code awarding scheduler with the 982nd Training Group, has been selected for the 2006 All-Air Force women’s softball team trial

28 Jul 2006

The coolest brew in the Air Force

Cryogenics sounds like some future way of recreating life or a search for a cure of an unknown plague. It also sounds like something from the “Star Trek” episodes or possibly even “Star Wars.” For the Air Force and the 366th Training Squadron here, it means keeping pilots and aircrews alive when they’re flying above the 10,000-foot level. “The main