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  • Keesler Hurricane Preparedness

    June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season, and with Keesler Air Force Base being located along the Gulf Coast, a high traffic area for hurricanes and tropical storms, it is imperative for Airmen and their families to know what to do in case one threatens the area.

  • Tornado preparedness storms through Sheppard

    Tornadoes can come through with winds that can exceed 300 mph and also produce hail, lightning, flash floods and a host of other natural disasters. Sheppard potentially stands in the direction of a force that has the ability to irrevocably change lives. According to the National Weather Service, in

  • Keesler resumes operations

    Normal base operations are scheduled to resume Aug. 30, to include base cleanup measures as required.Mission essential personnel are directed to report to base at 9 a.m. while non-mission essential personnel report by noon. Leadership continues to stress the importance of safety, and remind

  • Sheppard aids F-22 evac due to Hurricane Issac

    F-22 Raptors from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., were evacuated here Aug. 26 as a precautionary measure in advance of Hurricane Issac making landfall on the Florida panhandle.The 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard, along with the 80th Flying Training Wing, sprung into action hosting the evacuated

  • Maxwell, FEMA prepare relief supplies for Tropical Storm Isaac

    As residents along the Gulf Coast of the United States prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac, Airmen and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are busy setting up an emergency staging site on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Beginning Saturday, more than 120 semi-trucks filled with

  • Tyndall officials evacuate aircraft

    Tyndall Air Force Base officials have ordered the evacuation of aircraft as a precaution because of Tropical Storm Isaac. The aircraft are being dispersed to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. "Safe Haven" bases are chosen on the basis of their locations, out of danger of the storm, and their ability

  • 479th FTG evacuates aircraft to JBSA-Randolph

    The 479th Flying Training Group evacuated 33 aircraft and accompanying aircrew members from Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas yesterday afternoon in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac.The group is currently in a "stop training" status and only mission

  • Tyndall commander announces base personnel will not report to work Tuesday

    Due to the forecasted impacts of Tropical Storm Isaac all military and civilian personnel assigned to Tyndall in non-mission critical jobs should remain at home Tuesday, Aug. 28. These individuals will also delay reporting to work Wednesday, Aug. 29, until 10 a.m. unless recalled otherwise.