Special Warfare trainees honor fallen combat controller

RF Transmission Systems course tunes to an active learning approach

There are approximately 450 students that graduate the Radio Frequency Transmissions System course a year and with nearly 5,000 Airmen in the career field, it is important for instructors to make sure the students are prepared.With this career field being responsible for the initial communication

81st SFS hosts Defender's Challenge Ruck

Keesler powers up with innovation

A ceremony was held at the Keesler Air Force Base commissary parking lot August 8, to introduce a solar voltaic power array project with NORESCO United Technologies.Over 490 solar panels are scheduled to be built on the exchange and commissary parking lot to collect energy and provide cover to

SAIGE Military Meritorious Service Award winner fosters resilience, culture

Maj. Tanya Mooneyham, 81st Medical Group Intensive Care Unit element leader, belongs to a group that comprises only two percent of the U.S. population and an even smaller percentage in the military.Mooneyham is proud of her Native American heritage which taught her resilience and enabled her to win

Another AETC base adopts the AF Connect app

On August 30, Keesler Air Force Base will complete the transition to the Air Force Connect app from the Keesler AFB app.The new app allows users to not only have access to base specific information, but other features as well.After downloading the app, members can add their unit as a “Favorite” to

Airfield management course at Keesler adds virtual reality

The 334th Training Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., has incorporated the first virtual reality training for Airfield Management students in the Air Force so the students get more of a “hands-on” learning experience.

Acting on impulse when it means the most

It was a Friday night, June 14, when Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Collett, was finding his way back to base when he stumbled upon a man crawling in a front yard.

MTL school: developing stronger, better leaders

The Military Training Leader course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., is responsible for training approximately 120 MTLs per year. Those MTLs are then responsible for training approximately 30,000 Airmen in 49 different locations that fall under Air Education and Training Command.

Keesler firefighters train with local, joint partners to maintain readiness

The Keesler Fire Department conducted semi-annual Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting training June 3-6 at Keesler AFB, working in conjunction with the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department, Stennis Airport Fire Department and the U.S. Naval Air Station Pensacola Gulf Coast Fire Rescue