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Aug. 7, 2020
81st TRW students get their game on

The Fishbowl inside the Levitow Training Support Facility, which includes a game room, is an area dedicated to providing students an area to enjoy and connect with one another during training amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 17, 2020
81st TRW: a new direction in AF training

The 81st Training Wing is aiming to produce Airmen faster and more efficiently with the new Direct to Duty Technical Training Program. This new program sends select Airmen to their duty station after graduating Basic Military Training instead of attending technical training school.
July 15, 2020
Courageous Conversations: affecting the grass around our feet

Keesler Air Force Base has recently launched a series of panels titled Courageous Conversation that contain a diverse group of panel members of different ranks and races. The panels have been established to develop racial consciousness, help uncover bias and identify other actions Keesler can take
June 29, 2020
AFCEC officials visit Keesler for housing examination

Air Force Civil Engineer Center officials at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland, Texas, visited Keesler in June to examine and assess the quality of privatized housing on base.AFCEC officials have been visiting Air Force bases to ensure military members and their families residing in base privatized
June 9, 2020
WW2 veteran remembers a history of virtue at Keesler AFB

Keesler Air Force Base, formerly known as Keesler Field, has been a training location for the Air Force to produce premier war-fighters since 1941. Keesler is known for being the second-largest technical training location in the Air Force, but during the most crucial times in history, it has also
May 26, 2020
Feasibility of secondary Air Force BMT location proven; COVID-19 surge operations to begin June 2

Air Force officials announced that, beginning June 2, the service will continue to hold basic military training at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, as a secondary location until the end of COVID-19 surge operations. The decision to stand up initial operating capability under 37th Training Wing comes after
May 15, 2020
First Airmen graduate BMT proof of concept at Keesler

For the first time since 1968, a flight of nearly 60 Airmen graduated U.S. Air Force basic military training outside of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. A flight of nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 marched across the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad here May 15.
April 21, 2020
Financial Management course at Keesler implements innovative changes in classroom

The 335th Training Squadron introduced a new direction for the Financial Management career field in its most recent graduating class at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. The course is focusing on teaching only the most important and relevant material to their students to improve the quality of the class.
March 30, 2020
Keesler ensures readiness through online classes

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Following the effects of COVID-19, the 81st Training Group has taken measures to ensure safety among Airmen while also executing its crucial mission.The 336th Training Squadron initiated online classes for multiple courses within the squadron using electronic
March 23, 2020
Keesler ensures cyber training continues online

With the threat of COVID-19 impacting the health and well-being of the students in training on Keesler AFB, leadership has had to develop creative solutions to a unique problem. To prevent the spread of the virus, the 333rd Training Squadron has implemented new online classes to safely teach the