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  • Force generating military training leaders at Keesler inspire future force

    A military training leader transitions graduates of the Air Force’s basic military training and equips them with a better understanding of the operational Air Force. MTLs are force generators and the first link in the chain of command for Airmen in technical training and they are responsible for

  • D2T2 PACs a punch at Air Force training

    The 81st Training Group initiated the Direct to Duty Technical Training program earlier this year to test the attainability of training Airmen at their assigned base, skipping the costly and timely process of technical training school.The trial tested the possibility of sending Airmen from basic

  • D2T2 PACs a punch at Air Force training

    The 81st Training Group at Keesler AFB, Miss., initiated the Direct to Duty Technical Training program earlier this year to test the attainability of training Airmen at their assigned base, skipping the costly and timely process of technical training school.

  • Keeping the training pipeline going

    Earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the way units and people operate in the Air Force has changed. With a threat like this, there was a risk the training pipeline could have stopped, but due to the flexibility and adaptability of the 81st Training Group, the training pipeline has

  • Following a legacy of valor

    In June of 2007, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Ryan Balmer, died when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq. His son, Airman Joshua Balmer, 737th Training Group basic military training graduate, followed in his father’s footsteps and

  • 335th TRS "Bulls" place first overall in Keesler drill down

    Airmen from 335th Training Squadron freestyle drill team won the 81st Training Group drill down at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 21, 2020. The quarterly competition consists of an open ranks inspection, regulation drill routine and freestyle drill routine.