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  • Niagara aircrew transition to new airframe

    As the 914th Airlift Wing continues the transition to its new mission as an Air Refueling Wing, the first group of veteran aircrew members to train at Altus AFB Oklahoma on the KC-135 airframe will graduate and begin returning home in February. This return of 328th Airlift Squadron aircrew members

  • Happy Holidays to all 22nd Air Force Airmen

    Thank you for all that you do as part of this incredible Air Force! We are the greatest Air Force in the world because of people like you – our Citizen Airmen! Whether you wear the uniform, serve as a civilian, or as a contractor, you represent the best of our Nation and I am eternally grateful for

  • Korean War vet honored

    Maj. Gen. John Stokes, 22nd Air Force commander from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., looks on after presenting the National Defense Service Medal to former U.S. Air Force Capt. Stewart Graham for his service in the Korean War. Graham received the medal on Nov. 28, 2016 in the presence of family and

  • Gulf Coast honors military members during annual Salute

    For the past 38 years people from across the Mississippi Gulf Coast have set aside one night to come together, enjoy each other’s company and honor military men and women. Salute to the Military is more than a nice dinner, it is an opportunity for military and community members to connect with and

  • Flying medics come to Keesler

    The 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron unfurled its flag in a ceremony here today and officially became part of the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing.Lt. Col. Brian A. May, 403rd Operations Group commander, presided over the ceremony that made the unit, which relocated here from Pope Field, N.C.,

  • 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducts first Keesler mission

    Imagine being strapped into the back of a C-130J Super Hercules on a litter, fighting to breathe while being whisked toward a hospital that can provide critical care. Not only are there pilots, navigators and loadmasters ensuring the aircraft makes it to the hospital safely, there are flight nurses

  • Hurricane Hunters fly data-gathering missions through Hurricane Matthew

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has been conducting around-the-clock operations flying into Hurricane Matthew to collect critical weather data for the National Hurricane Center in Miami to improve the center’s computer models that forecast movement and intensity.  

  • Kansas City Chiefs’ cheerleaders visit Keesler

    Gold and red pom poms shimmered in the Southern sun when National Football League cheerleaders from the Kansas City Chiefs visited Keesler Air Force Base today. Cheerleaders Katrina, Tara, Sarah and Claire (team policy dictates that they don’t share their last names) were here as part of an event