Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 09.13.2024
Gerald Cross, Keesler’s School Liaison officer, and Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, Military School Advisor, met with Marcus Boudreaux, Biloxi School District superintendent, at Back Bay Elementary School, Sept. 9 to strengthen community ties and get an understanding of what the school district has to offer military families transitioning to Keesler Air Force Base....
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 08.09.2024
Returning to his roots, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna visited Keesler Air Force Base, Aug. 9. This was Bentivegna's first visit to Keesler since completing the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory course in 1994. The visit was part of a larger tour that included check-ins with all three bases hosting U.S. Space Force technical training to discuss quality of......
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 06.17.2024
Keesler Air Force Base and Mississippi State University partnered to bring the National Security Agency’s GenCyber program to local K-12 teachers for a 5-day cyber camp here, June 3 - 7. The NSA’s GenCyber program provides multiple cybersecurity experience camps, focused on students, teachers and a combination of both. These camps provide opportunities to gain more experience and......
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 03.29.2024
Representatives from the Department of the Air Force Bot Operations Team and Invoke Inc. educated students in the 335th Training Squadron on Robotic Process Automation. Through their traveling “micro-roadshow”, DAFBOT taught students in the Training Manager course how they can utilize automation software to perform at a higher level....
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 03.01.2024
The 81st Communications Squadron hosted the annual Keesler Tech Expo at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Feb. 27. The Keesler Tech Expo has been an annual event for nearly 15 years, allowing base personnel to keep up with ever-changing technologies without having to leave the installation....
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 02.20.2024
The German Military Aviation Authority visited the 334th Training Squadron to witness the foundational training service members receive as air traffic controllers, Feb. 12. The visit to Keesler was part of a larger tour for the GMAA to learn about the training our Air Traffic Controllers undergo from Basic Military Training to operating as essential eyes in the sky....
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 01.25.2024
Recognizable in their Airman Battle Uniforms and polished black boots, the Colonel Berta A. Edge Composite Squadron of the Mississippi Civil Air Patrol have returned to Keesler for the first time since 2018, this time with more opportunities for cadets....
Story by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 81st Training Wing | 12.07.2023
The 338th Training Squadron’s training facility, Bryan Hall, will undergo a $30.4 million renovation, the largest awarded renovation project in the 81st Contracting Squadron’s history....
