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81st Training Wing

Keesler Air Force Base, MS, US

81st Training Wing

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Current Personnel:

Senior Airman Kurstyn Canida

Jonathan Carter

Christal Crawford

Tech. Sgt. Laura Fitzmorris

Master Sgt. Rose Gudex

2nd Lt. Agata Jastrzebska

Capt. Paige Skinner

Airman 1st Class Kaleb Tewes

Joel Van Nice

Thomas Vo

Senior Airman Devyn Waits

Content Online:

Video:

693

Audio:

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485

Images:

11,438

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Publications:

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Featured Video

81 TRG Drill Down Intro

Intro video for the 81st Training Wing's quarterly drill down competitions.

Taken: 02.12.2026 | Video by Jonathan Carter

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Recent Images

Keesler congratulates newest senior master sergeants

03.06.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

U.S. Air Force Col. Johnathan Eccles, 81st Training Wing deputy commander, delivers remarks during the Senior Master Sergeant Promotion Release...

Non-Prior Service Ball educates 81st TRG Airmen

02.28.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

Keesler Airmen dance during the 81st Training Group Non-Prior Service Ball at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 27, 2026. The event...

Training Group Airmen participate in jamboree

02.27.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

U.S. Airman Conner Voeltner, 335th Training Squadron student, throws an axe at a target during the 81st Training Group Airmen Jamboree at Keesler...

Combat readiness drill prepares Keesler personnel...

02.26.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Whitney Ball, Keesler Healthcare Operations Squadron allergy and immunizations technician, prepares to administer an...

Warrior: SSgt. Bralen Vaulx

02.25.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Taylor, 81st Training Wing command chief, presents a certificate to Staff Sgt. Bralen Vaulx, 81st...

Warrior: SSgt. Gonzalez-Blessman

02.25.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Taylor, 81st Training Wing command chief, presents a certificate to Staff Sgt. Alexis Gonzalez-Blessman,...

Leadership Gulf Coast members explore Air Force...

02.25.2026 | Photo by Kemberly Groue

Members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber Leadership Gulf Coast pose for a group photo in front of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a...

USSTRATCOM Looking Glass team visits Keesler AFB

02.13.2026 | Courtesy Photo

Members of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Looking Glass team stand in front of a U.S. Navy E6-B Mercury aircraft, attached to Fleet Air...

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Recent Videos

81 TRG Drill Down Intro

02.12.2026 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Intro video for the 81st Training Wing's quarterly drill down competitions.

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - Schools

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - On the Fence 2

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - Housing

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - On the Fence

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - Call to Action

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - Rewarding Moments

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

Ignite the Beacon Episode 3 - Personal Development 2

09.24.2025 | Video by Jonathan Carter

Ignite the Beacon offers an inside look at life as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. Join a panel...

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Recent News Stories

USSTRATCOM Looking Glass team visits Keesler AFB

02.12.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Kurstyn Canida

U.S. Strategic Command’s Airborne Command Post, known as “Looking Glass,” conducted a two-day visit to Keesler Air Force Base Feb. 12–13,...

Where it all began: Lt. Col. Victoria Bobo’s...

02.10.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Kurstyn Canida

Lt. Col. Victoria Bobo vividly remembers walking into the classroom at Keesler Air Force Base in 2010 as a brand-new second lieutenant, unsure of...

USAFA graduate named Cadet of the Year

02.03.2026 | Story by Airman 1st Class Kaleb Tewes

Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, presented 2nd Lt. Renata Russell, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, with the Cadet of the Year award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Jan. 30.

Today’s forecast: Effective Airmen inbound

01.29.2026 | Story by Airman 1st Class Kaleb Tewes

The weather training program on Keesler Air Force Base has been updated. This new course is shorter and preparing Airmen, Marines, and Sailors for...

First Sergeants Symposium builds future shirts at...

01.23.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Kurstyn Canida

Keesler hosted a First Sergeants Symposium Jan. 20-23, 2026, offering technical and master sergeants a condensed, three-day version of the First...

New developmental duty process expands...

01.14.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Kurstyn Canida

Airmen can now volunteer for seven developmental duty positions through the Air Force’s Talent Marketplace, following the service’s rollout of a modernized process designed to broaden career development opportunities across the force.

The medical genetics center: Empowering patients...

01.04.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Devyn Waits

Serving 9.5 million beneficiaries, the Department of War’s sole Medical Genetics Center laboratory, hosted on Keesler, supports military medical...

The 81st OSF: Supporting the mission in the air and...

12.12.2025 | Story by Senior Airman Devyn Waits

Whether it's monitoring tropical storm patterns or addressing safety hazards on the flight line, operational support flights are critical to...

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Recent Audio

What IS A Focused, Driven Warrior - Ep. 5

09.30.2022 | Audio by Jonathan Carter

In this episode of What Is A Warrior, Col. William Hunter, 81 TRW/CC, and CMSgt Sarah Esparza, 81 TRW/CCC sit down with Capt. Lia Helseth, 81...

What Is A Focused, Driven Warrior - Ep. 4

07.19.2022 | Audio by Jonathan Carter

In this episode of What Is A Warrior, Col. Hunter and CMSgt Esparza sit down with Al Watkins, 81 TRW CES/CEO, and Frank Rosencrantz, 81 TRSS...

What Is A Focused, Driven Warrior - Ep. 3

06.06.2022 | Audio by Jonathan Carter

In this episode of What Is A Warrior, Col. Hunter and CMSgt Esparza sit down with MSgt Orozco, 334 TRS, and SSgt Belfield, 335 TRS, to discuss the...

What is a Warrior - Ep. 3

06.06.2022 | Audio by Jonathan Carter

In this episode of What Is A Warrior, Col. Hunter and CMSgt Esparza sit down with MSgt Orozco, 334 TRS, and SSgt Belfield, 335 TRS, to discuss the...

What Is A Focused, Driven Warrior - Ep. 2

04.13.2022 | Audio by Jonathan Carter

Col Hunter and CMSgt Esparza have a conversation with A1C Kaylee Exum, 81st AMDS, and A1C Bret Mixson, 81st SFS, about the Warrior Ethos and their...

What is a Focused, Driven Warrior - Ep. 1

03.31.2022 | Audio by Jonathan Carter

U.S. Air Force Col. William Hunter, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Esparza, 81st TRW command chief, welcome Chief...

KeesKast - Ep. 16 - Foster Care and Adoption option...

04.09.2019 | Audio by Andrew Whitman

Captain David Murphy sits down with Joy Brown and Rhonda Ferrell to talk about the upcoming Foster Care and Adoption option Workshop.

KeesKast - Ep. 15 - How being an MTL changed my life

03.01.2019 | Audio by Andrew Whitman

Tech. Sgt. Victoria Monzon is a military training leader instructor at Keesler Air Force Base with the 81st Training Support Squadron. In this...

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Podcasts

KeesKast

Keesler Air Force Base is home to 2nd Air Force, the 81st Training Wing, the 403rd Wing, Mathies NCO Academy and the 85th...

What is a Focused, Driven Warrior

U.S. Air Force Col. William Hunter, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Esparza, 81st TRW command chief, welcome guests onto...

Graphics

Keesler base logo

08.11.2020 | Graphics by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Touchet

This graphic was created as a new base logo on social media at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 12, 2020. (U.S. Air Force graphic by...

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