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Un hydravion de patrouille maritime Consolidated OA-10A Catalina (désignation du PBY par l'USAAF) atterrit au large de Keesler Field, Mississippi (aujourd'hui Keesler Air Force Base), au cours d'un exercice d'entraînement avec les  équipages des bateaux de sauvetage du Corps des Marines – 1944

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403rd Wing plans flyovers in coronavirus first responder tribute KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – The 403rd Wing is planning to flyover Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs the evening of April 28 in honor of health-care workers, first responders, and essential personnel battling the spread of COVID-19.

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Keesler announces three confirmed cases of COVID-19

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – Keesler Air Force Base is currently monitoring three positive cases of COVID-19 for an active duty Airman, a spouse of a sister service member, and a retiree.

The individuals are in isolation, and the Mississippi Department of Health has been notified. On-base public health officials have begun the contract tracing process to notify those who may have come in…

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200203-F-RN211-1065 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: GULF OF MEXICO. (Feb. 3, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducts sea trials off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The underway reflects nearly two years’ worth of effort in restoring and modernizing one of the Navy’s most capable warships after it was damaged during a collision in 2017 that claimed the lives of seven Sailors. Fitzgerald has been undergoing repairs and upgrades at the shipyard under the supervision of the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Gulf Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Keesler Air Force Base: Pensacola attack “a loss felt by us all”

Keesler Air Force Base: Pensacola attack “a loss felt by us all”

Friday’s attack at Pensacola followed a shooting spree early last week at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii.

That’s where a sailor shot and killed two Department of Defense shipyard workers.

Keesler Air Force Base is sending condolences, thoughts and prayers to their fellow service members. Chief of Media Relations Sarah Loicano said, “Many of our Keesler community have ties to that area…

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Sen. Wicker addresses Kessler AFB housing concerns

Sen. Wicker addresses Kessler AFB housing concerns

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker stepped up to the plate today to dispute concerns over the military housing system at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.

Wicker, who is a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, asked the Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett to address multiple concerns caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 that have had lasting effects.

When the hurricane hit, Wicker…

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Update on Keesler Air Force Base

Update on Keesler Air Force Base

This morning at Biloxi’s Morning Call, Keesler Air Force Base officials gave an update on everything happening at the instillation.

With multiple city officials and community business leaders present, they spoke on new initiatives for Gold Star Families, things on base to help combat the high suicide rate among Air Force members and an update on what the Hurricane Hunters have seen this season…

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Keesler Gate Operations Back to Normal Today

Gate hours have returned to normal this morning at Keesler’s Air Force Base, with the base’s main gate at White Avenue back open. According to a press release issued by Keesler over the weekend, all gates will be open for inbound and outbound traffic during their stand hours of operations, noting that traffic using the Meadows gate will be routed differently and all drivers should follow any…

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