Keesler Air Force Base

A major project for the Back Bay shoreline will begin next month!

A national Coastal Resilience Fund Project has been awarded to Keesler Air Force Base in partnership with Mississippi State University.

This project is one of seven national Coastal Resilience grants receiving a huge amount of funding.

The purpose of this $6.48 million grant is to combat coastal erosion that is estimated at one foot per year and to protect against the effects of sea level rise and storm surge.

Once the project is complete, it has the potential to be the second longest and second largest…

Keesler Air Force Base has expanded its Air Expeditionary Force Compound to increase the efficiency of simulated training for the 338^th training squadron.

To help airmen and women in the 338^th training squadron reach their fullest potential, Keesler Air Force Base expanded their air expeditionary force compound to increase the efficiency of simulated deployment training. Lt. Col. Tobiah Jones said, “Our previous air…

A five-man Hurricane Hunters air crew has been disciplined for an unplanned stop at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in March.

Lt. Col. Marnee Losurdo, public affairs chief for the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, said the airmen misused taxpayer dollars with the trip to Martha’s Vineyard.

“We have an obligation to the taxpayers to use those dollars wisely,” Losurdo said. “So while they did plan the mission and they…

Doctors at Keesler Air Force Base performed the Air Force’s first airway stent procedure to help save the lives of two patients.

Two patients battling lung cancer received the Air Force’s first airway stent procedure giving them the ability to breathe. Dr. Darrell Nettlow said, “I go in with flexible camera called a bronchoscope and what I can do is I can actually dilate the airways up. So, I use a special balloon that…

In an effort to make radiation therapy for cancer patients more accurate and effective, the 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron joins forces with the 81st Dental Squadron to shape a radiation bolus for each patient.

The 81^st Dental Squadron has created a custom radiation therapy device using digital dentistry software and 3D printing that will allow them to create same day dental solution that will keep airman in the…