FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi ~ 24 April 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi

Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The base is named in honor of aviator 2d Lt Samuel Reeves Keesler, Jr., a Mississippi native killed in France during the First World War. The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force (2 AF) and the 81st Training Wing (81 TW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

The Second Air Force mission is to provide the best-trainined, combat-ready forces. To carry out this mission, Second Air Force manages all operational aspects of nearly 2,700 active training courses taught to approximately 150,000 students annually in technical training, basic military training, medical and distance learning courses. Training operations across Second Air Force range from intelligence to computer operations to space and missile operations and maintenance.

Keesler AFB is also the home of the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), of the 688th Cyberspace Wing (CW), which is the Air Force's only active duty EIS. The almost 200 AFSPC Airmen and Civilians of the 85th EIS can design, engineer, and install the full range of C&I equipment and components typically found at a fixed site and other specialty systems unique to expeditionary forces.

They are also the only organization in the DoD to provide specialized engineering services such as electromagnetic hazard and interference investigations and High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) protection. During contingencies, the 85th EIS can deliver their unique skills to the warfighter within 72 hours.

The 403rd Wing is the largest flying organization at Keesler, and the only Air Force Reserve Command wing in Mississippi. With a military manning authorization of more than 1,400 reservists, including 250 full-time air reserve technicians, the wing performs dual missions: tactical airlift support during peace- and war-time contingencies, and aerial weather reconnaissance supporting the Department of Commerce.

Learn More About Keesler Air Force Base HERE!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep tight!!

[vetvetdoug]

I was stationed at Keesler from July 1974 to September 1977 at the Keesler Medical Center. I recently visited there in June of 2017 and the base has been dramatically reduced in population and very few of the buildings that were there when I was stationed there are remaining.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I don’t know why it effects me that way, but I get not a wink of sleep. But...tomorrow is going to be horrible, so I’m going to bed.

Rest well when you get there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...hope you and Bo were able to get out and do some exploring.

You guys have a good Tuesday. I am off to bed. LONG day tomorrow.

[radu]

I certainly hope you’re getting an uninterrupted sleep tonight, and that tomorrow won’t turn out quite as bad as you expect. But it’s Tues. on a pay week so ........

GOOD LUCK!!!

[SandRat]

stayed ovwebight there one time. Nice base.

[SkyDancer]

Good Morning (((HUGS))) Having morning coffee at the motel and ready to leave for Chicago then to Raleigh/Durham/Philly and overnight there.

[PushinTin]

Ah yes Keesler AFB. Went to Air Traffic Control School there in 1980. Had a GREAT time there with my Hobie Cat, that I wasn’t suppose to have there, and my 3/4 ton Chevy van. My fellow students and I would pile in and go to Destin/Fort Walton Beach for the weekends.

[luvie]

it IS a nice base! I actually have never seen it, but have been through Biloxi a few times.

[SandRat]

one one TDY, like I said, I RON there for one night

[luvie]

I woke up too early!
I couldn't even force more sleep!
So I got up before 9am. :O
I know....most people do. LOL!
But...but...I'm retired!
This stuff isn't supposed to happen!
I'll bet I'll be ready for that nap later. :)
It's a pretty morning.
Supposed to get up to 90 today.
Then cool off overnight.
The roller coaster!
Y'all have a Terrific Tuesday!
Tonight is Quiz Night! Yay!
((((hugs))))

[OrioleFan]

My daughter went through KAFB for weather forecasting after graduating from Penn State and OTS at Maxwell. She’s a Weather Officer, starting work on a masters in atmospheric dynamics this fall. She helps her enlisted weather ops personnel get their degrees so they can go to OTS at Maxwell. She tutors them in math and science. Just had her 5th airman pin on 2LT.