FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi ~ 24 FEB 2026

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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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 along the Gulf Coast 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 base has specialized in ground trade training since its opening in 1941 during World War II. It has high-quality technical schools and absorbed units moved from other bases under the Base Realignment and Closure Act.

The 81 Training Wing replaced Keesler Training Center in July 1993, taking on the mission of specialized technical training in electronics, avionics, computers, operations, maintenance, weather, radar, precision measurement, network controllers and personnel and information management for USAF, AF Reserve, Air National Guard, other DoD agencies and foreign nations.

Keesler AFB received severe damage from Hurricane Katrina on 29 Aug 2005. The wing's relief and recovery mission, Operation Dragon Comeback, restored the base to full mission readiness within a month.

The 333rd Training Squadron provides officer cyberspace initial skills training and enlisted cyberspace advanced skills training. In addition the squadron is also responsible for the development, revision, and instruction of technical courses supporting global operations.

"Excellence" is the watchword of Keesler's largest support organization, the 81st Mission Support Group. Working with a team of more than 1,600 personnel, the Mission Support Group provides administrative, personnel, civil engineering, transportation, morale and welfare, recreational, communications, supply, base security, and contracting services to an estimated 75,000 people who use base facilities and resources with a vision of delivering support excellence to enable Keesler’s mission and quality of life.

Learn More About Keesler Air Force Base HERE!!

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[radu]

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[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

Hope you’ve had a good week and weekend.

[luvie]

~ Road Trip; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you radu!

Yep, a restful weekend and I hope you did as well.

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening luvie!

*HUGS*

[Golden Eagle]

Mississippi Queen - Mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEnF6EB-yMs&list=RDqEnF6EB-yMs&start_radio=1

[MulberryDraw]

I was there for Hurricane Camille, August 17, 1969.

[Bonemaker]

Went through Air Force officer communications electronics school there 63-64. Great experience...learned a lot that’s lasted over the years. Fond memories of Keesler and Mississippi!

[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you PROCON!

[vetvetdoug]

I was presented an award as the “Outstanding Airman of the Year” for 1976 by General Daniel James and Lt. Gen Winfield Scott III at Keesler AFB in February of 1977.

[abb]

Spent 3 months there in the late summer & early fall of 1970 learning to be a radio operator.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Feel good getting to sleep in today? :-)

I hope it wasn’t too cool for comfort like it was/is here. BRRRRRRRRR

[radu]

Very good! Refreshed, now, for the busy week ahead.

Mine was restful, too, but only because it was too cold and windy to go out to do anything. LOL

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, sorry I missed you last night, I’m doing fine, son’s over tonight for dinner & beers, hope all is well your way!

[radu]

Yikes! It’s probably a pretty safe bet that’s an experience you never want to repeat!

[radu]

From all I’ve heard over the years, the military has excellent electronics schools, and what those who go through them learn lasts a lifetime. Sounds like that’s the case with you too. :-)

[luvie]

Hi, lauren! Hope you’re doing good.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

I didn’t get to sleep in. Had a 9am neurologist appointment, but I crashed and burned after I got home and had my morning tea and a homemade cinnamon roll. It was an ordeal, but I think it will help rid myself of this numbness of my fingers and feet. AND it was darn chilly out at that time of the morning.

On Wednesday it’s supposed to be 87. 😱 Hope you get a warm-up too!