Keesler Celebrates 75 Years in Biloxi

Keesler Air Force Base is celebrating its 75th year on the Gulf Coast.
In honor of the occasion, members of the United States military, officials from the City of Biloxi and community leaders from across the Coast gathered for a 40s themed gala. The theme was chosen to commemorate the date Keesler was found, 1941. The focus of the event was to celebrate the seamless partnership that Keesler and the Mississippi Gulf Coast share.
Col. Michele Edmondson said, “I think when you go back to where we started, 75 years ago, and the railroad that brought the first soldiers to Keesler in the middle of one of the greatest wars in American history. The streets then were oyster shells and look today where this installation is, how it was rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina. The support we get from the community, over 12,000 people that work on this installation, $1.7 billion that we give back to the local community.”
Keesler wants to thank the community for their support while putting together the gala and for their partnership over the last 75 years.