Keesler Air Force Base

Keesler adjusts gate schedule for spring break

Spring Break weekend officially kicks off today and traffic is expected to be heavy. In response, Keesler Air Force Base is adjusting their gate schedule until Monday, April 15th. The main entrance at White Avenue is closed to car and…

Special Tactics Airmen ruck along Highway 90

A unique military tribute marched tonight from Bay St. Louis all the way to Keesler Air Force Base. Two Special Tactics airmen rucked along Highway 90. When they arrived in Biloxi, 50 Keesler officers and airmen joined them. A ruck…

Keesler Air Force Base Promotions Ceremony

Every month Keesler Air Force Base holds a promotions ceremony to honor those airmen and women who are climbing ranks. Today, Keesler held their 81st Training Wing’s Promotions Ceremony and it was a little out of the ordinary. In addition…

2019 Thunder over the Sound: Air and Space Show

There’s plenty of time to brace yourself and prepare for yet another magnificent air show here on the Coast. Keesler Air Force Base and the City of Biloxi are preparing for the 2019 Thunder over the Sound: Air and Space…

2019 Thunder over the Sound: Air and Space Show

There’s plenty of time to brace yourself and prepare for yet another magnificent air show here on the Coast. Keesler Air Force Base and the City of Biloxi are preparing for the 2019 Thunder over the Sound: Air and Space…

Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs at Keesler

Today the nation’s most elite honor guard performed in Biloxi. The members of the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team can’t afford to miss a beat because if they do it could be deadly. Senior Airman Ira Hall said, “It…

Keesler Air Force Base Technology Expo

A lot has changed over the past 20 years, but Keesler Air Force Base continues to hold its annual technology expo and today was no exception with the show going two decades strong. Keeping our nation and local community safe,…

'Thunder Over the Sound' coming to Biloxi in May

This coming spring, the air will be filled again with flying jets, but this time it’s not the Blues Over Biloxi. It's the Thunder Over the Sound: the Keesler and Biloxi Air and Space show. Keesler is partnering with the…

Mammothon event at Keesler Air Force Base

Keesler Air Force Base was covered in pink today for their eighth annual Mammothon. The cancer screening and preventative health fair holds walk-in screenings for multiple types of cancer and chronic diseases in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Those…

Seabee killed at Keesler Air Force Base

The Seabee killed in the shooting at Keesler Air Force Base has been identified. Grace Kayla Davis-Marcheschi has died. The shooting happened early Saturday morning at military housing belonging to Keesler Air Force Base. Marcheschi was assigned to Naval Construction…

Missing airman investigation

Authorities are investigating the death of a Keesler airman with the possibility of an alligator being involved. Authorities recovered the body of Staff Sgt. Luis Cisneros-Godinez from the Tchoutacabouffa River on Sunday. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks…

Lights for Life lantern vigil

Come light up the sky with Keesler Air Force Base and Crusaders for Veterans to honor those loved ones lost to suicide. The Lights for Life lantern vigil takes place September 27th from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Biloxi…

Keesler honors World War II hero

Today, Keesler Air Force Base welcomed a special guest of honor whose family has served our country for generations and even made global history, changing the course of world events. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to Biloxi where Brigadier…

On a mission at Biloxi National Cemetery

Keesler Air Force Base will have volunteers out in full force tomorrow at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Their mission is to help clean headstones for their fellow military men and women who have been laid to rest. It’s headed up…

Deceased Keesler active duty member identified

First Lt. Sonagnon Dabli died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug 21, 2018, here. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lt. Dabli,” said Col. Lance C. Burnett, 81st Training Wing vice commander. “Sonagnon was relatively new to Keesler and…

Alpha Warrior Battle event

If you’re a fan of the show ‘American Ninja Warrior,’ the Alpha Warrior battle event held at Keesler Air Force Base is a must see. At the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, a test of strength and skill is…

Keesler Air Force Base hosts kids golf camp

Keesler Air Force Base hosted their Golf 4 Kids summer camp today. It was the last day of the summer golf camp and kids were teeing off to bring their golf skills up to par. Professional golf instructor Daniel Gillus…

Battle of Midway Ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base

In June of 1942, the U.S. Navy overpowered the Japanese in the Battle of Midway, a battle which still has an impact 76 years later. Tuesday morning on Keesler Air Force Base, the Center for Naval Aviation Training Unit held…

Buoys added in Back Bay Biloxi

This morning, Keesler Air Force Base and the Department of Marine Resources teamed up to install buoys in the Back Bay. In the past, security forces members have had issues with boaters trespassing onto Keesler. Even though signs on land…

Groundbreaking for new Keesler gate

Today local, state, and federal officials joined Keesler Air Force Base leaders to break ground on phase I of the new Division Street gate for Keesler Air Force Base. Keesler and Biloxi have contemplated a new main gate for more…

GHS gets a lesson in cybersecurity

Today at Gulfport High School, students got a lesson in cybersecurity and computer technology at the first ever Duck-Con. The 333rd Mad Ducks from Keesler Air Force Base dropped by to speak to students about concepts like coding, password selection,…

White Avenue gate closed for Spring Break

With multiple police departments implementing traffic plans to accommodate Spring Breakers this weekend, Keesler Air Force Base is also steering traffic away from the anticipated congestion on Highway 90. The main entrance to the base at White Avenue was closed…

2018 Keesler Air Force Base Technology Expo

Instructors and trainees alike joined forces in Biloxi today for the 2018 Keesler Air Force Base Technology Expo. As News 25’s Toni Miles shows us, warfare and our nation’s defense are now being fought on a new front and those…