81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Randy O’Neal, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron (AMDS) lean management expert, and Shane Cornelli, 81st AMDS human factors engineer, tour the library during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Keesler leadership and family members of Maj. Edward McBride participate in a ribbon cutting during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, delivers remarks during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Chief Master Sgts. Derick Stepp, 81st Mission Support Group superintendent, and Leonard Trombley, 81st Training Support Squadron superintendent, check out the gaming station during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Keesler personnel tour the new facility during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Keesler personnel sample food from a kitchen demo during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Joyce James, 81st Force Support Squadron education services specialist, views ceramics during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Lt. Col. Teresa King, 81st Force Support Squadron commander, delivers welcoming remarks during the McBride Commons Grand Opening ceremony May 16, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The nine-month project transformed the former base library into a common area with a children’s library, computer stations, engraving, framing, marketing and print shops, and a full kitchen for those with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

81st FSS hosts McBride Commons Grand Opening

Published May 25, 2017
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --