81st TRW | Why I stay: Staff Sgt. Findley

Staff Sgt. Austin Findley, 335th Training Squadron military training leader, joined the Air Force to travel the world and be part of something bigger than himself.He has deployed twice to Iraq as a pavement and construction equipment operator at 19 and 20 years old and to Afghanistan during the

Keesler graduates first Project SEARCH class in MS

The first four interns from Keesler’s Project SEARCH program graduated May 12.

Behind the podium at the 338th TRS

Keesler’s mission is to not only technically train warfighters, but to inspire them.The instructors within the 81st Training Group serve as teachers and role models for their students, sparking an inspiration to achieve that carries over into the operational Air Force.

Second Air Force ‘wakes up’ tech training

Col. Nicholas Dipoma, Second Air Force Vice Commander, briefed an update on the Technical Training Transformations happening across the Numbered Air Force, March 22.

Keesler hosts LEAD-a-thon for education, empowerment

The 81st Training Wing held LEAD-a-thon, an all-day leadership development symposium, on April 4 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.

TT-101: A standard of excellence

Second Air Force hosted Technical Training 101, bringing together leadership from across the Numbered Air Force for the three-day event at Keesler, March 28-30.

16th AF leadership hosts cyber all call

81st CS tech refresh integrates, updates

The 81st Communications Squadron is currently working through their largest tech refresh since 2019.The 81 CS provides all services supporting Keesler’s unclassified and classified Air Force networks for 10,000 users. Additionally, they provide the wing’s cybersecurity, knowledge operations, voice

Innovate, create: 81st CS hosts Tech Expo

The 81st Communications Squadron hosted their annual Tech Expo, Feb. 16, 2023 at the Bay Breeze Event Center. The Tech Expo served as a way to work with industry leaders and bring the latest technology to Keesler.