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  • Hurricane Katrina patients brought to Wilford Hall

    Medical personnel from Wilford Hall Medical Center left Kelly Field here Aug. 30 to help evacuate patients from the Gulf Coast area hit by Hurricane Katrina Aug. 29. Three critical care teams and one obstetrics team departed in a C-130 Hercules for Keesler AFB, Miss. They request for help came in

  • Tyndall assesses damage from Katrina

    The 325th Civil Engineer Squadron estimated $94,000 worth of damage to Tyndall's base facilities following Hurricane Katrina. The 325th Civil Engineer Squadron assessed the damage following the Aug. 29 storm. The estimate is based on an initial 24-hour visual assessment of the external areas of the

  • Keesler begins recovery operations

    Base officials started assessment and recovery operations Aug. 30 after Hurricane Katrina hit the base Aug. 29. "Initial reports showed drastic damage to the industrial and housing areas," said Maj Ray Mottley, 81st Civil Engineer Squadron commander. "Approximately 50 percent of the base was

  • Wilford Hall Commander selected for AMSUS award

    Brig. Gen. (Dr.) David G. Young III, 59th Medical Wing commander, has been selected to receive the 2005 John D. Chase Award for Physician Executive Excellence. The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States annual award is presented to a physician in the Army, Navy, Air Force, U.S. Public

  • Mail service to Keesler AFB suspended

    The United States Postal Service has announced a suspension of express mail service, and standard and periodicals mail acceptance - from any source - to several ZIP Codes in the gulf coast region struck by Hurricane Katrina, including Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The emergency actions have been

  • Air Force Aid Society establishes nationwide relief fund

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Air Force Aid Society has established a nationwide relief fund to help those Air Force families affected by the hurricane. Donations to the AFAS Hurricane Relief Fund will be accepted directly from individuals, corporations and organizations, both military