MTLs: Being the platform Airmen need to succeed

On the road between the training dorms and the schoolhouses, lines of cars rolled through, rushing to make it past the crosswalk before super flight, but it was too late. A wave of Airmen advanced and two road guards broke away, sprinting ahead. With sharp facing movements and outstretched arms,

Mississippi educators tour Keesler

Feasibility of secondary Air Force BMT location proven; COVID-19 surge operations to begin June 2

Air Force officials announced that, beginning June 2, the service will continue to hold basic military training at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, as a secondary location until the end of COVID-19 surge operations. The decision to stand up initial operating capability under 37th Training Wing

First Airmen graduate BMT at Keesler since 1968

For the first time since 1968, a flight of nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 graduated U.S. Air Force basic military training here May 15.​Due to safety concerns stemming from COVID-19, the Air Force sent new recruits to Keesler to demonstrate a proof of concept to generate