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81st Fighter-Bomber Wing
The 81st Training Wing is a wing (air force unit), wing of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing has the Air Force's largest Technical Training Group and trains more than 40,000 students annually. Training includes weather, basic electronics, communications electronic systems, communications computer systems, air traffic control, airfield management, command post, air weapons control, precision measurement, education and training, financial management and comptroller, information management, manpower and personnel, radar, ground radio, and network control. Mission Units * 81st Training Group ** 81st Training Support Squadron (Falcons) ** 333d Training Squadron (Mad Ducks) ** 334th Training Squadron (Gators) ** 335th Training Squadron (Bulls) ** 336th Training Squadron (Red Wolves) ** 338th Training Squadron (Dark Knights) * 81st Mission Support Group ** 81st Communications Squadron ** 81st Force Support Sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keesler AFB
Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, Mississippi, Biloxi, a city along the Gulf Coast in Harrison County, Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The base is named in honor of aviator 2nd Lieutenant, 2d Lt Samuel Reeves Keesler, Samuel Reeves Keesler Jr., a Mississippi native killed in France during the World War I, First World War. The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force (2 AF) and the 81st Training Wing (81 TW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The base has specialized in ground trade training since its opening in 1941 during World War II. It has had high-quality technical schools and absorbed units moved from other bases under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). History In early January 1941, Biloxi city officials assembled a formal offer to invite the United States Army to build a base to support the World War II training buildup. The War Department activated United States Army Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
