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Keesler Air Force Base

1943 establishments in MississippiBuildings and structures in Biloxi, MississippiInitial United States Air Force installationsInstallations of the United States Air Force in MississippiUSAF Air Training Command Installations
WC 130J taking off from Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi
WC 130J taking off from Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi

Keesler Air Force Base (IATA: BIX, ICAO: KBIX, FAA LID: BIX) is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city along the Gulf Coast in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The base is named in honor of aviator 2d Lt Samuel Reeves Keesler Jr., a Mississippi native killed in France during the 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).

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Keesler Air Force Base
Lafayette Street, Biloxi

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Keesler Air Force Base

Lafayette Street
39534 Biloxi
Mississippi, United States
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