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The money will be used to build a new crash fire rescue station at Key Field and convert the current CFRS to a deployment processing center.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a group senior producer of creative services (work from home), two multimedia journalists and a general manager.

Brigadier General Tony Stratton paid a visit to Key Field in Meridian today to check up on the 12th annual exercise southern strike that is operating now through April 27.

Key Field was chosen by the Air National Guard because of its facilities and proximity to an Active Association KC-135 unit.

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE – The crew of an AKC-135 Stratotanker airplane completed a 24-hour exercise designed to test their basic abilities for a

In the movie “Top Gun,” San Diego is referred to as “Fightertown, USA.” With all due respect to Hollywood, Mississippi has multiple fightertowns, and I recently visited two of them:

More than 300 people gathered at the East Mississippi Veterans Memorial Park in Meridian, Miss., to recognize four National Guardsmen who died in a training accident and dedicate the park’s RF-4C Phantom II static aircraft display in their honor.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of Columbus Air Force Base in 1942. It is also the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Air Force as a separate military branch.

East Mississippi Veterans Foundation completes RF-4C Phantom II Restoration for memorial park

After being waylaid by an accident last month, I had my first outing Thursday evening. It was to a gathering at Columbus Air Force Base of the Base honorary wingmen to say goodbye to Col. Seth Graham, commander of the 14th Flying Training Wing.