Mississippi Business Journal » air force base http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Aircraft leave Keesler for Carolinas; Hurricane Hunters staying http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/21/aircraft-leave-keesler-for-carolinas-hurricane-hunters-staying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aircraft-leave-keesler-for-carolinas-hurricane-hunters-staying http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/21/aircraft-leave-keesler-for-carolinas-hurricane-hunters-staying/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:19:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71805 BILOXI — The Air Force is transferring 10 C-130j aircraft from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi to Pope Field near Fayetteville, N.C. The planes are part of the 403rd Reserve Wing, and are being used primarily for tactical airlift missions locally and overseas. Keesler officials say in a news release that the 53rd Weather [...]

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