Mississippi Business Journal » military base http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 National guard tankers returning to Key Field http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/national-guard-tankers-returning-to-key-field/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-guard-tankers-returning-to-key-field http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/national-guard-tankers-returning-to-key-field/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:16:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74522 MERIDIAN — The Air National Guard at Key Field is receiving two KC-135 tankers in July. The arrival of the tankers means the Guard unit is going back to an air refueling mission. The KC-135′s left Key Field in March of 2011. The base received C-27 planes as it changed to an airlift mission. Col. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/national-guard-tankers-returning-to-key-field/feed/ 0 Timberland near Camp Shelby added to MSU’s Bulldog Forest http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/timberland-near-camp-shelby-added-to-msus-bulldog-forest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timberland-near-camp-shelby-added-to-msus-bulldog-forest http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/timberland-near-camp-shelby-added-to-msus-bulldog-forest/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 19:40:49 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=57827 FORREST COUNTY — A 352-acre tract of Forrest County timberland is now part of Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Forest program and the state’s only Army Compatible Use Buffer-designated property. Known as the Davis and Ann Mortensen Forest, the area is located in proximity to Camp Shelby, and is a joint project between MSU, MSU Foundation, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/timberland-near-camp-shelby-added-to-msus-bulldog-forest/feed/ 0 Keesler AFB slashing another 38 civilian jobs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/12/keesler-afb-slashing-another-38-civilian-jobs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keesler-afb-slashing-another-38-civilian-jobs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/12/keesler-afb-slashing-another-38-civilian-jobs/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:23:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50513 BILOXI — Keesler Air Force Base is scheduled to lose another 38 civilian jobs in 2012 as the Air Force continues it move toward eliminating about 9,000 such workers. The announcement comes two months after Keesler said it would eliminate 68 positions from the civilian work force in the 81st Training Wing and 403rd Wing. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/12/keesler-afb-slashing-another-38-civilian-jobs/feed/ 0 Keesler puts impact at $1.1B-plus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/12/keesler-puts-impact-at-11b-plus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keesler-puts-impact-at-11b-plus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/12/keesler-puts-impact-at-11b-plus/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:36:22 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=20504 BILOXI — Keesler Air Force Base’s total economic impact for fiscal year 2009 has been calculated at more than $1.1 billion. The figure was finalized as base officials completed the annual process of data assimilation and validation. “We’re proud that Keesler continues to have a significant positive impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s economy,” said [...]

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