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Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, Mississippi. The base is home of the 81st Training Wing, and the base is responsible for training an average of 4,700 students at a time. The 81st Medical Group is also located at the base, and operates the second largest medical center in the Air Force.
Other groups assigned to Keesler AFB include the Air Force Reserve Command's 403rd Wing, which provides airlift support as well as serving as parent to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (aka "Hurricane Hunters").