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81st Training Wing The 81st TRW has the largest Technical Training Group in the Air Force and is the Air Force ’ s “ Center of Excellence ” for computer and electronics training . The mission is to “ train Airmen across the spectrum of warfighting skills and deliver overwhelming combat power for the Air Force .” The unit trains over 30,000 students a year , many who come from basic military training . The 81st TRW provides 500 courses in technical , medical , and airmanship skills . The Wing has three Groups : the 81st Training Group , the 81st Medical Group , and the 81st Mission Support Group .
81st Training Group The 81st Training Group ( TRG ) is the largest electronic training group in the Air Force , training over 30,000 Officer , Airmen , and civilian employees across various military branches , including the Keesler Marine Corps Detachment , which provides combat ready , entry level and career level Marines that are highly trained within their Military Occupational Specialty to the Marine Air‐ Ground Force , Supporting Establishments , and Joint Operational Units . Training in the 81st TRG includes personnel , information management , air traffic control , finance , manpower , communications‐electronics maintenance , computer operation , maintenance and programming , weather , meteorology , aircraft warning and control systems and radio operations . Other locations provide training for tactical air control , postal operations , satellite‐wideband equipment maintenance and visual information . Keesler AFB has graduated over 2.2 million students since 1942 .
81st Medical Group The 81st Medical Group ( MDG ) operates the Keesler Medical Facility , which is the second largest in the Air Force . The primary mission of the 81st Medical Group is to maintain medical readiness for worldwide contingencies . The 81st Medical Group has the third largest deployment in the Air Force Medical Service , averaging 200 personnel annually . The Keesler AFB hospital offers approximately 60 services and education programs . It also has 52 training
affiliations with 34 institutions / organization to t technicians , and nurses . The 81st MDG partners ( VA ) Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care system to p veterans throughout the region .
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81st Mission Support Group The 81st Mission Support Group ( MSG ) is the larg Keesler AFB . The Mission Support group is respo management of administrative , personnel , civil e morale and welfare , recreational , communication contracting services . The group comprises the 81 81st Security Squadron , the 81st Communication Readiness Squadron , the 81st Infrastructure Read 81st Support Squadron .
2nd Air Force The 2nd Air Force mission is to “ train , develop , an airpower for America .” The 2nd Air Forces mana training courses throughout its four resident train AFB , Goodfellow AFB , Lackland AFB , and Sheppar group at Vandenberg AFB as well as 92 field units taught to more than 150,000 students a year thro Training Command . The 2nd Air Force has four m Training Operations , Mission Support , Joint Exped Judge Advocate .
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