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Mississippi Congressman Michael Guest offers remarks during a ribbon cutting to mark the official opening of the KC-135 Flight Simulator Aug. 8, 2024, at Key Field Air National Guard Base. Key Field ANGB aircrew as well as other ANG aircrew from across the country will train on the operational flight training simulator which will greatly enhance mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Justin Brown)
The ribbon was cut Thursday for the new KC-135 flight simulator at Key Field Air National Guard Base.
Special guests attended the celebration including Congressman Michael Guest, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reid, and Colonel Synthia Smith.
This simulator will offer training for the refueling tanker at the Air National Guard Base.
State and local officials, military officers and community leaders celebrated Thursday at Key Field as the Mississippi Air National Guard celebrated the return of the KC-135 simulator to the 186th Air Refueling Wing.
Col. Cynthia Smith, commanding officer of the 186th ARW, said having the simulator back is great for the guardsmen stationed at Key Field and for the pilots from neighboring installations that will be able to travel to Meridian to train.
KEY FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Miss. --
The 186th Air Refueling Wing celebrated the long-awaited return of the KC-135 Flight Simulator, today, by hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the hard work and dedication of those who were instrumental in bringing the aircrew training system back to the base.
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) spoke to supporters in Madison on Wednesday, August 7.
Guest shared his experiencing visiting Butler, Pennsylvania, where an assassination attempt was carried out against former President Donald Trump.
A bill presented by GOP Representative August Pfluger, a Republican from Texas, would make the Senate ultimately confirm the next director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS).
The Senate is currently not required to confirm the USSS director’s appointment, which is made by the president. According to Pfluger, the law would also guarantee that the incoming director is both “capable and apolitical.”
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House lawmakers want the next chief of the U.S. Secret Service to go through a rigorous confirmation process in the Senate before being allowed to lead the critical security agency.
Senate transpo committee approves bill to streamline TSA credentialing
A bill in the U.S. Senate that would make it easier for truck drivers to obtain both a hazmat endorsement and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) was approved Wednesday by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SEMINARY, Miss. (WDAM) - Residents of Mississippi’s Third Congressional District met face to face with representatives of Congressman Michael Guest’s office in Seminary Wednesday.
A “Constituent Services Day” at the Conner-Graham Memorial Library allowed residents to learn more about IRS refunds, veterans benefits or Social Security disability payments.
SEMINARY, Miss. (WDAM) - Residents of Mississippi’s Third Congressional District met face to face with representatives of Congressman Michael Guest’s office in Seminary Wednesday.
A “Constituent Services Day” at the Conner-Graham Memorial Library allowed residents to learn more about IRS refunds, veterans benefits or Social Security disability payments.