Committee Approves BRAC Delay – The Sun Herald
"WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment Wednesday to postpone the Base Realignment and Closure Commission's military base closing recommendations until May 2007." --The SunHerald (May. 13, 2004)

255ACS Receives the USAF Outstanding Unit Award – Air National Guard
"Unit Mission - The 255th Air Control Squadron (CRC) (ACC): Primary mission is to provide an operationally ready Control and Reporting Center (MCE) in support of theater air operations worldwide. This includes radar surveillance and tracking on a priority basis, direction of sector air defense, providing radar service to tactical aircraft, supervision of subordinate deployed air control units, and data link of a combined air picture to higher headquarters."

Aim: More Modern, Safer Housing – The Sun Herald
"BILOXI - Keesler Air Force Base's plan to privatize military housing will allow officials to expand the safety zone of the north end of its runway and eliminate houses from a flood zone. Another round of base closings will be in 2005, and Keesler commanders, though forbidden to speak on the subject, say they are using the changes brought about by privatization to improve the base, which could incidentally protect Keesler's 16,000 civilian and military jobs and $673 million annual payroll. "Everything we're doing increases the value of the base. It's safer," said Lt. Col. William F. Nadolski, deputy commander of the 81st Mission Support Group. The plan will require about 700 additional private-sector houses or apartments for military personnel." --The SunHerald (March 29, 2004)