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  • Key Field Airman Joins Governor Reeves to Prevent Suicide

    Master Sgt. Brandy S. Gordon, a member of the 186th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, attended a ceremony in downtown Jackson, Miss., August 28, 2024. Governor Tate Reeves, the Mississippi National Guard’s commander-in-chief, hosted the event, during which he signed a proclamation declaring the

  • KC-135 Flight Simulator Returns to Key Field

    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.In the early 1990s, the 186th

  • Uithoven Leaves a Legacy in Airfield Management

    On a day marked by camaraderie and farewells, Chief Master Sgt. Will Uithoven stepped into the Airfield Management Advisory Council meeting on April 15, 2024, in Gulfport. His purpose was twofold: to reconnect with old friends and to impart wisdom gleaned from his 20-year tenure in airfield

  • 186th ARW Participates in Sentry Aloha Joint Exercise

    The 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) wrapped up participation in a fighter exercise, Sentry Aloha 24-2, June 12, 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.This National Guard Bureau training event brought together more than 1,000 participants from the U.S. and provided essential combat training. The

  • Ten Years After Tankers Return, Key Field is Thriving

    2005 was a grim year in the history of the 186th Air Refueling Wing.  Key Field Air National Guard base in Meridian, Mississippi, had just found itself on the chopping block of the 2005 DOD-Base Closure and Realignment Report (BRAC) to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.  The

  • 186th Air Refueling Wing honored to host CODEL staff

    186th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Cindy Smith welcomes congressional delegation (CODEL) staff members, Aug. 24, 2023, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. CODEL staff heard from Col. Smith and NAS Meridian Commanding Officer Capt. Luke Davis regarding operations at their

  • Key Field Air Guardsmen Participate in Air Defender

    Members of the 186th Air Refueling Wing participated in Air Defender 2023 across Europe June 12-23. This German-led, live-flying exercise showcased robust multi-national operations and collaboration with international partners and NATO allies.

  • Mississippi Air Guard Retires RC-26 Aircraft

    The C-26 was assigned to select Air National Guard Flying Wings to provide Operational Support Airlift (OSA). It hauled people, aircraft parts, and other supplies as needed by each wing, state headquarters, and other military and government customers. The original allocation totaled 22 aircraft that

  • 186th to receive $20M for base upgrades as part of MS SB3017

    KEY FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Miss. – The 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) will receive $20 million for base upgrades, as part of the Mississippi Military Department Appropriation Senate Bill (SB) 3017 signed by Gov. Tate Reeves, April 20, 2023.  The funds, which are expected to be received by