More than 300 active duty and reserve airmen who were deployed to Southwest Asia from assignments at Keesler AFB, Miss., are being sent home early to help their families and help rebuild the devastated base. Another 100 airmen scheduled to deploy will remain at the Mississippi base.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
