What Katrina did to Keesler AFB

oh shut the fuck up already… :rolleyes:

really,dont thing it will run well with water in the motor,but if u want i’ll roll float race it with my poontoon boat!:smiley:

email from my buddy that lived at keesler

More news from Keesler

  • Base housing was largely destroyed by a 25 foot wave
  • There’s 4 feet of mud in Maj Gen Utterback’s house (2 AF/CC)
  • MSG/CC house burned to the ground (gas leak caught fire)
  • 6000 USAF members and their families are living in shelters at least till Thurs
  • The power will be out there for at least 3 weeks
  • The 2nd largest USAF hospital (at Keesler) is closed
    – Seawater got into the generator and they have no power
  • Commissary/BX mostly destroyed
  • Runway is operational; it’s the only open airfield in the area
    – Day/VFR conditions only
  • Gulfport Airport is closed for the foreseeable future
  • The fence around the base is severely damaged
  • Keesler had looters last night
    – Maxwell AFB is sending an SF detachment to reinforce the Keesler SF
  • Parts of I-10 are under water; at least one major bridge is down
  • Keesler has almost no communications (landline or cell)
    – They are relying primarily on radios

Thanks for the info