A C-17 on Tuesday night transported 31 very pregnant women from Keesler to Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB, Tex. A short time later, a C-130 delivered 25 other patients who had been hospitalized in the Keesler Medical Center, which like much of the base was flooded and without power.
USAFA Board Seeks More Cadets, New Facilities
Feb. 17, 2026
The U.S. Air Force Academy needs to grow its cadet corps by 10 percent and build a “home” for the U.S. Space Force in lieu of an entirely new service academy, a congressionally mandated oversight committee wrote in a new report, along with a slew of other recommendations.



