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Befitting a military installation, there is a cadence to the command of Keesler Air Force Base. The commander usually stays around for a couple of years and usually wears a newly acquired star upon arrival or departure.
In that sense, not even Hurricane Katrina disrupted the routine rhythm of command at Keesler. Paul Capasso took over the 81st Training Wing less than a year after being promoted to brigadier general and departs today just shy of two years in that post.
But what took place during Capasso’s command was anything but routine. He arrived on base before it had dried out from Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge and took charge of one of the most massive disaster recovery efforts in the annals of the United States Air Force.
