Keesler Air Force Base hosts first-ever drive-through health fair

Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi is taking the health care of our military men and women to a whole new level.

53 deaths.- - and keesler air force base in - biloxi is taking the health car- of our military men and women t- a whole new level.- news 25's toni miles takes us - behind the scenes at the- biloxi base and shows us what's- different at this year's annual- health care event.- - the mission-health care and - cancer screenings.- location-keesler air force base- - - - the objective-keep our military- men and women on the front- lines healthy...- colonel christopher estridge, - 81st medical group commander: - "today, we have an outdoor health expo here at the- keesler marina.

This has been i- the making for nine - years.

We've done this nine - years in a row now.

Today we're- educational.

We're- trying to educate people about- cancer, and the different types- of cancer, in order to- get them in for screenings- during the month of october."

As with each year in the past,- screeners were on hand to - provide information and set up- appointments- and provide some on-site- screenings, but this year, in - the - wake of covid, keesler branched- out - paving a new, - mobile way for those who rolled- in for this year's event.

- colonel christopher estridge, - 81st medical group commander: - "typically it's been indoors in our hospital, but du- to covid we've moved it outdoor- this year, to - kind of give people some- spacing, some social distancing- they're driving through and - making appointments for the res- of the month."

Toni miles, news 25: "whether it's cancer screenings or mammograms, early- detection is key-it can and has- saved lives."

Colonel christopher estridge, - 81st medical group commander: - "we have different types of screenings going - on-breast cancer screenings,- setting up- appointments for that-cervical- screenings, lung cancer, skin - cancer, - oral cancer, and as you see - behind me, bone density - screenings behind me- as well, and many of these- things are just taking down - appointments for the- rest of the month.

<splice> las- year we actually saw about 2,00- people from this- event, and we detected 25 - cancers early, so it does impac- lives, and it's - important to get those- screenings done."

- - - the base has also launched a- month long campaign - - october mammathon to keep breas- cancer- awareness and detection on the- radar for the rest of this- month.- in biloxi,