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  • First group of Operation AF cadets arrive

    The first group of Air Force Academy cadets arrived June 3, facing lost luggage and thunderstorms, to begin their three-week acclamation to the Air Force as part of Operation Air Force. The cadets are rising sophomores, junior and seniors at the Air Force Academy. Two more groups, for a total of

  • 373rd TRS NCO rescues sleeping man from hotel fire

    All it took was one annoying sound to make Staff Sergeant Bobby Jones a hero. The 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 4 crew chief instructor was vacationing in Hot Springs, Ark., when he rescued a sleeping man from a fire recently. He was just getting ready for bed when he heard a faint beeping

  • MDG releases annual drinking water report

    The 82nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Flight has released its annual Consumer Confidence Report that outlines the drinking water quality for Sheppard.Publication of the report is required by law and is used to inform those who use Sheppard's water supply. Click here to view the

  • Airman's Roll Call: Government travel card a benefit

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on the government travel card, a benefit available to Department of Defense employees with the understanding it will not be abused or misused in any way. Use of the card is a benefit, not an entitlement, and Air Force leaders remind card holders that

  • Sergeant selected for AFIT program

    Almost all Airmen know they can attend school while enlisted, but not many have the chance to make attaining their master's degree a full-time job. Master Sgt. Theodore Heiman, a career development course writer with the 365th Training Squadron, was notified April 26 that he had just that chance.

  • New seatbelt policy restrains lawbreakers

    Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, signed a new seatbelt policy letter in an effort to maintain a "safe, secure and supportive environment," one of the general's main goals for Sheppard. "In my view, there are two kinds of drivers at Sheppard," General Devereaux said in a

  • Virtual reality updates obsolete A-10 trainer

    In just six months, Sheppard Air Force Base, in conjunction with Southwest Research Institute, transformed an obsolete legacy trainer into a state-of-the-art system using virtual reality and the Generalized Operations Simulation Environment program. With $200,000 in funding from Air Education and

  • New drugs affect children in Dallas and surrounding areas

    Far from the common yellow and orange dairy product, "Cheese" in the Dallas-Fort Worth area refers to a new drug made of Black Tar Heroin and Tylenol PM, or its generic brands. The highly addictive tan-colored powder is usually packaged in small bindles or baggies and snorted through the nose, with