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  • Commentary - Mother recalls tragic loss to drunk driving

    When I saw the e-mails that went out about Airmen drinking and driving, I felt I had to reply. So I did. I was asked if I would write a commentary from a mother's point of view on drunk driving and my first thought was, "What am I going to say? What could I possibly say that would make a difference

  • Top chaplain visits Sheppard, says make every day count

    A day may not seem like much. After all it's only 24 hours. According to Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Charles Baldwin, the U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, though, one day can change a life forever. Chaplain Baldwin visited Sheppard Feb. 16 and was the guest speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast held at

  • AF honor guard visits Sheppard, teaches ceremony

    Six Airmen solemnly step in unison toward the waiting casket. Slowly, they remove a fallen hero's casket and begin carrying him on what has become his final journey. So begins the ceremony to lay to rest a military member. The Airmen are the stoic guards of the fallen, they are members of the base

  • Dental digital imagery no longer a dream

    "That's so dial-up" is often heard when referring to outdated technology. Across the Air Force many customer-based processes are becoming streamlined with the most current hi-tech advances. Incorporating the newest technological advances into our everyday lives is no longer surprising, it's

  • Top Flight rocks Sheppard Elementary

    At most rock concerts, when the artist onstage leans over his guitar toward the microphone and calls out to the audience to identify themselves, an earsplitting roar answers him. This could be the first time in recorded history where an artist screamed, "Where ya at?" and received a silent, polite

  • Wichita Falls student scores AF Academy football scholarship

    It's every parent's dream child: an excellent student, an accomplished athlete, spiritually grounded, active in their community ... and the recipient of a full college scholarship. It's safe to assume the parent of such an exceptional person might proudly take some credit for their child's

  • Routes closed on Sheppard due to PRT

    Drivers on Sheppard should be aware of road closures and blockages due to Airman-in-training physical readiness training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. A specific route is blocked off from 9-10:15 a.m. and from 5-6:15 p.m. The route is on F and G avenues between ninth and fifth strees.

  • Four Team Sheppard members win AF-level medical awards

    For some, it's the culmination of an outstanding career. For others, it's one more stepping stone in their careers. For every one of them, it's an honor. Four Team Sheppard members have been singled out as the best in their career fields after receiving Air Force-level Medical Services awards. Here

  • Sheppard kicks off 34th Annual AFAF campaign

    The 34th Annual Air Force Assistance Fund launched here Feb. 12 with a target goal of $88,693 during the six-week "Commitment to Caring" campaign. Last year, 66 percent of all eligible Sheppard members made AFAF contributions, the second highest rate in Air Education and Training Command. More than