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  • Special Operations flight surgeon earns second set of wings

    For Capt. Matt Stein, earning his pilot wings from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program was not the first time he donned a set of wings. Prior to arriving for Undergraduate Pilot Training at ENJJPT, Stein was a Special Operations Forces Medical Element flight surgeon for the 1st Special

  • Front Gate Facelift

    Work is moving forward on a $3.5 million project to upgrade the area just outside Sheppard’s main gate, improving force protection, transportation and the overall appearance of the area.A Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant to the City of Wichita Falls is funding about $1.75 million of the

  • Missile Road Gate to Reopen Aug. 20

    The Missile Road Gate will open to traffic Aug. 20 as the $2.74 million project to repave the road is completed.Gate hours will be 5:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week, through Sept. 20, after which it will remain open until 9:30 p.m. The Clinic Gate will be closed beginning Aug. 20.

  • Welcome home 82nd SFS deployed Airmen

    Family, friends, spouses and coworkers anxiously awaited the return of the deployed 82nd Security Forces Squadron members to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 1, 2016.

  • Calling all millennials: Fight for your reputation

    As the debate over a massive generational gap within the military becomes more prevalent, members within different generational groups should pause and consider what each contributes to mission success, rather than what makes one better than the other. Yes, I am technically a millennial; however, I

  • Luke begins F-35 MRA course

    Five Airmen are a little closer to becoming F-35A Lightning II crew chiefs as  the 372nd Training Squadrons Detachment 12 at Luke AFB, Ariz., conducts its first F-35 Lightning II Mission-Ready Airmen training class.Watch the Video“It’s exciting to be the first F-35 MRA class at Luke,” said Airman

  • Preparation Air Evac: Building Partnerships

    For those who have stared death in the face, survival often came down to a single moment – and it’s frequently the skill of emergency responders that made the difference.