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  • Presley named 'Instructor of the Week'

    Capt. Jacob Presley, 89th Flying Training Squadron chief of squadron mission support and native of Barnhart, Mo., has been in the Air Force for 11 years and is the Instructor of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Dec. 1-7, 2015.How he impacts the training mission:"Captain

  • Flu Shots for Contractors, Civilians and Family Members

    The 82nd Medical Group Public Health and Immunizations Flights are collaborating with the Wichita County Public Health District in effort to offer Flu Vaccine to civilian and contract personnel and their families who are not eligible for Tricare benefits.Flu shots will be available on Dec. 4, 2015,

  • Yarbrough named 'Support Airman of the Week'

    Will Yarbrough 80th Operations Group bookstore clerk and native of Wichita Falls, Texas, has spent 28 total years serving the Air Force and is the Support Airman of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 24-30, 2015. Yarbrough spent 26 years in the Air Force and retired as

  • Bryan named 'Instructor of the Week'

    Staff Sgt. Austin Bryan, 361st Training Squadron aircrew egress systems instructor and native of Clay City, Ind., has been in the Air Force for six and a half years and is the Instructor of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 24-30, 2015.How he impacts the training

  • Commander’s Wingman of Choice: L’Esperance

    Tech. Sgt. Adam L'Esperance, 364th Training Squadron instructor supervisor and native of Big Bear Lake, Calif., has been in the Air Force for 13 years and is the Commander's Wingman of Choice at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 17-23, 2015. L'Esperance is an instructor for the

  • Cea named ‘Support Airman of the Week’

    Staff Sgt. Sean Cea, 367th Training Support Squadron client support administrator and native of Palm Bay, Fla., has been in the Air Force for nine and a half years and is the Support Airman of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 17-23, 2015. Cea is responsible for

  • Boerger named 'Instructor of the Week'

    Staff Sgt. Mary Boerger, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 13 instructor and native of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., has been in the Air Force for eight years and is the Instructor of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 17-23, 2015.How she impacts the training mission:"Staff

  • An Airman and his machine: part 1

    Editor's note: This is part one in a two-part series about a driver who answered two calls; the call to serve his country and the call to a spot on the track.The sound of an impact wrench whizzed as the pit crew secured tires to a legend car; followed by a thundering roar as the engine exploded to

  • German Air Force instructor pilot averts disaster

    The Aviation Safety Well Done Award was presented to Lt. Col. Thomas Kirschenbauer, 88th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for his exemplary actions during a bird strike incident while conducting a T-38 Talon sortie on July 9, 2015.Kirschenbauer or