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  • 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

  • Dunkel named 'Instructor of the Week'

    1st Lt. Dave Dunkel, 459th Flying Training Squadron flight standardization and evaluation liaison officer and T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, has been in the Air Force for two years and is the Instructor of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 10-16, 2015.How he impacts

  • Conyers named 'Support Airman of the Week'

    Senior Airman Treasure Conyers, 82nd Force Support Squadron student relocations technician and native of Manning, S.C., has been in the Air Force for two years 10 months and is the Support Airman of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 10-16, 2015.How she impacts the

  • Breaking the sound barrier

    Most people couldn't imagine living in a silent world. For one engineer at the 982nd Maintenance Squadron, silence is his world.James Moore, 982nd Maintenance Squadron lead engineer tech, has been named the 2015 Air Education and Training Command Outstanding DOD Employee and Service Member with a

  • Commander's Wingman of Choice: Battaglino

    Mike Battaglino, 362nd Training Squadron C-135 instructor and native of Avon, Conn., served in the Air Force for nine years and has served two years in civil service. Battaglino is the commander's Wingman of Choice at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 10-16, 2015. Battaglino is

  • Commander's Wingman of Choice: Baron

    Airman 1st Class Catherine Baron, 82nd Medical Support Squadron radiology technician and native of St. Louis, has been in the Air Force for a year and a half and is the commander's Wingman of Choice at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2015. Baron is responsible for

  • Cleaver named 'Support Airman of the Week'

    Senior Airman Acalia Cleaver, 82nd Medical Support Squadron family member relocation care coordinator and native of Sugar Grove, Ill., has been in the Air Force for two and a half years and is the Support Airman of the Week at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2015. Cleaver

  • Key Spouses lifting spirits for Airmen

    Young Airmen serve an important role in fulfilling the Air Force Mission.Most Airmen - Airman Basic to Senior Airmen - with less than three years of service reside in base dormitories. Some come right out of high school while other may have completed a few years of college, but for many of these