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  • Sheppard combats glossophobia

    Unlike rainfall, professional development opportunities aren't as scarce at Sheppard with chances to better one's self on a weekly forecast. The Toastmasters of Instruction Club here has been providing opportunities for service members and their families to better themselves when it comes to

  • Sheppard remembers 9/11 attacks

    As the nation remembers the tragedy that shook the world 13-years years ago, the base is hosting a ceremony to honor those who perished during the 9/11 attacks.Everyone with base access is invited to the 9/11 memorial ceremony to pay their respects at 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at

  • Trial by fire: Sheppard firefighters honor their fallen through stair climb

    110 stories, 343 firefighters in full gear and more than 2000 stairs is what Sheppard firemen encountered as they venerated their fellow comrades in memory of 9/11 on Sept. 6, 2014. This national event is known as a 9/11 Firefighter Memorial Stair Climb, it is an event hosted by a variety of

  • Sheppard Airmen receive Article 15’s in July and August

    Sheppard Airmen recently received non-judicial punishment for their actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 15 in the months of July and August. The articles received in the month of July are as follows. A senior airman from the 82nd Security Forces Squadron received non-judicial

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Tosi Drive Memorial

    The son of an Italian fighter pilot, 2nd Lieutenant Marco Tosi chased a childhood dream of becoming a pilot and graduating from the elite Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at Sheppard Air Force Base in 2001. On a fateful day that August, his dream came to an end but his spirit remains over

  • Defending Sheppard with defense biometrics

    Security forces throughout Air Education and Training Command are using technology improvements to make base access more secure, while at the same time saving money and resources. Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS, was implemented to increase the security of the base. In 2009

  • AMOC graduate achieves ACE award

    An Airman in the aircraft maintenance officer course here graduated and earned the rare ACE award. Capt. Michael Vinacco received the ACE award Aug. 22, 2014, during a graduation ceremony for the 363rd Training Squadron's AMOC. ACE awards are presented for maintaining a 100 percent GPA throughout

  • Tops in Blue charms Wichita Falls

    A cascade a bright lights and colors streaked across the stage as lively entertainers from the Air Force's Tops in Blue performed at the Memorial Auditorium in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 28, 2014. Tops in Blue is an all volunteer unit made up of vocalists, musicians, dancers and technicians."Loving

  • Restoration and Relaxation: Airman's Club welcomes new renovations

    The Airman's club on base opened its doors for business Aug. 22, 2014 after a new round of renovations.The renovations include new patio arrangements to accommodate more patrons; this is just one part of the ongoing restoration effort. "It's nice for us to be able to entertain more," said Melissa