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  • 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

  • Sheppard opens disc golf course

    Base leadership ceremonially opened the newly transformed Wind Creek Park Aug. 25, 2014, during an official ribbon cutting ceremony introducing the disc golf course. After months of hard work, Sheppard is now home to a new 18-hole disc golf course replacing the original golf course which closed in

  • Security Forces and DEA host Drug Take Back Sept. 26-27

    The 82nd Security Forces Squadron and the Drug Enforcement Agency are taking back unwanted prescription and over-the counter drugs Sept 26-27.The 82nd SFS and DEA will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused,

  • Hotter'N Hell riders cruise through Sheppard

    Thousands of focused and determined cyclists blazed through the streets of Sheppard, competing in the annual Hotter'N Hell bike race Aug. 23, 2014.The famous Wichita Falls, Texas, bike race draws in riders from all over the globe to participate in multiple race routes, some stretching through

  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: A Lifestyle and culture

    Comprehensive Airman Fitness is comprised of a multitude of targeted programs and activities as well as resiliency skills taught to enable Airmen to make sound choices.The program's goal is to build and sustain a thriving and resilient Air Force community that fosters mental, physical, social and