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  • AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

    Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air

  • Armed Forces Voters Week runs Jun 30 through Jul 7

    Voting, it is a vital right we in the Armed Forces defend every day. By exercising your right to vote you are letting your voice be known, and you're telling your civic leader that you care what decisions are being made. As Andrew Lack said, "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not

  • Sheppard receives new lieutenant colonel promotions

    Congratulations to Team Sheppard's newest lieutenant colonel promotees which are as follows Maj. Kim CrawfordMaj. Alfred MartzMaj. Oscar PortilloMaj. Christopher ToomanMaj. Kenneth ShinnMaj. Mark LaheyMaj. Brian McKayMaj. Robert BrooksMaj. Robert FowlerMaj. Rachael MooreMaj. Mitchell Cok

  • ALS Class 14-6 graduates 10; Johnson takes home Levitow

    Team Sheppard congratulates 10 graduates from the five-week Airman Leadership School June 26th. The following individuals excelled in their class and were awarded for their effort during the graduation ceremony:The John L. Levitow Award went to Senior Airman Matthew Johnson, 80th Operations Support

  • "Experience ENJJPT" episode 4 released; documents instructors life

    The fourth installment of "Experience ENJJPT", part of a year-long video documentary series documenting undergraduate pilot training at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, was released to the public Friday, June 27, at 9 a.m CDT.In the episode, which you can watch here, ENJJPT

  • Sheppard promotes new technical sergeants

    Of the 38,344 staff sergeants eligible for promotion to technical sergeant, 6,684 were selected, a 17.43 percent selection rate, Air Force officials said June 26. The average score for those selected was 337.23. Selectees' had an average time in grade of 5.30 years and time in service of 10.53

  • The new feedback form and its importance

    In a recent message to Airmen, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody announced plans to begin implementing a more comprehensive Air Force evaluation system for officers and enlisted members. The first step in the process will be the July 1

  • Sheppard graduates first intermediate F-35 avionics class

    Sheppard graduated the Air Force's first intermediate class for the F-35 avionics career field June 19, 2014. Officially known as intermediate general avionics principles, IGAP bridges the gap between the students' initial training in electronic principles and their follow-on training to work on the

  • ENJJPT student pilot dives into NATO competition

    A soon-to-be student pilot from the 80th Flying Training Wing's Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program will represent the U.S. Air Force as a competitor in the 2014 Headquarters Allied Air Component Command swimming championships. 1st Lt. Cody Deacon was selected to join the nine-man U.S. team

  • Generous gift allows main pool to remain open

    Thanks to a generous gift to the Air Force from a local business, the Sheppard main pool will remain open for the remainder of the summer.Second Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Leonard A. Patrick approved the gift, offered by a Wichita Falls business, on June 20.For Brig. Gen. Scott A. Kindsvater, the