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  • Sheppard Staff Sergeant promotions

    Of the 36,739 eligible senior airman eligible for promotion to staff sergeant, 9,403 were selected, a 25.59 percent selection rate, Air Force officials said July 10.The average score for those selected was 291.91. Selectees' average time in grade was 2.03 years and time in service was 4.51 years.

  • Romanian AF visits Sheppard as global bonds fly high

    A Romanian Air Force delegation toured the base July 8-11, 2014 to witness the role Sheppard plays in training and inspiring warriors. The visit was intended to establish international bonds and potential joint training ventures. The four-member Romanian delegation was accompanied by U.S. Air Force

  • 2014 American Airman Video Contest begins

    The 2014 American Airman Video Contest was announced Friday, 27 June, with coverage on AF.mil, Air Force Broadcasting Service, Air Force Portal and Air Force Social Media.The process and instructions are as follows:· Airmen will upload their 30-second-or-less video to a personal YouTube channel and

  • Air Force Leadership Pathways program launches July 8

    Sheppard AFB will premiere its version of the Air Force Leadership Pathways program beginning July 8. Leadership Pathways is an educational initiative created to encourage all members of Team Sheppard -- including our military and civilian Airmen, joint service and NATO warriors and their families

  • 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