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  • 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

  • Avionics student flies through course as an ACE

    Standing tall and clad in Air Force blues, waiting to receive his new occupational badge and certificate of graduation, Airman 1st Class Connor Tlusty distinguished himself by earning the ACE award June 16 on base. The ACE award, given for earning a 100 percent average, was something that the 365th

  • T-38 given new life, new home

    A T-38 Talon is in the process of being restored here and is scheduled to be displayed inside the newly expanded Wichita Falls Municipal Airport terminal by August 2014. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, economy

  • Water costs, supply force closure of base pools

    Rising costs for trucked-in water have forced base officials to make the tough decision to shut down the base pools for the summer.The main pool next to the Solid Rock Café will remain open until June 16; all other pools are closed effective immediately."Basically what we have is the law of supply

  • 'David' beats 'Goliath' at annual Joint Warrior Challenge

    Garbed in all black, they huddled around each other while their coach screamed at them, "You've trained hard for this." The 363rd Training Squadron scored in top two of every event and sprinted away from the competition, as Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors celebrated Armed Forces Day at Sheppard by

  • Excellence: electronic warfare student achieves ACE award

    South Dakota native and 365th Training Squadron student, Senior Airman Derek Jaeger, received the ACE award June 5, 2014. The ACE award was earned through hard work and effort as he scored a 100 percent average throughout 10 blocks of testing. As an avionics electronic warfare backshop student,

  • Airman earns rare ACE award

    Through dedication and drive, an electrical and environmental systems apprentice student here has achieved the ACE award June 5, 2014. The ACE award, given for maintaining a 100 percent average throughout each block test, was earned by Airman 1st Class Eric Ayotte, a 364th Training Squadron