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  • Sky high: Lieutenant continues ENJJPT journey

    Editors Note: This article is an ongoing series about the obstacles 2nd Lt. Abraham Morland faces as a Sheppard Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program student in the year long course, after he renounced his British citizenship to pursue his dream of flying in the U.S. Air Force. Morland walks in

  • Protocol: The art of organizing disorder

    Dozens of commander directed events take place on an Air Force base day-in and day-out to enhance the lives of the Airmen that reside on it, but behind-the-scenes of those venues is protocol.Events have many moving parts and those parts require coordination; its protocol's mission to make sure those

  • Budget challenges mean tough choices for Sheppard MWR activities

    Morale, Welfare, and Recreation services at Sheppard AFB face serious financial challenges beginning Oct. 1.The ongoing budget challenges faced by DoD require the Air Force to focus increasingly limited appropriated funds on operations, readiness and modernization, so installations will no longer

  • Sheppard TV live: NCO Academy graduation, Thur Apr. 3 at 10 a.m.

    The 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs office will live stream broadcast the NCO Academy graduation on Thursday, Apr. 3 beginning at 10 a.m. on Sheppard TV.Viewers who want to tune in can see the broadcast live on the UStream Sheppard TV page or via a link that will be posted on the base Facebook

  • Experience ENJJPT: Episode 2 "Partnership"; set for release Mar. 28

    The second episode 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, will be released to the public Friday, Mar. 28, at 9 a.m.The partnership aspect of the ENJJPT program and the

  • SAPR office plans activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sheppard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) office planned several activities for the month of April to combat sexual assault and related crimes by promoting prevention and awareness through special activities and public education during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This

  • Decon team beats clock

    To some, 20 minutes may not seem like a long time, but for the 82nd Medical Group Decontamination team, it's more than enough time to fully assemble a decontamination shelter ready to receive patients. The 82nd MDG conducted a decontamination exercise and demonstration of competency March 13 outside

  • Fuel Savings Initiative takes flight

    The Fuel Savings Initiative team from the 80th Flying Training Wing is making significant strides in their efforts to reduce the amount of fuel used in aircraft training. The team performed a series of tests March 10 and 11 to potentially save pilot training bases a significant amount of money

  • Dutch pilot earns place as ENJJPT Star

    Close to 15 years ago, in the skies above Serbia, a Dutch pilot launched a missile from his F-16 at a Mig 29 after being cleared to engage. Several seconds later flaming debris from the destroyed aircraft were falling to the earth. This feat marked the first Dutch air-to-air victory since World War