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  • 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

  • Watersaving method makes splash at Sheppard

    Nearly every faucet in America, when opened, will produce clean, clear and drinkable water. In recent years, drought has afforded the people of north Texas abundant opportunities to appreciate and conserve this resource. The city of Wichita Falls endures the full hardship of this drought. The area

  • 67th ENJJPT Steering Committee wraps up

    More than 50 representatives from the 13 Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program partner nations wrapped up the 67th semi-annual Steering Committee meeting here March 14.Renewing the current Memorandum of Understanding that provides the foundation for ENJJPT, which expires in 2016, was at the top

  • First MQ-9 crew chiefs graduate from Sheppard

    Sheppard graduated the Air Force's first MQ-9 Reaper crew chiefs March 17 on base. The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed remotely piloted aircraft that primarily collects intelligence and engages targets as a secondary function. For recent 362nd Training Squadron graduate, Senior Airmen Tim Audea, he feels a

  • Sheppard wins MAJCOM, AF level awards

    Two Airmen at Sheppard were congratulated here on their accomplishments at both the Air Force and major command level. Frank Carter, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs photographer, earned the Civilian Photographer of the Year award at the Air Force level and Stephen Paxton, a 363rd Training Squadron

  • Dynamic duos: Sheppard, Eglin team up for F-35 hurricane evacuation exercise

    Hurricanes. It's no secret tropical storms can cause devastating damage across the landscape and lives of those it touches, which is why Sheppard and Eglin teamed up for a hurricane evacuation exercise March 11-12. The F-35 Lightning II, the military's newest fifth generation multirole fighter jet

  • AF Assistance Fund kicks off Mar. 24

    The Air Force Assistance Fund kicks off here Mar. 24 - May 2, 2014. The AFAF, one of only two official fundraisers, is a six week campaign that aims to provide support to Air Force personnel and their families. The donations collected will go to the Air Force Village, Air Force Aid Society, the

  • Airman recognized for work in aviation

    High across the heartland of the U.S., perfect white contrails crisscross a cloudless blue sky as more than 7,000 commercial airliners ferry passengers to and from coast to coast and all points in between.From gate to gate, passengers embark on their journeys with many working behind the scenes to