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  • SARC does partnership with local cab company

    The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office has partnered with local cab companies to display stickers within their cabs in order to combat and show solidarity on sexual assault within the Air Force. Through the Wichita Star and Skylark cab companies, the stickers are meant to be implemented

  • AETC updates mission, vision statements

    The Air Education and Training Command has updated its mission and vision statements, focusing on its roots - recruiting, training, educating and innovation. The new mission statement, "Recruit, train and educate Airmen to deliver airpower for America," speaks to the charge of the Air Force's First

  • 82nd TRW announces 4th qtr CY '13 awards

    Team Sheppard honored 21 of its members during the 82nd Training Wing quarterly awards ceremony held at the base club Jan 14.The following individuals were named 4th quarter CY 2013 winners:Airman: Senior Airman Dominqu Carie, Wing Staff AgenciesNCO: Tech. Sgt. Anthony Boerstler, 82nd Medical

  • HAWC challenges Sheppard

    'Tis the season - for resolutions.Facebook feeds were filled in the first few days after the New Year with bold, life-changing statements to be a better person, lose weight, quit smoking, go back to school, get involved in the community, go to the gym and spend more time with family and friends,

  • Italian instructor pilot reaches 5,000 hour milestone

    A Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Italian Air Force fighter pilot has achieved a feat few ever reach, while doing it a little more than an hour at a time.Jan. 6, 2013, was like any other day of flight training for Italian Air Force Lt. Col. Michele Minonne, 80th Flying Training Wing instructor

  • Medical Airman is commander's wingman of choice

    Staff Sgt. George Brooks an 82nd Medical Support Squadron medical materiel specialist from Prattville, Ala., has been selected as the commander's wingman of choice for the week of Jan. 3. He has spent four months at Sheppard enjoys disc jockeying, managing fundraisers and is inspired by his fellow

  • Chief retires, shares advice on leadership

    Some thirty years ago, in the small town of Lansing , N.Y., a young man set out to join the U.S. Air Force. Now, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Baumgras, 782nd Training Group superintendent, has come full circle, as he will finish his career mentoring non-commissioned officers and the Airmen they

  • Flight chief selected as commander's wingman of choice

    Master Sgt. Belinda Robinson, 362nd Training Squadron flight chief from Copperas Cove, Texas, has been selected as the commander's wingman of choice for the Jan. 10 week. She has spent two years on Sheppard and is inspired by her family, mentors and fellow Airmen. The 82nd Training Wing "Commander's

  • Sheppard Airmen make grade during inspection

    Team Sheppard earned an "excellent" rating in the Command Cyber Readiness Inspection Jan. 6-10. The CCRI inspection took a look at Sheppard's network defense, information assurance and physical security practices to determine if any deficiencies or vulnerabilities exist in the networks. The CCRI

  • Equipment manager is commander's wingman of choice

    Barry Alcorn, an 82nd Training Wing equipment custodian from Stanford, Ky., has been selected as the commander's wingman of choice for the Dec. 27 week. He has spent nine years on Sheppard and enjoys fitness, reading and Christian music. The 82nd Training Wing "Commander's Wingman of Choice" award