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  • Chief recognition ceremony set for Feb. 27

    The newest Team Sheppard Chief Master Sergeant will be honored during the 2014 Recognition Ceremony to be held Feb. 27 at the Sheppard Club.The event begins at 6:00 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.Guest speaker for the event will be Chief Master Sergeant Stephen Mihal,

  • Bioenvironmental Airmen participate in second annual appreciation week

    The 82nd Medical Group held a base wide appreciation week for the Biomedical Science Corps from Jan. 27 through Jan. 31.Biomedical Science Corps Appreciation Week is a week dedicated to shining a light on what the BSC is and to spread awareness to what each individual shop does. BSCs are part of a

  • Sheppard gears up for Hennessey Award inspections

    As the evaluation season begins for the Hennessey Award, which began in 1956 as an Air Force-wide recognition of food service excellence and professionalism, Sheppard aims to keep the coveted trophy and accomplishment they earned last May.The Hennessey Award is part of the Hennessey Travelers

  • 82 TRW announces 2013 annual award winners

    The 82nd Training Wing announced its 2013 annual award winners Jan. 31 during a banquet at the Wichita Falls Country Club.To begin the evening, each nominee in every award category participated in a lapel ceremony with the guest speaker, Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center

  • Airmen clean up Lake Arrowhead in wake of drought

    When Lake Arrowhead's water levels are normal, trash and debris under the water are out of sight, out of mind. But, with water levels almost a quarter of what it should be, litter scattered throughout the dry lakebed can't go unnoticed.With Lake Arrowhead drying up and the city of Wichita Falls in a

  • Airmen treated to show of appreciation at hockey game

    As cheering crowds clothed in a sea of uniforms took over the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas, locally stationed service members were treated to an icy spectacle at the military appreciation hockey game Jan. 25. The Wichita Falls Wildcats faced off against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, while

  • Sheppard civilian named to 2013 Wichita Falls "20 Under 40" leadership class

    A civilian employee here was among 20 leaders from across the local area honored Jan. 28 as part of the "20 Under 40" Class of 2013 during a formal ceremony at the Wellington Banquet Center.Kimberly Dagdag-Parker, an 82nd Training Wing public affairs specialist, was recognized as one of the area's

  • Sheppard TV to air 82 TRW Annual Awards ceremony live Jan. 31 at 8:25 pm

    The 82nd Training Wing 2013 Annual Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Sheppard TV, beginning at 8:25 p.m. CST on Friday, Jan. 31. Join Dan Hawkins and Kimberly Parker from the 82nd TRW Public Affairs office as they bring you all the excitement of the annual awards live from the Wichita Falls

  • Lieutenant reconciles two identities, one career

    Thousands of miles away, across the Atlantic Ocean, jets streaked across the azure sky, captivating the imagination of a boy who would grow up to face two lives and one dream. 2nd Lt. Abraham Morland, an 80th Flying Training Wing Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training student pilot, held dual

  • Sheppard kicks off encroachment management efforts

    Sheppard Air Force Base will kick off the development of an Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan (ICEMAP) starting Jan. 17 with workshop and installation personnel interviews. These activities will provide a greater understanding of the installation's mission and operation