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  • DOD Spells Out Closure Contingency Plan Guidance

    DOD officials today issued guidance to the force in the event appropriations lapse Oct. 1 and a government shutdown results. Officials emphasize they still hope Congress can avoid that but say it is prudent to take such steps.The eight-page document gives basic guidance to commanders and directors

  • Retiring SARC is "Wingman of Choice"

    Valerie Cook, Sheppard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Coordinator, was selected as the "Commander's Wingman of Choice". A Wichita Falls native, Cook has served at Sheppard for 37 years and is inspired by her family. The 82nd Training Wing "Commander's Wingman of Choice" award program is

  • CFC takes it personally

    The 52nd annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) officially kicked off on September 5th with a breakfast at the Sheppard Club.     The CFC prides itself on being the largest and most successful philanthropic program, with a mission to "promote and support philanthropy through a program that is

  • Lieutenant beats cancer, selected to pilot Raptors

    For one new Air Force pilot, "living the dream" is much more than a cheap throwaway line. To 1st Lt. Rob Hansen of the 80th Flying Training Wing, "living" means surviving stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma. "The dream" means graduating at the top of his undergraduate pilot training class and earning a slot

  • Sheppard marks historical site

    Sheppard re-dedicated its historical marker Sept. 23, as part of a ceremony highlighting the relationship between Wichita Falls and the base. The marker served as a reminder of Sheppard's original origins on April 17, 1941, when land approved by the local chamber of commerce was officially named

  • Instructor wins AFSA NCO of the Year Award

    Tech. Sgt. Airica Harms-Colby, a 361st Training squadron aerospace propulsion instructor, has earned the Air Force Sergeants Association coveted Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger Non Commissioned Officer of the Year award. The award is meant to recognize and honor outstanding junior NCO's and

  • Airmen volunteer at Texas Oklahoma fair

    Airmen got a chance to enjoy their day off at the Texas-Oklahoma Fair Sept. 17. The Texas Oklahoma Fair was holding a military appreciation day as their way of thanking the Air Force for everything they do within the local community. Airmen from the 366th Training Squadron were volunteering at the

  • SF Airmen graduate from civilian police academy

    Two security forces Airmen pinned on an additional badge and simultaneously serve their country and local community. Senior Airmen Jeremiah Foster and Jonathan Wilson, 82nd Security Forces Squadron, graduated from the Wichita Falls, Texas, civilian police academy Aug. 2, while continuing to wear the

  • Flight Chief is commander's wingman of choice

    Master Sgt. Daniel H. Swysgood, a 373rd Training Squadron flight chief from Springfield, Mo, who has spent three years at Sheppard, has been selected as the commander's wingman of choice for the Sept. 16 week. He is motivated by his religious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. The 82nd Training Wing

  • 82 TRW unit earns distance learning award

    The 367th Training Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has been recognized for a new spin on a concept old as time itself--learning. The 367th TRSS, a geographically seperated unit assigned to the 82nd Training Wing here, received the Five Star award from the Federal Government Distance