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  • Policy manager is commander's "Wingman of Choice"

    Michael White, a 82nd Training Group policy manager from Athens, Ala., is Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini's "Wingman of Choice" for the Sept. 2 week. Having spent 21 years at Sheppard, he is motivated by his family and the mission to train and inspire Airmen.The 82nd Training Wing "Commander's Wingman of

  • E&E instructor is commander's "Wingman of Choice"

    Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Kopp, a 364th Training Squadron Electrical and Environmental instructor from Madison, Ala., is Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini's "Wingman of Choice" for the week of Sept. 9. Kopp has been in the Air Force for 10 years and enjoys helping others. The 82nd Training Wing commander's

  • Propulsion ACE shows academic excellence

    Excellence has been achieved as an Airman who earned top honors here graduated from training Sept. 5. Airman 1st Class Matthew Schaar, a 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion student from Bolivair, Ohio, has earned the ACE award, given for maintaining a 100 percent average. Schaar, who is

  • Sheppard volunteers blast at the Color Run

    Through a cacophony of chaotic colors, Airmen here volunteered to get colorful Sept 7. Occurring for the first time in Wichita Falls, The Color Run, also known as the "Happiest 5k on the Planet", is the single largest event series in the nation and hosts an estimated 600,000 participants annually.

  • U.S. Air Force Honor Guard visits Sheppard

    The tip of a bayonet slices through fluorescent lights, and the rifle it sits upon somersaults through the air, landing into a white-gloved hand.The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard performed here Sept. 5, in front of a captivated crowd of Airmen who recently graduated from basic training. The U.S. Air

  • Fantini says farewell, urges Airmen to continue to 'Train and Inspire'

    With the 82nd Training change of command just over the horizon on Sept. 12, Brig. Gen. Michael A. Fantini is eager to take on the challenges of his new command in Afghanistan even as he looks back fondly on his time at Sheppard."It's always tough to relinquish command because you become so

  • App helps connect Airman to Sheppard

    In July, The Air Force launched a free mobile app geared toward informing Airmen and families about morale, welfare and recreation events happening on their base."MyAirForceLife," developed by the Air Force Personnel Center, links eligible patrons to force support squadron-related MWR information at