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  • Cook is commander's 'Wingman of Choice'

    Mary Cook, 82nd Force Support Squadron food service worker, is Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini's "Wingman of Choice" for the week of Aug. 19. "Miss Mary" as she goes by, has worked at Sheppard for nine years and calls Edna, Texas, home. Family: One sisterEducation (Include name of school and degree in

  • Critical days of summer results

    As the summer continues to wind down, the Air Force "Critical Days of Summer" is nearing an end with only a couple more weeks to go.During the 2013 fiscal year so far, Air Education and Training Command has received zero fatalities thus far, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since 2010. During

  • Keesler, Sheppard and Vance shine in King of the Hill game

    The King of the Hill game has ended, and three Air Education and Training Command bases have been spotlighted for best idea, individual participation, and wing participation.Keesler Air Force Base's idea on "C3 Multi-Functional Device Initiatives", which involved renegotiating print, copy, scan and

  • Former Sheppard student pilot speaks to graduating class

    More than 43 years after earning his wings here, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Bradley, took the stage to talk responsibility, perspective and what lies ahead for the Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program pilots of class 13-07 at their graduation Aug. 9, 2013. Based on his 41-year Air Force career, the

  • Love for Lamia: Retired general devotes life to help Afghans

    It was part of the international relationship building he spoke about to the graduating pilots from Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, Aug. 9, 2013, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, that has propelled Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Bradley into a post-military career passion. During his service as

  • Sheppard hosts motivational speaker during'Focus Week'

    The 82nd Training Wing's "focus week" kicked off Aug. 4 when Dan Clark, a motivational speaker who has given speeches to more than four million people in 50 countries, spoke to Airmen about the concepts of significance and resiliency. Focus Week, an 82nd TRW initiative that puts emphasis on its

  • Sheppard opens up to HHH riders for 32nd consecutive year Aug. 24

    Sheppard will welcome thousands of cyclists through the gates to ride through two miles of the base Aug. 24 during the 32nd annual Hotter 'N Hell Hundred bike race. The Hotter 'N Hell Hundred, the largest single day 100-mile bicycle ride in the nation, has had a portion of the race roll through

  • 82 MSG, 80 FTW score quarterly recycling awards

    The 82nd Mission Support Group and the 80th Flying Training Wing were named Team Sheppard's FY '13 3rd quarter Recycling Incentive Award winners during the base's quarterly Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council meeting Aug 8.The award, which is broken down into separate categories

  • Tech unit saves training squadrons an estimated $344,000

    At the click of a mouse an Airman can virtually step off into the wild blue yonder, looking at an airplane that reacts to real-time keyboard controls. This simulation is an electronic world created by the 982nd Maintenance Squadron's instructional technology unit meant to mimic flight controls and

  • Airman surprises classmates with Hawaiian tradition

    A native Hawaiian Airman spread a little "Aloha" in Texas during his technical school graduation.Airman 1st Class Shawn Hanakawa, 363rd Training Squadron ammunition, graduated from his technical training Aug. 7, 2013. With more than 900 courses of instruction offered at Sheppard, the graduation