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  • 65th ENJJPT Steering Committee ends on high note

    The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program concluded its semi-annual Steering Committee meeting here March 22 amidst expectation of extending the Memorandum of Understanding to keep the ENJJPT program at Sheppard. The 65th Steering Committee addressed such issues as training curriculum,

  • 366 TRS Army Training Manager is "Wingman of Choice" for March 25-29

    Sgt. 1st Class Johnny A. Jara of the 366th Training Squadron was named the the 82nd TRW "Commander's Wingman of Choice" award winner for the week of March 25-29.The 82nd Training Wing "Commander's Wingman of Choice" award program is the commander's way of acknowledging Airmen for a job well done and

  • 80th FTW commander leaves his mark

    Col. Dieter Bareihs, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, is relinquishing command here March 28, but the rewards of his command over the past nearly two years will remain with the wing for a long time to come. During his tenure as commander, Bareihs oversaw the graduation of 319 pilots for the NATO

  • Fisher is 82 TRW commander's "Wingman of Choice" for March 18-22

    Beverly Fisher of the 363rd Training Squadron was named the the 82nd TRW "Commander's Wingman of Choice" award winner for the week of March 18-22.The 82nd Training Wing "Commander's Wingman of Choice" award program is the commander's way of acknowledging Airmen for a job well done and to recognize

  • Running and Gunning: Air Force EOD and civilian SWAT conduct joint exercises

    Members of the 366th Training Squadron's Explosive Ordinance Disposal flight here and the Wichita Falls Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team took part in a a joint training exercise at a civilian law enforcement shooting range March 14. The objective of the exercise was to increase tactical

  • Past and Present: 366 TRS student uses legacy as motivation

    The Khmer rouge. A brutal Cambodian party that led a policy of social engineering and genocide by the thousands plunged a country into chaos between 1975 to 1979. Out of this, droves of government exiles and refugees fled the country in an effort to seek asylum from their campaign. Separated from

  • Blazing a trail: ENJJPTs 1st female flying training squadron commander

    As the roar of a jet cuts through the pale azure sky, it slowly becomes a speck in the horizon as it climbs higher in altitude. For Lt. Col. Andrea Themely, the first-ever female commander of a flying training squadron in the 32-year history of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program, the

  • Dental Airman selected as wingman of choice

    Name and rank: Johnie L. Eiland III, SrAGo by name: JohnieSquadron/Duty phone: 82d Dental Squadron, 676-4474Duty title: Dental AssistantHometown: East Saint Louis, IllinoisYears of service and time on Sheppard: 3 years 10 months, 7 monthsFamily: Wife, son, and daughterEducation (Include name of

  • Past, present, future - Airman inspired by grandfather's service

    Each Airman's reasoning or inspiration to join the Air Force is different. For Senior Airman Brent Donaldson that inspiration is in part to honor his grandfather, Chief Master Sgt. (ret) Richard Ralston. Ralston was the command chief for the 82d Training Wing from Dec. 1974 through Aug. 1977.

  • 6 from Sheppard selected by OTS rated board 13OT02

    Three NCOs stationed at Sheppard, along with three other NCOs based at 82nd Training Wing detachments in Germany, Texas and New Mexico, were selected for Officer Training School by the 13OT02 Rated Selection Board in results released March 6 by the Air Force.Air Force Recruiting Service officials