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  • 82 MSG, 80 FTW take home recycling awards

    The 82nd Mission Support Group and the 80th Flying Training Wing were named Team Sheppard's 1st quarter, 2013 Recycling Incentive Award winners during the base's quarterly Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council meeting Jan. 29.The award, which is broken down into separate categories

  • 366 TRS has wing's best MTF for 2012

    In a clean sweep, the 366th Training Squadron Military Training Flight (MTF) has been named the 82nd Training Wing's 2012 MTF of the Year. The 366th TRS MTF won all three graded quarterly inspections conducted for the year by the wing Training Operations (TO) office. The inspections focus on

  • Sheppard events update for Jan. 28 - Feb 3

    Click on the attached "Sheppard Radio" link to hear about base events and happenings for the week of Jan. 28-Feb 3.Highlights of the week include the 366th Training Squadron's HVAC apprentice course live graduation broadcast on Monday Jan. 28 beginning at 11:30 a.m, along with the live broadcast of

  • F-16 avionics instructor pays homage to Medal of Honor relative

    Tech. Sgt. Derek Keathley, an F-16 avionics instructor with the 365th Training Squadron, was emotional while attending a dedication service Jan. 26 at the Olney (Texas) Family Clinic to see his great-great uncle honored for his heroic service during World War II.The emotion was not just because of

  • 82 TRW has three selected for command positions; one for AETC CAG

    Three officers from the 82nd Training Wing were selected for squadron and group command positions, while one other officer was selected for the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Commander's Action Group (CAG) in an announcement released by the Air Force Personnel Center Jan. 24.Lt. Col.

  • Comanche Nation history rooted to the military

    The Airmen and Family Readiness Center's Community Readiness Specialist, Erich Lofton, wanted to share the local Native American culture with military children. Inspired by a recent visit to the largest tribal cultural center in the United States, the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Okla., he

  • Sheppard first Texas AF base to be NWS "Storm Ready"

    Sheppard was named a "Storm Ready" community by the National Weather Service (NWS) during a ceremony in the 82nd Training Wing conference room Jan. 24. The base was the first Air Force installation in Texas to be awarded the storm readiness rating by the NWS, an award that requires a community to

  • Italian ambassador to Washington visits with Airmen at ENJPPT

    The Italian ambassador to Washington, Claudio Bisogniero, visited the Italian Air Force Senior National Representative (SNR) at Sheppard Jan. 14 -15 to take a tour and receive briefings about Italy's role in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT).During the visit, the ambassador and