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  • Kenerson wins Lance P. Sijan award for AETC

    Lt. Col. Barton Kenerson, 361st Training Squadron commander, was named the 2012 Lance P. Sijan Award winner for the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The Lance P. Sijan Award is an annual Air Force Leadership Award that recognizes Airmen who have demonstrated outstanding leadership

  • "Clean sweep"; 82 TRW, 80 FTW named AF Outstanding Units

    Sheppard is home to two of the eight wings honored with the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the July 2010 to June 2012 period. Both the 82nd Training Wing and the 80th Flying Training Wing earned the recognition, which is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have

  • "Outstanding"; 82 MDG flawless during AAAHC inspection

    The 82nd Medical Group received an "Outstanding" rating after an inspection by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) during the week ending Feb 1. The inspection covered virtually every aspect of the hospital system, from patient treatment to infectious disease control,

  • AF Medical Service to begin MiCare registrations March 1

    The Air Force Medical Service is excited to begin patient registrations for MiCare, the Military's online confidential secure messaging service. This system has been shown to significantly reduce the number of phone calls between patients and providers, increase patient satisfaction, and save time

  • Wichita Falls, Sheppard enter stage 3 drought restrictions

    The city of Wichita Falls, including Sheppard Air Force Base, has entered Stage 3 drought restrictions, effective immediately, due to local lake levels being at or below 40 percent. The announcement came from the city of Wichita Falls in a press release dated Feb. 5.Based on the water rationing zone

  • ALS 13-C graduates 11; George wins Levitow Award

    Airman Leadership School Class 13-C graduated 11 Airmen here Feb. 7 during a formal ceremony held at the Sheppard Club.Senior Airman Joseph George, 82nd Communications Squadron, was named the John L. Levitow award winner as the top graduate in the class.Senior Airman Eric Florance, 82nd Contracting

  • Streamlining, modernizing tech training takes expert team

    Top leaders from the Air Force civil engineering community gathered here Jan. 28 - Feb. 1 to conduct an exhaustive review of the electrical career field's technical training curriculum.To accomplish the daunting task of covering 796 line items alone in the electrical Career Field Education and

  • Sheppard events update for Feb. 4-10

    Click on the attached "Sheppard Radio" link to hear about base events and happenings for the week of Feb 4-10.Highlights of the week a bullying workshop for parents on Friday, Feb. 9, at the Airman & Family Readiness Center beginning at 10 a.m. and an ice skating event at the Kay Yeager Coliseum for

  • 82 LRS NCO named AETC Traffic Management NCO of the Year

    Tech. Sgt. Brian Neal of the 82nd Logistics Readiness Squadron was named the 2012 Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Traffic Management NCO of the Year award. Neal was selected as the NCO of the year in a major command that has over 40,000 active-duty personnel. As a quality assurance