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  • "Keep it Rollin'" update for Tuesday, Aug 28th

    Click on the attached "Sheppard Radio" link to find out about base events for Tuesday, Aug. 28th, associated with the "Keep it Rollin'" week campaign.For more information on "Keep it Rollin'" resources, click here.

  • "Keep it Rollin'" update for Monday Aug. 27th

    Click on the attached "Sheppard Radio" link to find out about base events for Monday, Aug. 27th associated with the "Keep it Rollin'" focus week campaign.  For more information on "Keep it Rollin'" resources, click here.

  • 82nd TRW commander: "When times get tough..."Keep it Rollin'"

    Team, Doing our nation's business is an honor and a privilege - something all of us are proud to do every day as part of the world's greatest Air, Space and Cyberspace force; I am humbled to be part of Team Sheppard. We do challenging and dangerous work on a daily basis, that can take a toll on

  • Hotter 'N Hell comes through Sheppard

    Sheppard will welcome an estimated 14,000 cyclists who will ride through two miles of the base Aug. 25 during the 31st annual Hotter 'N Hell Hundred bike race. The Hotter 'N Hell Hundred is the largest single day 100 mile bicycle ride in the nation. Riders from all over the United States, and the

  • Aircrew flight equipment apprentice pulls down ACE award

    Staff Sgt. David Cook received the ACE award Aug. 21st during a graduation ceremony for the 361st Training Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment apprentice course.The ACE award is the highest academic honor a student can receive and is earned for exceptional performance by maintaining a perfect 100%

  • Parachute riggers train to the smallest detail

    Aircrew Flight Equipment instructors with the 361st Training Squadron are doing their part to provide parachute riggers with advanced training using two supervisory courses designed to sharpen supervisor's eyes to the smallest details that could cause a parachute malfunction during deployment.The

  • Texas State Guard 482nd ASG activated; welcomes first commander

    Lt. Col. Ron Soejoto assumed command of the Texas State Guard's 482nd Air Support Group during a downtown ceremony at the Wichita Theatre August 16th. The event, presided over by Col. Brian Dumble, 4th Air Wing commander, was held in front of family, friends and several distinguished visitors from

  • The Norwegian Chief of Defense Visits Sheppard

    General Harald Sunde, Norway's Chief of Defense, paid a visit to the 80th Flying Training Wing and Sheppard Air Force Base for a meeting with Norwegian personnel, a mission brief with wing leadership and a quick tour of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program on Aug. 16.Sunde was personally

  • Base doubles Wichita Falls' water reduction goal

    When the City of Wichita Falls hit stage two of the current drought warning in June and announced a goal of 15 percent water consumption reduction for the city, Sheppard Air Force Base responded by doubling that goal and achieved a 30 percent water consumption reduction overall through the first two

  • 'Hero' Airman saves little girl from drowning

    An Airman doesn't have to be on the battlefield to risk his life for others, to react within a moment's notice to a crisis and to be a hero.It started out as a beautiful weekend summer day at Sullivan's Island, S.C.Desperate pleas for help were echoing faintly over the rolling ocean waves. The pleas