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  • Sheppard SARC: Working toward eliminating sexual assault

    The number of on-base sexual assaults reported at Sheppard has decreased 14 percent since 2009, thanks in part to innovative programs that directly involve the base's large student population.One sexual assault is too many, however, and Sheppard along with the Air Force as a whole is committed to

  • The Next Generation Vehicle

    The main fire station has received a new weapon in their arsenal, the P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV), which is the newest addition to the Air Force crash response fleet. The RIV is the first vehicle in the Air Force to use new ultra high pressure fire fighting technology and is smaller and

  • Fallen hero honored through fitness

    There was a Powerlifting competition held at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) weight room, and a CrossFit competition held at the Pitsenbarger Fitness Center on the 13th and 18th. The events were held to raise money in cooperation with the Air Warrior Courage Foundation for the

  • Street Smart 2012

    The "Street Smart" program was presented to Airmen, Civilians and interested base personnel by Scott Neusch and Patrick Kelly, veteran firefighters and paramedics, at the Sheppard Theater on July 12. This presentation is a safety initiative and part of the S.A.F.E. (Stay Alive From Education)

  • 19th Air Force inactivates, Maj. Gen. Solo retires

    Nineteenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, yesterday after more than 19 years of managing flying training for all of Air Education and Training command. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th AF commander, joined Gen. Edward Rice,

  • 362nd Aerospace Maintenance Course Spotlight

    The training of B-52 crew chiefs for the Air Force Aerospace Maintenance program is the job of the staff at Sheppard's 362nd Training Squadron.When students arrive at Sheppard, they begin a seven block course. Blocks one through three consist of a 24 day fundamentals course, where Airmen learn about

  • NAF-T aids in C3 initiative

    Stretching pennies and saving dollars is a must in these fiscal times, and part of the new culture, the Cost Conscious Culture (C3). Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Commander Air Education and Training Command, challenged members of AETC to use the tools they already have available to find new ways to save

  • 482nd Air Support Group completes first TXSG annual training

    The Texas State Guard's 482nd Air Support Group, based at Sheppard Air Force Base, completed its first annual training exercise as a unit Jun 28 - Jul 1 at the Camp Bowie Training Center in Brownwood.The TXSG's annual training is four days long, consisting of training both in the classroom and the

  • Physiology training combats human factors in flight

    One of the secrets behind nearly 75 years of U.S. air dominance is the quality of our pilot training. But long before students learn to identify, out-maneuver and defeat enemy aircraft, they have to learn to deal with a much more subtle but no less dangerous threat: hypoxia.Essentially a lack of

  • CSAF honors flight training instructor with Kolligian Trophy

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented Capt. Frank Baumann, an instructor pilot from the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, one of the Air Force's most prestigious flight safety awards during a Pentagon ceremony here June 27. Baumann was named the 2011