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  • Fitness from the top down

    Brig. Gen. Michael A. Fantini, 82nd Training Wing Commander, was at a physical fitness test the morning of May 24, not only motivating Airmen, but also taking the test himself. Fantini wants Airmen to know the physical fitness test is not only a part of what we do, but it is a key component of

  • 82nd TRW commander: Critical Days of Summer

    Team Sheppard,By now many of you know my three top priorities - Mission, People and Family. Our performance as a base during the inspections, over the past few weeks, has been Excellent...literally and figuratively, we are doing great with our mission. Now that the inspections are over, I wanted to

  • 97th Flying Training Squadron booster club gives back

    On Saturday April 28th, the 97th Flying Training Squadron Booster Club from Sheppard Air Force Base, in coordination with Pruitt Ford in Burkburnett, conducted a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Wichita Falls.  This one-day fundraiser, organized by Scott Tate, Jamie Moss and David Bruce,

  • Boil water notice rescinded for bldg. 340

    The Bioenvironmental Engineering office collected representative water samples from the Sheppard Club (Bldg. 340) to assess the water quality. These samples were analyzed by a state certified laboratory that confirmed that the drinking water is safe to drink.We would like to apologize for any

  • Community Garden Takes Root at Sheppard AFB

    An idea conceived and nourished by the Balfour Beatty Communities team at Sheppard AFB, is moving ahead with fanfare.The community garden project--the first of its kind at Sheppard--had its official groundbreaking this week, with Col. Chowning and residents in attendance.A team approach was taken

  • Pilot wings his way to medical school

    Capt. Andrew "Pinto" Pellegrin, 89th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, will soon join one of the smallest and most highly skilled career fields in the Air Force by becoming a pilot-physician, a career field of only 10 Airmen. According to Col. Derek A. Knight, U.S. Air Force Pilot-Physician

  • Operation KIDS

    Team Sheppard sent young "troops" on a special deployment to "Base X" during the annual Operation KIDS (Kids Investigating Deployment Services) event, May 19. The group experienced an interactive mini-deployment scenario with typical military procedures their parents may encounter during a

  • Boil water notice for building 340

    Effective 1200, 22 May 2012, In accordance with the TexasCommission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sheppard AFB has been directed toissue a Boil Water Notification for the staff and patrons frequenting Bldg340, Sheppard Club. This notification is required due to the expected lossof pressure in the

  • Local civic leaders get broad look at operational AF

    Civic leaders from around the Wichita Falls area completed a joint tour of three Air Force bases May 16-18 with their civic counterparts from Altus, Okla., and Enid, Okla. The tour was designed to broaden the civic leaders perspective of the global Air Force mission by witnessing operational Air

  • Joint Warrior Challenge

    Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines celebrated Armed Forces Week at Sheppard Air Force Base by participating in the Joint Warrior Challenge May 19 at the base track.The Joint Warrior Challenge is a series of physically demanding events that military members compete in as a team to receive the