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  • 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

  • ANOTHER "Excellent" for the 82nd MDG

    The 82nd Medical Group scored an "Excellent" rating on the Health Services Inspection conducted by the Air Force Inspector General last week, wrapping up a series of inspections for Sheppard Air Force Base that started April 30.According to the Air Force Inspection Agency Web site, the HSI is

  • NATO-Link Orientation

    Nineteen spouses from six partnering NATO nations joined together for the second annual NATO-Link orientation hosted by Theresa Bareihs, the 80th Flying Training Wing Commander's spouse, May 15.The orientation mirrored the annual spouse tour hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center for

  • Sheppard gears up for "Critical Days of Summer"

    The Air Force has designated 25 May through 4 September 2012 as the Air Force Safety Center's "Critical Days of Summer".  This year's slogan is "Safety - It's Personal".Team Sheppard is preparing for the Critical Days of Summer and the vision this year is to help ensure all of our Airmen have zero

  • 82nd TRW CI - "Excellent"

    The 82nd Training Wing continued its string of inspection successes with an overall "Excellent" rating in the 2012 Air Education and Training Command Compliance Inspection.Three of the four groups and 11 of the 17 squadrons graded received individual "Excellent" ratings, as did the wing commander's

  • Airman is first...and last...to receive Avionics class ACE award

    Airman 1st Class Justin Halpin received the ACE award for academic excellence in completing the F-15/A-10 Avionics Attack Control Systems "A" shred apprentice course during a graduation ceremony here May 15.He was perfect across the board for seven tests, earning him the coveted award given to

  • Base emergency dispatcher key to life-saving effort

    Working in the world of emergency response means there are very few "normal" days at the office. For Jason Dandurand, May 10 was anything but a routine day.Dandurand, an emergency dispatcher with the Sheppard Air Force Base Fire Department, was working his shift at approximately 6:39 p.m. when he

  • 80th FTW CUI - "Excellent"

    The 80th Flying Training Wing wrapped up its 2012 Air Education and Training Command Consolidated Unit Inspection May 4th, with the wing earning an overall "Excellent" rating. This CUI was the first of its kind inspection for AETC, combining the IG Compliance Inspection, the Logistics Capability

  • Boil water notice rescinded for bldg 1360

    On May 3, 2012, the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) directed Sheppard AFB PWS to issue a boil water notification for the employees and patrons of the 982nd Maintenance Squadron assigned to Bldg 1360, Sheppard AFB, TX 76311.  The notification was to inform the patrons of bldg 1360