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  • Boil water notice effective May 3rd

    Effective 0900 3 May 2012, In accordance with the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sheppard AFB has been directed to issue a Boil Water Notification for the staff and patrons frequenting Bldg 1360. This notification is required due to the expected loss of pressure in the drinking

  • Hydraulics systems apprentice graduates with ACE Award

    Staff Sgt. Samuel Zimmerman IV received the ACE Award May 2, 2012, upon graduation from the 364th Training Squadron's hydraulics systems 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

  • 82nd Security Forces Squadron is top AETC Small SF Unit

    The 82nd Security Forces Squadron has done it again, winning the 2012 Air Education and Training Command Small Unit Award for the sixth time. "This is awesome, this is the second time since I've been in this unit that we have won this award," said Capt. Jack McGonegal, 82nd SFS operations officer.By

  • SFS member receives AF award for expeditionary excellence

    Military working dog handler, "the go-to-guy" and "warrior" are just a few words to describe the 82nd Security Forces Squadron member who was recognized at the Air Force level and received the Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award for expeditionary excellence in San Antonio, Texas, at a security forces focus

  • 82nd TRW announces quarterly award winners

    The 82nd Training Wing recognized its quarterly award winners with a luncheon at the Sheppard Club on April 26.Congratulations to the following winners:Spouse volunteer of the Quarter:  782nd TRG, Samantha HeinrichCivilian volunteer of the Quarter:  82nd MSG, Scott RaberMilitary Volunteer of the

  • 82nd TRW commander: "Be professional, positive and proud!"

    Team Sheppard--It's here--the long-awaited compliance inspection begins Monday for both Sheppard wings. Next week the main focus will be on the 80th Flying Training Wing, with the 82nd Medical Group and 82nd Mission Support Group beginning the mission support elements for the 80th's flying

  • U.S. Air Force: A family business

    A passion for aviation and deep commitment to the Air Force has created a family tradition for the Jumper name. Three generations answered the call from World War II to current day with Air Force blue spanning two centuries. The 366th Training Squadron Electrical Flight commander, 1st Lt. Melissa

  • Sprinting to the finish line

    You're at mile 25.2 - one mile left. You can see the tape stretched across the finish line. You've been training for this marathon all year...your legs want to give out, but instead, you force yourself into a sprint. Sheppard Air Force Base has been preparing diligently for eight months for the

  • 80th FTW announces Quarterly Award winners

    The 80th Flying Training Wing recognized the winners of the Wing's Quarterly Awards with a luncheon at the Sheppard Club, April 25.Awards were presented by Col. Dieter Bareihs, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Browning, 80th Flying Training Wing command chief.To

  • New 9-1-1 system speeds up emergency response times

    Making an emergency 9-1-1 call on Sheppard Air Force Base got a whole lot quicker after the installation of a new computer-based system replaced the aging and out-of-date previous system.The enhanced emergency system was put in place last December and has the ability to plot the map location of a