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Air Force Base got a whole lot quicker after the installation of a new computer-based system replaced the aging and out-of-date previous system.The enhanced emergency system was put in place last December and has the ability to plot the map location of a

  • Sheppard AFB Security Forces are Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs

    On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Sheppard AFB Clinic Pharmacy and April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 pm., at the Main Exchange; the 82 Security Forces Squadron and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their

  • Sheppard Elementary helps base celebrate Earth Day

    Team Sheppard held its annual Earth Day event April 20th at Sheppard Elementary School with a presentation on the benefits of recycling, protecting animals from plastics and the donation of a burr oak tree for the front of the school. Approximately 100 students participated in the event hosted by

  • Instructors enhance capability to fly, fight and win

    The 35th Maintenance Group's mission is to provide safe and reliable aircraft, equipment and munitions to train the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs. However, they cannot do their job without the 372nd Training Squadron to strengthen their maintenance capabilities by broadening

  • New 82nd TRW Commander shares priorities

    The priorities of the 82nd Training Wing's new commander are straightforward: prepare and train America's Airmen to fulfill their combat missions and create a sense of pride in the Air Force. "My goal for the wing is to produce not only a fundamentally trained Airman, but an Airman that has a love,

  • Air Force announces FY13 retraining quotas

    The Air Force is pleased to announce the release of 1,756 fiscal year 2013 careers retraining quotas. Careers retraining allows First Term Airmen (FTA) toretrain into skills where a shortage exists. Careers retraining quotas are found on the On-Line Retraining Advisory via the Virtual Military

  • Are you scared of social media?

    While living in an ever-changing world, it can be a struggle to keep up with all of the different forms of social media, and an even greater challenge to use social media effectively and safely. The Air Force Public Affairs Agency has recently released a guide titled Navigating the Social Network -

  • Sheppard gets set to celebrate Earth Day on April 20th

    As Team Sheppard celebrates Earth Day on April 20th, remembering energy awareness, good stewardship of resources and common sense are required to carry out the Air Force theme "Blue Acts of Green." This celebration will include a program that starts at 9:00 a.m. on April 20th for all students at

  • Flying through 100 years

    April 14 marks the 100th anniversary of manned aircraft flight in Wichita Falls. In the past 100 years, aviation has grown to play an instrumental role in Wichita Falls and Sheppard Air Force Base, which now operates the second busiest airfield in the Air Force."The history of Wichita Falls in the