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  • Sheppard member first in AF to receive AFCAHR certification

    One of Sheppard's own is the first to receive the Air Force Certified All-Hazards Responder certification not only at Sheppard, or in Air Education and Training Command, but the first in the entire Air Force. Jeremy Kirk, Defense Support Services emergency management specialist, was notified of his

  • F-15 maintainer graduates with ACE award

    Airman Matthew L Carraway received the ACE Award April 12, 2012, upon graduation from the 362nd Training Squadron's F-15 aircraft maintenance course.  The ACE award is the highest academic honor a student can receive and is earned  for exceptional performance by maintaining a perfect 100% average

  • April kicks off Child Abuse Awareness Month

    Heading into Sheppard's main gate have you noticed the six foot blue ribbon, three child silhouettes and 50 pinwheels? Did you just pass by it or did you mention it to someone? Each year our nation observes several awareness events during the month of April. The Sheppard's Family Advocacy Program

  • 12 steps to Compliance Inspection success

    I was honored this year to augment the Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command Inspector General (IG) inspection team as a Force Support inspector. As the superintendent of the Military Personnel section here at Sheppard, it was a wonderful growth experience to see the varieties of

  • Sheppard adopts energy Cost Conscious Culture (C3)

    Times are changing. Whether our attention is focused on industry growth, the stock market, mission capability, or even the price of gas at the pump - it is obvious our world has changed. The global market has developed into one that can be defined as volatile, callous, and stringent. With this in

  • Civic leaders get immersed in Air Force training

    Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander, Air Education and Training Command, hosted civic leaders from across the command to observe air, space and cyberspace training here March 19 -21.Randy Catlin, representative for Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, along with 22 other members of the AETC Commander's

  • Early retirement offered to select enlisted Airmen

    Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.The Temporary Early Retirement Authority

  • Sheppard kicks off April Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Anne Munch, attorney prosecutor and advocate for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, kicked off Sheppard's April Sexual Assault Awareness Month by giving two briefings, April 3 at the Sheppard Club. Munch has 22 years of experience with sexual assault and domestic violence and

  • Bldg 527 dormitory reopens after renovation

    One of Sheppard's dormitories, building 527, was officially re-opened on April 2nd after a major overhaul of the facility.To officially welcome the new occupants, Brig. Gen. Darryl Burke, 82nd Training Wing commander, handed over the dorm's first key to Airman 1st Class Isaac Fugon, 82nd Security

  • Base EFMP program promotes special-needs as a way of life

    April is Autism Awareness Month.  Championing the military support system for autism and other special-needs conditions is where Anna Dumont, Sheppard's EFMP Family Support Coordinator, comes in. In the last couple of years, the Air Force has recognized the need to change the focus of the EFMP from