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  • Studying with the best of the best

    Maj. Thomas Doker, 82nd Medical Group Public Health, was selected for a two-year fellowship with the Center for Disease Control's Epidemic Intelligence Service, Oct. 28, a program focused on epidemiology - the study of health statistics and surveillance in a population. The fellowship will give

  • 80 FTW Pilots overcome flight control malfunction

    On Sept. 13, an 80th Flying Training Wing flight, call sign Blade 46, took off as a standard T-6 Texan II training sortie to practice aerobatics and spins in Sheppard's practice airspace. But when the aircraft experienced a serious flight control malfunction, the flight became a fight to bring the

  • Quarterly Award Winners from the 80th Flying Training Wing

    The 80th Flying Training Wing recognizes its winners of the Wing Quarterly Awards with a luncheon at the Sheppard Club, October 26.Congratulations to all nominees and winners for their hard work and dedication to the job. Airman of the Quarter: Airman First Class Travis Schupp, 80th Operations

  • Feel Good. Give Blood.

    Sheppard Air Force Base hosted a blood drive Oct. 25-27 at the Airmen's Club for the Texas Blood Institute blood bank.Through the blood drive, 547 Sheppard donors contributed 473 units of blood, with each unit being just short of a pint. "Doing our part and donating blood to help save lives is

  • Boil Order Rescind Notification

    The Sheppard Bioenvironmental Engineering office collected representative water samples from buildings 596 (Hogan Hall), 776 (Cooper Hall), 631 (Area Defense Council), and 551 (Post Office) to assess the water quality. These samples were analyzed by a state certified laboratory that confirmed that

  • A bright idea for energy savings

    82nd Civil Engineering Squadron energy and efficiency managers decided to place energy savings in the hands of Airmen who live on base by handing out energy-saving light bulbs and information on energy efficiency at the Mesquite Dining Facility, Oct. 25.Mr. Edward Jordan, Base Energy Manager, and

  • AETC Commander's Group visits newest joint training center

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., took 25 civic leaders from 16 different base communities recently to observe training at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field, Fla.Linda Beltchev and Danny Cremeens, representatives for Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas,

  • Sheppard Honor Guard presents the colors in the World Series

    The Sheppard Air Force Base Honor Guard presented the colors at game four of the World Series Oct. 23, at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, for a crowd of 50,000.The team, managed by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Thornhill, had the opportunity to present the colors for the Texas Rangers at a home game

  • Upcoming main gate closures

    Starting Monday, Oct. 31, Sheppard Air Force Base's main gate will begin to undergo reconstruction efforts that will last for several months. These efforts will impact primarily vehicular traffic flow through the gate, at some times closing the main gate entirely. The tentative dates of each

  • National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative at Sheppard AFB

    The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies Oct. 29, focused on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation's medicine cabinets. Sheppard personnel will be able to drop off leftover and