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  • Sheppard to honor chief master sergeant selects

    Sheppard Air Force Base will honor three senior master sergeants March 17 at 6 p.m. in the Sheppard Club during the Chief Recognition Ceremony.Three senior master sergeants were selected for promotion to the highest enlisted grade of chief master sergeant. Less than 1 percent of the enlisted force

  • AF selects 19 Sheppard Airmen for promotion to E-8

    Eighteen Sheppard master sergeants were part of the 1,274 selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, according to a list released by Air Force officials March 10.The average score for those selected was 665.57, with an average time in grade of 4.30 years and an average time in service of

  • 82nd TRW honors annual award winners

    Sheppard honored its top performers for the past year March 4 at the 82nd Training Wing Annual Awards Banquet held at the Multi-Purpose Events Center in Wichita Falls, Texas.The banquet recognized traditional and technical training award winners. Retired Air Force Gen. Stephen Lorenz, former Air

  • AETC wraps up spring leadership conference

    Air Education and Training Command leaders wrapped up their spring meeting March 3 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, following three days of discussion on the command's most pressing issues.Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. hosted the event, his first since he took command of AETC Nov. 17. The general said

  • Aircraft metals technology course opens with a spark

    Sparks flew during the aircraft metals technology course relocation ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 25 as Brig. Gen. Darryl Burke, 82nd Training Wing commander, used a torch to cut through a chain during the ceremony.The 361st Training Squadron course was moved from the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.,

  • Sheppard recovers from winter storms

    The winter storms that blasted through Sheppard Air Force Base and North Texas in two consecutive weeks recently did more than hit near- or below-zero temperatures. It also hit Sheppard hard in the pocket book.According to figures consolidated by the 82nd Comptroller Squadron from organizations

  • 80th FTW honors annual award winners

    The 80th Flying Training Wing recognized its annual award winners Feb. 19 during a banquet at the Sheppard Club.Winners, units and their respective categories include:- Senior Airman Jeffrey Lemaire, 80th Operations Group, Airman of the Year- Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Logan, 80th Operations Support

  • Course teaches students mishap investigation techniques

    It took a little more than six months for an accident investigation board to determine what caused the Space Shuttle Columbia to disintegrate Feb. 1, 2003, upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.The official report release Aug. 26, 2003, showed the board narrowed the immediate cause of the

  • Leaders to converge on Sheppard for AETC spring meeting

    Sheppard Air Force Base is set to welcome the annual Air Education and Training Command Spring Commander's Conference Feb. 28-March 3. The week-long event is designed to give senior leaders across the command the opportunity to get together to discuss critical issues facing the command. This will be

  • Squadron commander uses DCO to communicate during Winter Wingman Day

    A Sheppard squadron commander turned to an online tool Feb. 18 during Wingman Day.Lt. Col. Eric Jackson, 365th Training Squadron commander, said he used Defense Connect Online to reach his Airmen who are scattered through many facilities and work various shifts.Normally, Wingman Day would require