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  • AAFES, DeCA stand up agency advisory council

    The first Army Air Force Exchange Service and Defense Commissary Agency Advisory Council since 1994 stood up this quarter to increase communication and find ways to support customers who shop at the facilities. Jim Gillespie, Airmen & Family Readiness Center flight chief, said he believes the

  • Team Sheppard, Community break ground on new facility

    The 80th Flying Training Wing will host a ground breaking ceremony Dec. 3 at 11:15 a.m. for a new operations facility. Pre-construction steps are nearly complete including surveying of the site, soil sampling and marking utility lines. The excavators are scheduled to begin digging in February, and

  • Carbon Monoxide Poison: Safety Alert

    Dubbed the "silent killer," carbon monoxide is a toxin with no sound, taste, smell or visual signs and it can take lives without warning. It is sometimes called carbonic oxide, exhaust gas, or flue gas and it can kill within minutes in high concentrations.CO is produced by the incomplete combustion

  • Cook family earns Sheppard Military Family of the Year award 2010

    Brig. Gen. Darryl Burke, 82nd Training Wing commander, said during his comments Dec. 1 at the annual Military Family of the Year recognition event that everyone - whether military or civilian - took an oath to serve ... some just step out a little more.That's why Maj. Kenneth Cook, an instructor

  • Holiday feasts, keeping them safe

    As the holidays approach we like to celebrate by entertaining friends and family, throwing parties and preparing feasts from the buffet table to the office party. Food moves to center stage throughout the holiday season, so be sure to keep food safe by following basic food safety steps.Clean You

  • Safety office wins 5 categories at 2010 AETC Safety Awards

    The 82nd Training Wing Safety Office will represent Air Education and Training Command for two Air Force-level awards after it won five of seven categories submitted in the 2010 AETC Safety Awards.The office will compete for the Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground

  • Sheppard Clinic, local pharmacies now administering flu vaccines

    The Sheppard Immunization Clinic has a moderate supply of flu vaccine on hand and are available on a walk-in basis for active duty members, beneficiaries including retirees, civilians and contractors. The clinic hours are 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday with early closures on

  • AETC selects Sheppard for Windows 7 test bed

    Work is underway by the 82nd Communications Squadron to install Window 7 on computers around Sheppard after Air Education and Training Command selected the base to be a test bed for the new operating system.The test period will help shape a timeline and provide information on office-specific program

  • AF selects 2 Sheppard E-8s for promotion

    Two Sheppard senior master sergeants were part of the 504 selected by the Air Force for promotion to the service's highest enlisted rank.Senior Master Sgt. Robert Smith, 82nd Training Wing superintendent of military training, and Senior Master Sgt. James Pritchard, 364th Training Squadron