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  • Get ahead by budgeting holiday spending

    Every year, we either face the holidays with a plan in hand or with our head down just hoping to get through it. As Thanksgiving approaches and excitement builds for annual "Black Friday" shopping sales, trying to stay out of debt can be a real challenge. Avoiding the New Year's credit blues is the

  • BASH implements tools to move flocks

    The Sheppard AFB Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program will implement several tools during the week of Nov. 15 to move flocks of birds from Sheppard.For the 80th Flying Training Wing, safety in the air is paramount. The loss of life or aircraft is a tragedy avoided at all cost.The 80th FTW experienced

  • Team Sheppard places fifth in Adult Literacy Spelling Bee

    A three-person team from Sheppard participated in the 14th Wichita Falls Adult Literacy Council Spelling Bee Nov. 10 in Wichita Falls, Texas. The annual event increases awareness of a 23 percent illiteracy rate in the county, fosters education and promotes tutoring. Capt. Jason Klodnicki, 82nd

  • Sheppard to hold Great American Smokeout 2010

    Sheppard Air Force Base will observe the Great American Smokeout Nov. 18 with a goal to motivate tobacco users to unite with others across the nation to stop smoking for one day. Brian Todd, Health Education coordinator with the Health and Wellness Center, said quitting for the day helps raise

  • Facebook app compromises security of Airmen

    Social Media has become a part of life in deployed locations, making it easier for families and friends to stay in touch through sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.But a new Facebook application, "Places I Checked Into," is automatically activated on users' accounts, allowing users to see

  • 82nd TRW scores satisfactory on LCAP, zero major findings

    The Air Education and Training Command Logistics Compliance Assessment Program team had no major findings for the 82nd Training Wing during a week-long inspection, resulting in a satisfactory rating.Lt. Col. James Humes, the lead for the inspection team, said it is highly unusual for a wing to go

  • UPDATE: ENJJPT graduate to pilot final flight of Discovery

    UPDATE: The launch of the space shuttle Discovery scheduled for Nov. 8 has been scrubbed due to a detected hydrogen leak during the fueling process, according to NASA's website. More information on a new launch timetable will be released as it becomes available.A graduate of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet

  • Road work to begin at Avenue H, First Avenue

    The pavement at the Avenue H and First Avenue intersection will be reconstructed this fall, causing significant disruption to the normal traffic flow through the area heavily impacting the base populace, particularly Wind Creek Village residents. The contract to rebuild the intersection pavement