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  • 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

  • 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