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  • Last Sheppard-trained sonographers carry on the mission

    Team Sheppard said a final farewell as the last four students graduated from the Diagnostic Ultrasound Apprentice course July 23. These Airmen are the last Sheppard-trained sonographers to carry the 882nd Training Group mission and vision into their career field before the course makes the move to

  • Innovative training aids support EOD mission

    Explosive ordnance disposal technicians are trained to apply classified techniques and special procedures to lessen or remove hazards created by the presence of unexploded military, criminal, biological, nuclear or terrorist homemade ordnance. Sheppard helps provide this training by fabricating high

  • Photo Essay: 882nd TRG AiT march to school

    More than 730 Airmen in Training from the 882nd Training Group report to formation at 6:30 a.m. and then march to class at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas July 23.Click here to view the full slideshow

  • Newer F-15s enhance maintenance training

    Months of coordination, multiple TDYs and a large parking space define only a few of the factors that fell into place to bring 13 newer-model F-15s to update Sheppard's F-15 Aircraft Maintenance Course.The course currently utilizes A and B model aircraft to train today's F-15 aircraft maintenance

  • Savings bonds move from paper to electronic

    The discontinuation date for allotments made to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds through military, retiree or federal civilian employee pay has changed from Sept. 30 to Aug. 30. Savings bond allotments will stop because the Treasury Department is making a move from paper to electronic. Although the

  • Weather safety is emphasized during Critical Days of Summer Campaign

    As part of the Critical Days of Summer, it is important that emphasis is placed on weather safety. During the summer months, it is especially important to watch for thunderstorms, high wind velocities and flooding on land and water.ThunderstormsWhen thunderstorms arise or warnings are issued, the

  • NDI helps keep older aircraft in the air

    Even the smallest of cracks on an aircraft can cause a catastrophic event that could result in the loss of an aircraft, or even worse, the loss of a pilot.A highly skilled group of maintainers at the 80th Flying Training Wing Non-destructive Inspection shop work to find any defects in aircraft to

  • Course lays foundation for F-16 maintainers

    About 750 Airmen graduate from Sheppard's F-16 Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice Course annually. Sure, there are courses that graduate more students.But in the aircraft maintenance world, Sheppard is home to possibly the most important class new maintainers will ever take. This introduction to

  • Golf course looking for greener days

    Paul Peters, Sheppard's new director of Wind Creek Golf Course, said July 15 that Old Man Winter didn't do any favors for one of the best courses in the region with his wintry blast in December.Boasting some of the best greens just a year ago, winter storms damaged the putting surfaces, he said,