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  • Satellite Pharmacy permanently closing

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Satellite Pharmacy is permanently closed. The main Sheppard Clinic Pharmacy will continue to meet all the medications needs of our beneficiary population including off base prescriptions. The hours of operation for the Sheppard Pharmacy are Monday through Friday

  • Before taking to the waters know laws, safety precautions

    With summer officially here, there are more boats and personal watercrafts on the lakes and more people on the shores. As numbers increase, the necessity for water safety also escalates significantly, especially while on a boat, relaxing on the shore or swimming in the waters.About 800 people die in

  • Medical readiness center opens at Camp Bullis

    A new era in military medical readiness training opened at Camp Bullis June 25, as Air Force officials cut the ribbon on an $18 million Medical Readiness Training Center.Center officials will host all initial, sustainment and future medical readiness training. The center will also allow officials to

  • Puerto Rican troops, families need new birth certificates

    Servicemembers and their families who were born in Puerto Rico will need to obtain a new birth certificate starting July 1, although the Defense Department will honor the certificate they used to establish their identity and to enroll for military benefits prior to that date, a defense official

  • Plan ahead for prescriptions when moving

    With all of the details involved in moving to a new duty station, transferring prescription medication may not be on the top of the list for many beneficiaries. In fact, it may not even be on the list.TRICARE beneficiaries who regularly take prescription medications need to plan ahead so they may

  • Telephone slamming is illegal

    "Slamming" is the illegal practice of telephone companies who switch consumers' long-distance or local service provider without their permission, and often even without their knowledge. Companies do this to steal phone business from competitors, which then allows them to bill the consumer. Several

  • Sheppard, community celebrate Freedom Fest 2010

    Wade Bowen, a Texas-born country singer, performs "Star-Spangled Banner" to a crowd of about 35,000 people during Freedom Fest 2010 July 3, 2010, at the Sheppard Clinic pavilion at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Freedom Fest 2010 featured a volleyball tournament, car show, a variety of foods,