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  • New command chief hopes to build on Sheppard's many achievements

    After serving in the Air Force for nearly 28 years, Chief Master Sgt. David Nelson has taken on the position of 82nd Training Wing command chief. Chief Nelson served as superintendent of the 82nd Mission Support Group for one year prior to becoming the wing's command chief.The chief said by holding

  • Good soles make a happy soul

    Now that the cold weather has passed and summer is here, Team Sheppard should be aware of the various types of injuries base personnel have experienced over the past six months.Foot injuries have accounted for nearly one out of every four mishaps of all reportable and recordable mishaps occurring to

  • New tool available to track civilian development

    The Air Force's now has a tool available to help civilians and military supervisors of civilians to better track the appropriate level of development on the Civilian Force Development Reference Center.The CFDR provides the civilian force a developmental framework that is similar to those of officer

  • Air Force selects 127 Sheppard Airmen for promotion to E-7

    One hundred twenty-seven Sheppard technical sergeants were part of the 5,424 selected for promotion to master sergeant, according to a list released May 27.The Air Force-wide selection rate was 24.85 percent.The master sergeant selects are as follows:Esaa Ali, 366th Training SquadronJames Andrews,

  • HAWC program produces combat fit commanders

    In front of the sweaty commanders whom he instructs in physical fitness activities every Wednesday, Brent Ragsdale, Health and Wellness Center health fitness specialist, was coined by Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon, 82nd Training Wing commander, May 26 for his role in helping to build the Combat Fitness

  • Saving energy saves money

    It's just early June and Sheppard has hit the 90 degree mark several times already this year. It won't be long before the temperatures hit triple digits. Soon the Sheppard community will be tasking the local electric grid with high demand usage patterns. Now is the time to switch energy-intensive

  • Sheppard council builds relations between communities

    Sheppard and local community leaders met for the Sheppard-area Community Relations Council meeting at the Burkburnett City Hall to discuss upcoming significant events scheduled to occur on the base and within the surrounding area May 25.The Community Relations Council meets quarterly to discuss

  • Emergency family assistance available for on-base disasters

    When a disaster occurs at Sheppard, family members are often left wondering whether their loved ones are safe. To help spouses and family members start looking for support and information, the base establishes the Emergency Family Assistance Control Center to address their needs and help ease some

  • Sheppard volunteers walk the highways

    Instead of taking a Saturday to sit next to the pool or relax and watch movies, 12 Sheppard members walked a two-mile stretch of highway picking up litter scattered by the road, May 22. The group helped clean up a portion of highway, adopted by the Naval School of Health Sciences, located near Lake