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  • New Non-Commissioned Officer Academy to open at Sheppard AFB

    Air Force officials announced today plans to open an Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas.The academy is scheduled to open its doors to technical sergeants in early 2011, with an expected graduation rate of about 1,300 annually increasing by

  • 14 receive degrees at Embry-Riddle graduation May 7

    Fourteen Team Sheppard members receive degrees during the Embry-Riddle graduation May 7. Eight of the recipients will receive their master's degree and six will receive a bachelor's degree.The following recipients will receive a master's degree: Maj. Byron Dobbs, 80th Operations Group; Capt. Rainer

  • Play ball: Sports physicals appointment schedules available May 24

    Parents can begin making appointments for sports physicals beginning May 24 for the first sports physical clinic which will be held June 19. Students who plan to play on school sports teams are required by University Interscholastic League rules to have a completed physical prior to the first day of

  • Airman fit to fight, fit for life

    Combat ready Airmen practice, live and breathe physical fitness by participating in a wide scale of challenging events from squadron physical training to running marathons to competing in bicycle races. One Sheppard Airman shines in the running arena and has even impacted others because of her

  • Strokes: Not knowing the signs may be fatal

    Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of a stroke is the key to saving brain cells and improving recovery. The American Heart Association has special protocols for medical and surgical interventions that can help, if a person discovers

  • Vendor Day strengthens relationship with local community

    Sheppard will have the 13th Annual Vendor Day May 20at the Midwestern State University Clark Student Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Vendor Day is an event that gives local and surrounding vendors a chance to showcase their products and services not only to the local public, but to Sheppard Government

  • DePLAYment tags bond families

    In honor of the Year of the Air Force Family, the Air Force created the DePLAYment program in July 2009 offering special discounts to deployed servicemembers and their families. The program has already made life more enjoyable for almost 90 Sheppard families who have received $10,000 in fun through

  • "Sex Signals" production raises sexual assault awareness, prevention

    Sheppard wrapped up Sexual Assault Awareness Month with a theater production to raise sexual assault awareness and prevention during the "Sex Signals" one-day event at the base theater May 1.Catharsis Productions created an innovative approach to the uncomfortable and sensitive subject of sexual

  • EOD instructors awarded Bronze Stars

    Two instructors with the Det. 3 366th Training Squadron received Bronze Star Medals April 6 for meritorious service as Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leaders in 2009 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq .Staff Sgt. Kevin Beasley and Tech. Sgt. Frank Pulice were both assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil