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  • AETC selects Troester to compete for GEICO Military Service Awards

    Air Education and Training Command selected Staff Sgt. Pamela Troester of the 383rd Training Squadron to represent the command at the Air Force level in the 2009 Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Awards. Sergeant Troester will compete against her peers in the Drug and Alcohol

  • Sheppard plans NDEAM social

    President Barack Obama proclaimed October 2009 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month and called on all Americans to celebrate the contributions of individuals with disabilities to workplaces and communities Sept. 30. Sheppard will support that initiative Oct. 29 with a social at the

  • BRATS tell their Story

    It's often said that when someone joins the military, they aren't the only ones serving as husbands and wives are providing support behind the scenes. But another group and their struggles gained recognition recently when an organization produced a film that tells the story of military

  • Balfour Beatty brings "sense of community" to Sheppard

    The Balfour Beatty Communities Management Office brought a "sense of community" to servicemembers at Sheppard Oct. 16 during the Home Based Business Expo. "Because we're at a training base and there are so many people moving in and out all the time we wanted to build a sense of community for them by

  • Protect yourself from West Nile Virus

    The West Nile Virus has been found here in the Wichita Falls area recently. The 82nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Public Health Office would like to remind Sheppard of the steps to prevent becoming infected. WNV is a potentially serious illness transmitted primarily by infected mosquitoes. Mosquitoes

  • American citizens possess right to communicate to elected officials

    The Air Force Sergeant's Association wants to educate its members and citizens and encourage them to become more aware of and involved in the day-to-day business of its elected leaders during Legislative Awareness Week Oct. 12-18. Much attention nowadays is given to things the government "owes us."

  • Seabees give back to community

    The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Detachment at Sheppard won the prestigious Emy Lou Baldridge Partnership Award Oct. 5 for volunteer efforts including the Rainbow House of Wichita Falls, a subdivision of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Laura Bush, Greater Texas

  • UCI Countdown requires War & Contingency plan perfection

    The Unit Compliance Inspection is approaching fast and time is running out to square away Sheppard's plans and programs. On the anniversary of every plan and program, it must go through the War and Contingency Review Process starting with the office of primary responsibility. This process ensures

  • Chief Murray says "You are now part of an extraordinary opportunity"

    The mission and leadership here equals the perfect technical and combat training that is right for today and the time that we are in, said the 14th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray during his visit Oct. 8-9. He said it was different from the technical training he attended nearly 30