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  • Sheppard hold largest one-site blood drive

    Sheppard hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive Sept. 22-24 with a goal to merely break a base record set in 2008, but wound up having the largest one-site blood drive event for the Red Cross in Texas for 2009. "We collected [more than] 950 units of blood during this blood drive, which was 127

  • Sheppard on track to CFC goal

    Sheppard is getting close to reaching the $256,000 goal during the third week of the Combined Federal Campaign fundraiser. "We are definitely on the right track of reaching our goal this year but we are lagging compared to last year's results," said Lt. Col. Michael Braucher, 365th Training Squadron

  • Solid Rock Cafe receives $4 million for renovation

    The Solid Rock Café has patiently waited for funds to renovate its current home in Bldg. 450 and that patience has paid off in a very big way. Sheppard AFB was awarded nearly $4 million on Sept. 24 in order to accomplish a major renovation of the SRC, Sheppard's Chaplain Corps ministry center

  • 82nd Dental Squadron is all smiles over new facility

    The 82nd Dental Squadron showed off it new pearly whites Sept. 28 when it opened up its new dental officers residency suite. The new facility will increase quality of care at the dental clinic and will expand the current residency program while increasing the number of residents that can graduate

  • Torweihe says Farewell to the Air Force

    After 26 years of serving our nation, Col. Daniel Torweihe, 80th Flying Training Wing vice commander, says goodbye to Sheppard and to the Air Force as he celebrates his retirement at a ceremony held Oct. 2 in the large auditorium in Bldg. 1900 at 1 p.m. "There are assignments in different places and

  • 381st TRS lives up to motto, "Never Outdone"

    The 381st Training Squadron celebrated 381 days without a single alcohol or drug-related incident Sept. 28, living up to their motto "Never Outdone." With more than 600 permanent party and Airmen in Training, the squadron has gone well over a year without a single underage drinking, driving under

  • Steering committee discusses current status, future plans for ENJJPT

    The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program's Steering Committee finished its week-long meeting Sept. 25 after discussing the current status and future plans for the program. The members also reflected on the flow of student pilots, instructor pilot training, leadership and command opportunities,

  • DynCorp wins maintenance contract

    The contracting office at Air Education and Training command awarded a new contract Sept. 18 for aircraft maintenance at the 80th Flying Training Wing. The company providing contract maintenance for the 80th Flying Training Wing will change effective Nov. 1, but the mission will continue as it has

  • Sheppard helps prepare, clean up from annual event

    Hours of work, preparation, dedication and volunteers make the Wichita Falls' FallsFest Sept. 25-27 event a huge outdoor annual festivity for North Texas. But lots of preparation the week before - and tear down afterwards - takes a lot of volunteers to make the event go off without a hitch. In steps