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  • Mentoring 101 teaches Sheppard's mentors

    More than 120 members of Team Sheppard got some expert advice on how to be an efficient member at a Mentoring 101 session held Aug. 10 at the small auditorium in Bldg. 1900. Dan Parker, a clinical psychologist and career path speaker, led the session. He discussed the basics of being a mentor

  • Tops in Blue provides family friendly, free fun

    The U.S. Air Force's premier entertainment troupe, "Tops in Blue", made a stop in Wichita Falls Aug. 8 during its world tour performing its musical show "To Dream" for a full house at the Memorial Auditorium. "This year we want people to look inside themselves and follow their dreams, whatever that

  • 80th FTW announces second quarter award winners

    The 80th Flying Training Wing recognizes its winners of the quarterly awards for the second quarter. The winners are as follows: · Maj. Daniel Dorson, 80th Operation Support Squadron, Field Grade Officer of the Quarter. · Capt. Timo Schnoebbe, 88th FighterTraining Squadron, Flight Commander of the

  • 82nd FSS earns 5 stars from SAV team

    The 82nd Force Support Squadron received a five star validation from the three man Staff Assistance Visit team that inspected the squadron July 27-31 in preparation for the Unit Compliance Inspection in January. The visit was requested by the commander of the 82nd FSS to gauge how prepared the

  • 82nd TRW announces second quarter award winners

    The 82nd Training Wing recognizes its winners of the quarterly awards for the second quarter. The winners are as follows: -1st Lt. Ramona Daughtery, 882nd Training Group, won the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter Award. -Master Sgt. Matthew Sabo, 982nd TRG, won the Senior NCO of the Quarter

  • 12 international air patrol cadets visit Sheppard

    Twelve civil air patrol cadets converged on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 30 as part of the International Air Cadet Exchange program, an annual voyage to the United States that builds international relationships through cultural, team building and life skill training. The 15 members were part

  • Original Banshee shares 89th heritage

    The Air Force officially retired the T-37B Tweet from active service July 31, marking the end of a historic era in pilot training for the service. Perhaps an equally important portion of the aircraft's heritage comes from World War II when the 89th Fighter Squadron, and retired Air Force Col. Phil

  • Garney positioned as staff judge advocate

    The 82nd Training Wing's new staff judge advocate said his priority is to help smooth the road to success for Sheppard Airmen and leaders. "Since I'm a problem solver, my goal is to help Airmen, dependents, commanders and other leaders to have a smooth road ahead of them for accomplishing our

  • Sheppard graduates its last Voice Network Systems course

    The Air Force's last class for the Voice Network Systems course graduated July 30 at Sheppard. The VNS course trains Airmen to be future apprentices in one of 16 Air Force specialty codes that will be merging into a new career field known as the cyber AFSCs. The VNS course trains personnel on the

  • Sheppard, AF retires workhorse of pilot training

    More than 50 years of dependable service is a lot to ask, especially from a tool used to train thousands of people in a critical and sometimes dangerous business. But as the U.S. Air Force said farewell to the T-37 Tweet July 31, it did so knowing it got all it asked for and more from the venerable