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  • Telephone operators to move to Lackland

    Sheppard will not have telephone operators on base beginning in September; the function will be moved to the Kelly Field Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for all 13 Air Education and Training Command installations. The operators consolidated at Lackland will use telephone consoles connected

  • Kettelbells challenge Sheppard community

    With music pumping in the background and sweat rolling down faces and arms, members of the Sheppard community participated in a class July 21, utilizing Russian designed weights called a Kettelbell. The Kettelbell is a ball-shaped weight with a handle that utilizes full body movements to affect

  • Air Force engineers tackle missions ‘cradle to grave’

    Air Force Engineer assistants are the first ones in and the last ones out when it comes to planning and building bases, and without teamwork their mission could fail. Airmen in the EA apprentice course at Fort Leonard Wood spend more than three months working in an inter-service environment learning

  • Gate improvements benefit guards, ease traffic

    Construction is underway on the Missile Road Gate entrance to build a shelter over the guard shacks. The project is projected to last until August 13 during which time the gate will remain open only to outbound traffic. The shelter is being built to provide the public an aesthetic and easily

  • Build-A-Boat Race builds camaraderie

    Thirty-nine teams competed in Sheppard's Annual Build-a-Boat-Race July 18, where teams tested their ability to design a watercraft with nothing more than cardboard and duct tape. Then they raced the watercraft to one end of the pool and back. The event was highly competitive but in the end its main

  • Sheppard promotes pedestrian, cyclist safety

    Sheppard's safety office promoted bicycle and pedestrian safety this week for the critical days of summer. It is important that the community is aware of safety rules and abides by them to promote the safety of everyone on base. "The most important precaution pedestrians and cyclists can take is be

  • Books Read All Through Summer motivates children

    The Airmen and Family Readiness Center is sponsoring the Books Read All Through Summer program to promote reading over the summer break which runs from June 1 to July 31. The idea is to encourage interaction between kids and their parents through reading  said Michelle Schroeder, a community

  • Sheppard holds 5th Annual Mini Triathlon

    More than 50 athletes competed in Sheppard's Fifth Annual Mini Triathlon July 11 at the main pool. Only six won the first plaque in their category. "The purpose of this event is to help keep our Airmen combat ready while exposing them to the triathlon sport environment," said Billy Irions, 82nd