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  • Cadets experience operational Air Force

    Nine cadets from the Air Force Academy came to Sheppard May 31 to get a taste of what it is like to work in the operational Air Force. The academy breaks the summer up into three, three-week periods. One of those weeks is used to travel to a base either state side or overseas Cadet Tech. Sgt. Joel

  • Sheppard cyclists turnout for Ride to Work Day

    The Green Knights Motorcycle Club and other bike riders thundered through Sheppard June 15 to promote motorcycle awareness and safe riding. The club paraded through the base for International Motorcycle Awareness Ride to Work Day. Richard Chamberlin, a Sheppard Fire Department Dispatcher and the

  • Airman becomes first to ACE F-22 course

    A Sheppard Airman became the first "ACE" in the F-22 Raptor June 12 - sort of. Airman 1st Class Philip Gertz, a graduate of the 362nd Training Squadron F-22 Aircraft Maintenance Course, scored 100 percent on all eight blocks of instruction making him the first to do so for the course. Airman Gertz

  • Heat-related illnesses common during Critical Days of Summer

    During the Critical Days of Summer heat-related illnesses are common if the body is unable to cool itself by sweating. John Martin, an exercise physiologist at the Health and Wellness Center, said the four biggest issues related to the heat are dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat

  • New civilian unit program coordinator positions become available

    Squadron commanders will get much needed help Oct. 1 when 18 new civilian unit program coordinators positions become available. The reasoning behind this transformation is the tremendous cut backs in the offices that were too deeply populated. Based on the 2010 fiscal year budget, 1,200 civilian

  • 82nd Mission Support Group changes command

    The 82nd Mission Support Group welcomed its new commander Col. Kimberley Ramos June 8 during a change of command ceremony in hangar 1045. Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon, 82nd Training Wing commander, said that Colonel Ramos is following a great legacy and that he trusts that she will keep the legacy alive.

  • Surprise unit urinalysis sweep results in six court-martial convictions

    Six Airmen from the 360th Training Squadron were convicted of cocaine-related charges in the past four months as a result of a surprise unit-wide urinalysis ordered by the squadron commander. "The sweep was quite a surprise. I explained to our Airman why we were doing it and they told me they don't