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  • Sheppard Airmen support Special Olympics

    More than 150 people from Sheppard volunteered to help with the Annual Special Olympics at Burkburnett High School May 16. The Special Olympics has been taking place every year for the past 37 years in Wichita Falls and 40 years in Texas. "For many years, the Annual Spring Games was held on Sheppard

  • MEDIA RELEASE: T-38 goes off runway

    A T-38C aircraft left the runway during takeoff at about 2:10 p.m. today. The crew of two experienced minor injuries and are receiving treatment. The airfield is temporarily closed except for military aircraft returning to Sheppard AFB. Traffic for civilian aircraft will resume May 15. More

  • AF nominates Petersen for star, selects 79 sergeants for E-7

    Colonel David Petersen, 80th Flying Training Wing commander was selected by a promotion board recently for promotion to brigadier general. Persons also selected include 79 Sheppard technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant. Tech. Sgt. Brady Kelly, 80th Flying Training Wing, Tech. Sgt.

  • Local group honors SFS sergeant

    The Optimist Club of Wichita Falls honored one of Sheppard's own May 12 with the annual Respect For Law Award for superior service as a defender at Sheppard. Staff Sgt. Joseph Hobert, an 82nd Security Forces Squadron installation patrolman, not only served here this year but also served part of the

  • Sheppard to use social media to broadcast event

    Sheppard Air Force Base will use social media tools Twitter, TroopTube and blogs May 16 during the Joint Warrior Challenge. Joint Warrior Challenge is an event that pits sister services against each other in competition such as tug-of-war, litter carry and rucksack relay.These tools will give the

  • New program simplifies household good moves at Sheppard

    The state-of-the-art Defense Personal Property Program began live operations at Sheppard Nov. 19. Sheppard's Personal Property Processing Office, one of 18 sites designated for initial roll out of DP3 is facilitating household moves through the new system. DP3 is the automated, end-to-end management

  • 13 SFS members deploy to Middle East

    Thirteen members of the 82nd Security Forces Squadron departed early morning May 10 for a week of training at Fort Bliss, Texas, followed by a six-month deployment to the Middle East. "Our mission is to defend the base which is not just limited to Sheppard," 82nd SFS Commander Maj. William Lowery