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  • Pilots taxi spouses in aircraft

    About 90 spouses donned flight gear Sept. 30 to experience what instructor pilots at the 80th Flying Training Wing do at work during the wing's annual Taxi Day. Briefings, a stop at life support to gear up and a final step to the aircraft marked the day's events, leading to the eventual taxiing of

  • OSI continues to investigate March 7 death

    The investigation into the death of a Sheppard student Airman continues six months after she was found unresponsive in base lodging. Senior Airman Blanca Luna was found in her room at 8:50 a.m. March 7 and taken to United Regional Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:35 a.m. She was on

  • Deep Purple brings home team excellence award

    The 982nd Maintenance Squadron team Deep Purple was recognized recently during the 2008 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award ceremony in Washington, D.C., at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Expo. The squadron was one of five Air Force organizations to claim the top

  • SAFB Gate Closure schedule

    Work to increase Sheppard's force protection measures will continue as the Missile Road gate re-opens Sept. 26 in preparation for the closure of the hospital gate. Crews will begin installation of final denial barriers Sept. 29 at the hospital gate similar to the work completed at Missile Road

  • Banned substances in fitness supplements

    Sheppard members need to be aware that some fitness supplements may contain banned substances that could harm their bodies, said Michelle Collins, a dietician at the Health and Wellness Center. She said labels on supplements may disguise the name of illegal substances so consumers don't know what is

  • Former 82nd TRW vice commander returns from deployment, shares experiences

    Former 82nd Training Wing Vice Commander Colonel Lansen Conley recently returned from a 365-day deployment to Afghanistan and shared his experiences there after speaking at the 82nd TRW POW/MIA day luncheon. The colonel, currently assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, spent the last year as

  • VPP team assesses safety and health

    Vance Lineberger, secretary of the Air Force's Office of Installations, Environment and Logistics displayed Sheppard's Voluntary Protection Program gap analysis graph Sept. 19 during a visit to assess Sheppard's safety and health in the work force. The graph shows how Sheppard is doing in

  • MPF customer service to close for upgrades

    The Military Personnel Flight's Customer Service office will close Sept. 24-25 for a systems upgrade to provide increase security measures for personnel. The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System, or RAPIDS, is part of Homeland Security Presidential Direction 12, an initiative that is