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  • T-38C crashes at Sheppard

    A T-38C Talon aircraft assigned to the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base aircraft crashed at about 7:45 a.m. today. Emergency crews have responded to the scene. More information will be released as it becomes available.

  • 80th OSS officer 249th out of 23,000 in Boston Marathon

    Capt. David Max didn't set out to beat world-champion cyclist Lance Armstrong April 21 in the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. But he did, finishing the race in 2:43:50, a time that put him 249 out of more than 13,000 male competitors and more than 250 spots ahead of Armstrong. "He's a biker,

  • Officer Germany's final naval fighter pilot, navy participant in ENJJPT

    Cmdr. German Navy Peter Schroth didn't plan on being the last fighter pilot for his country's navy - it's just one of those things that happened. Nonetheless, he said April 23, one day before his final flight with the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program here, that he is honored and proud to

  • Crew chiefs ready for T-6A, sad to see Tweet leave

    Pilots at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program are no doubt chomping at the bit to begin training in the new introductory trainer, the T-6A Texan II. The modern and cost-efficient airframe will provide an easier transition to the T-38C Talon, the advanced trainer at the 80th Flying

  • Norwegian chief of defense visits 80th FTW

    The world's only multi-nationally run pilot training program is meeting the needs of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in all facets, a top Norwegian defense official said April 10. Gen. Sverre Diesen, the country's chief of defense, said the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at the 80th Flying

  • Two Team Sheppard members named Outstanding AETC Airmen

    Air Education and Training Command has announced its top Airmen of 2007 - two of which were Team Sheppard members. Senior Airman Shawn Ryan, a member of the 82nd Security Forces Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Ismael Paez, honor guard coordinator with the 82nd Mission Support Group, were named as some of