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  • Heat injury prevention key during summer months

    During the summer, heat injuries and conditions are something all Sheppard members should be aware of and take steps to prevent. The solid colored flags flown in a half dozen locations around Sheppard are warning levels for the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature heat stress index and are invaluable tool for

  • Sheppard Civilian receives Air Force Distinguished Civilian Service Award

    Team Sheppard member Risa Hillard, director of training and education for the 82nd Training Group, was recently named an Air Force nominee for the 53rd Annual Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award by acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley. The DoD Distinguished

  • 782nd TRG welcomes new commander

    Col. Tony Pounds accepted command of the 782nd Training Group from Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon, 82nd Training Wing commander, at a change-of-command ceremony July 22 in Hangar 1010. Colonel Pounds replaced Col. Andrew Cain. Colonel Cain will next serve as 2nd Air Force director of operations. "This is

  • Mannon takes command of 82nd TRW

    Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon spent most of his career in the operational Air Force, including the processing of four multi-million dollar reward payouts for information leading to the capture of high-value individuals during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now the 28-year Air Force officer has brought his

  • Bray set to operate 82nd MDG

    Col. Timothy Bray accepted command of the 82nd Medical Group from 82nd Training Wing commander Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux during a change-of-command ceremony July 15 in Hangar 1045. Colonel Bray replaced outgoing medical group commander Col. James King, Jr., who will be moving on to be the deputy

  • DOD PA school among the best in country

    The Department of Defense Interservice Physician Assistant Program at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, got a shot in the arm recently when a national magazine ranked it in the top 7 percent of PA programs in the country. According to a U.S. News and World Report study, IPAP was ranked No. 11 out of 148,

  • Air Force, Army, Navy break ground on new joint medical training campus

    The next generation of military medical training got its start July 10 with the groundbreaking of the new Medical Education and Training Campus at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Over 9,000 Air Force, Army and Navy personnel will begin training at the $500 million facility by September 2011. Sheppard's