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  • Food services ready to ‘steak’ claim as best in the AF

    Sheppard's Food Service Operation is set to jump from pan into the fire Feb. 11-13 as a team of inspectors scrutinize their procedures to determine if they are the best in the Air Force. The team is part of this year's Hennessey Award that names the top food service operation. Sheppard was selected

  • Sheppard sweeps Fort Sill in weekend basketball duel

    The Sheppard Senators toppled the Fort Sill, Okla., Cannoneers Feb. 2-3 in Southwest Military Basketball League in a two-game matchup. It was their first back-to-back wins of the season. "It really feels good to finally get the Sunday win; it has been something that has haunted us all season," said

  • Tops In Blue set to perform Feb. 9 at Memorial Auditorium

    Get ready for a fantastic night of free entertainment as Tops In Blue, the premiere entertainment showcase of the U.S. Air Force, will perform its musical show "The Fly By" at Memorial Auditorium in Wichita Falls Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. "It's a high-energy musical show that is also educational," said Chief

  • A new breed: Sheppard begins training fifth-generation crew chiefs

    The first class of F-22 Raptor crew chiefs began training Jan. 29 at the $21 million Raptor Maintenance Training Facility at Sheppard. Seven of the Air Force's newest Airmen and one cross-trainee from the Virginia Air National Guard are the first to undergo initial skills training that's as cutting

  • Senators to hold tryouts for varsity softball team

    The Sheppard Senator's men's varsity softball team is set to begin the 2008 season with tryouts Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. on Field No. 1 located behind the new football fields adjacent to the firing ranger. Coach Ron "Bama" Brown said he hopes to build on last year's new, but competitive roster. Active-duty

  • Sheppard to discontinue use of base stickers

    Government identification card holders will no longer need a base sticker to access the base beginning Feb. 1. Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander ordered 82nd Security Forces Squadron personnel to discontinue issuing or enforcing use of DD Form 2220 for vehicles operated on

  • 15 enlist before military appreciation hockey game

    Fifteen young men and women became the newest recruits of the U.S. Air Force Jan. 26 during an enlistment ceremony at the Wichita Falls Wildcats Military Appreciation game. Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, led the future Airmen in taking the oath of enlistment at the

  • Security guard, SFS keeps Sheppard safe, rounds up undocumented workers

    Security guard Michael Collins didn't think he did anything other than his job Jan. 25 at about 10:30 a.m. when something didn't sit right with him as subcontractors tried to get on Sheppard Air Force Base. But his gut instinct and by-the-book procedures led to the apprehension of six undocumented

  • Sheppard, ‘Dinner: Impossible’ right recipe for success

    Months of preparation and 10 hours of organized chaos turned out to be the right recipe for Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and the Food Network as Chef Robert Irvine cooked, stirred and served his way to mission accomplished during the network's show "Dinner: Impossible." The show, featuring