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  • Tuskegee Airmen paved way for King's legacy

    There are two types of people in this world, according to Don Elder, a Congressional Gold Medal recipient and the guest speaker here at the Jan. 14 Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon: thermometers and thermostats. The Tuskegee Airmen who broke the color barrier for black men in aviation-related career

  • Airman's Pub re-opens after $70,000 renovation

    Airmen in Training looking for a fun, safe place on base to have a good time got their answer Jan. 11 when the newly renovated Airman's Club Pub opened. More than just a bar and recreational area, the $70,000 renovated pub offers the same fun and camaraderie without the outside influences of

  • Sheppard Youth Services breeze through AF-level spot inspection

    Sheppard's Youth Services demonstrated their nationally accredited skills for the benefit of a team of Air Force inspectors who dropped by in December. The Madrigal Youth Center, the Child Development Center and the Family Child Care program underwent weeklong scrutiny as the inspectors reviewed

  • First T-6A Texan II's arrive at Sheppard

    The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program's newest tool in training the future pilots of the NATO Alliance arrived Jan. 4. Sheppard is the last Air Force base to begin receiving the next generation of introductory training aircraft, the T-6A Texan II. Col. David Petersen, 80th Flying Training

  • Mass exodus ushers in holiday season

    The annual mass exodus of Sheppard Airmen in Training began at midnight Dec. 21, signifying a break in training and the beginning of the holiday season. About 2,500 Airmen departed via buses, shuttles and even limousines headed for three separate airports in the North Texas and Central Oklahoma

  • Sheppard members taking advantage of ABC program

    Forty Sheppard Airmen are taking advantage of a program that will earn them a bachelor degree through participating universities, including two on base. Linda Harrison, 82 Mission Support Squadron guidance counselor, said with the Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program, active

  • Mmmm Mmmm Good: Sheppard food services to compete for AF Hennessy Award

    Sheppard's food services earned the opportunity to compete for the 2007 John L. Hennessy Award for best operation in the Air Force when it was recently named the best in the command. When asked how Sheppard pulled off the win in Air Education and Training Command, Gabrielle Perry, food service

  • Circle of life: Father, son reconnect at Sheppard, graduate on same day

    Brett and Tyler Pier agreed they lost opportunities in earlier years to connect like a father and son should. Missed high school football games, dances and just spending time together are a few of the moments that lacked one or the other because of deployments, divorce and other commitments. But,