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  • Colonel Petersen settles in, prepares to take off

    After a week of meetings, in-processing, appointments, briefings and filling out countless forms, there is one rite of passage the new commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing has yet to undergo, one he plans and hopes to accomplish soon. He still hasn't flown in one of Sheppard's jets. Col. David

  • NCO Induction Ceremony Aug. 31

    Two weeks from now 80 senior airmen, who've spent the past few days calculating their upcoming pay raises, basking in congratulations and heaving a collective sigh of relief, will undergo a rite of passage before sewing on that coveted fourth stripe. On Aug. 31, Team Sheppard's latest batch of staff

  • Staff sergeant promotion list released

    About 80 Sheppard senior Airmen were selected for promotion to staff sergeant during the most recent testing cycle. The average staff sergeant selection rate at Sheppard was 40.10 percent, while the overall Air Force selection rate was 41.33 percent. Here are the following personnel selected for

  • Fire claims base house, inspires teamwork, charity at Sheppard

    The first thing Senior Airman Heath Conley noticed was the smoke. The 82nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman was having a routine graveyard shift at the front gate, performing anti-terrorism measures on random cars, the bomb and drug-sniffing dog at his feet. Then from the corner of his eye, he saw

  • First wave of ABUs lands at Sheppard

    It was a scene reminiscent of a blockbuster release - people arm-to-arm, swimming through a flood of other patrons. A small number achieved their goal after struggling against the crazed current of customers. Those handfuls of Airmen can be seen walking around Sheppard in the Air Force's new Airman

  • Hellcats defeat Mean Machine in AIT softball finals

    The 361st Training Squadron Hellcats defeated the 366th TRS Mean Machine 10-3 in intramural softball action Aug. 8 during the 2007 Airmen in Training Softball Championships. The Hellcats defense held off the Mean Machine for seven innings while their offense continued to bring in runs. The champs