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  • 364th TRS Airman coined for ‘DUI Save of the Month’

    In his opinion, it's only people who perform dramatic acts of heroism - rescuing someone from a burning building, or bringing someone back from the brink of death with CPR - who deserve a visit from the base commander and the gift of a wing staff coin. So, Airman 1st Class Michael Mondia was

  • Airman receives Purple Heart for service to country

    As the convoy moved along the Iraqi road Feb. 1, Senior Airman Shawn Ryan's mind wasn't on the very real dangers he might face; they weren't on the possibility of injury or the chance that he could be killed. They were on getting the job done. On making sure that he and his squad members would make

  • Team Sheppard makes a splash at annual Build-a-Boat Race

    Their vessels were boat shaped or box shaped, intricately planned out or thrown together on-the-spot and held together with willpower and cries of "more tape." No matter what their finished boat looked like or the method of construction chosen, the 30 teams that competed in Sheppard's annual

  • Troops and spouses still needed as teachers

    One of the most daunting tasks when separating or retiring is finding a career after the Air Force. But, a national organization is looking to take some military members to school on the subject with the Troops to Teachers Program. A "Teaching as a Second Career" seminar to educate possible

  • AETC says “MTL’s, instructors need to be proactive with assignments”

    In February, Air Education and Training Command rolled out a new instructor and military training leader assignment tour system. Due to the complication of such a transition process, many Team Sheppard members were left bewildered by their options. Fortunately for instructors and MTL's on Sheppard,

  • Morani takes charge of Aircraft Maintenance University

    It's not very often someone crosses paths with an officer who can tell a young Airman he knows exactly what they are going through. Sheppard has one who can do just that in the newly appointed 82nd Training Group Commander Col. Steven Morani. The colonel assumed command of the training group July 11

  • Latest Roll Call discusses contacting Airmen directly

    This week's Roll Call discusses how the Air Force chief of staff wants to expand on the information receiving process through a direct e-mail program. E-mails from "CSAF@us.af.mil" come directly from Gen. T. Michael Moseley. Airmen are encouraged to discuss these messages with fellow Airmen and

  • TRICARE Online good starting point for beneficiaries

    TRICARE Online gives beneficiaries a one-stop shop for links to health care services, resources and information through a secure Internet environment. Beneficiaries enrolled at the Sheppard Clinic can make an appointment to see their primary care manager and access information about the clinic and