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  • Sheppard Rider’s Association seeks to make motorcycle safety a priority

    The mission of the Sheppard Rider's Association, according to its Web site, is "to provide Team Sheppard with a comprehensive motorcycle safety mentoring program that will minimize potential safety mishaps and maximize the fun of motorcycling." Capt. Pattie Jackson, an administrator in the

  • BCI Golf Tournament bolsters community relations

    Sheppard members and leaders from the local community teed off today amidst strong winds and cloudy skies for the 37th Annual Board of Commerce and Industry/Sheppard Air Force Base Golf Tournament. Traveling in groups of four, this best-ball tournament gave participants a fun day to relax and meet

  • First group of Operation AF cadets arrive

    The first group of Air Force Academy cadets arrived June 3, facing lost luggage and thunderstorms, to begin their three-week acclamation to the Air Force as part of Operation Air Force. The cadets are rising sophomores, junior and seniors at the Air Force Academy. Two more groups, for a total of

  • 373rd TRS NCO rescues sleeping man from hotel fire

    All it took was one annoying sound to make Staff Sergeant Bobby Jones a hero. The 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 4 crew chief instructor was vacationing in Hot Springs, Ark., when he rescued a sleeping man from a fire recently. He was just getting ready for bed when he heard a faint beeping

  • MDG releases annual drinking water report

    The 82nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Flight has released its annual Consumer Confidence Report that outlines the drinking water quality for Sheppard.Publication of the report is required by law and is used to inform those who use Sheppard's water supply. Click here to view the

  • Airman's Roll Call: Government travel card a benefit

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on the government travel card, a benefit available to Department of Defense employees with the understanding it will not be abused or misused in any way. Use of the card is a benefit, not an entitlement, and Air Force leaders remind card holders that

  • Sergeant selected for AFIT program

    Almost all Airmen know they can attend school while enlisted, but not many have the chance to make attaining their master's degree a full-time job. Master Sgt. Theodore Heiman, a career development course writer with the 365th Training Squadron, was notified April 26 that he had just that chance.

  • New seatbelt policy restrains lawbreakers

    Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, signed a new seatbelt policy letter in an effort to maintain a "safe, secure and supportive environment," one of the general's main goals for Sheppard. "In my view, there are two kinds of drivers at Sheppard," General Devereaux said in a