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  • Looking in the mirror: Balance Scorecard to help Sheppard examine mission

    Sometimes it's good to step back, take a look at things and wonder where and how an organization fits into the grand scheme of things. That look in the mirror begins March 22 for Sheppard as it begins an initiative called Balanced Scorecard to examine how it fits into the mission of the Air Force

  • Airman's Roll Call focuses on anthrax vaccinations

    The Department of Defense anthrax vaccination program is the focus of this week's Airman's Roll Call. The vaccinations recently became mandatory for Airmen with orders to, or currently in, specific high-threat areas, such as the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility or the Korean peninsula.

  • Majors selected for promotion

    Eight Sheppard majors were selected by a promotion board recently for promotion to lieutenant colonel. The majors were among 6,482 considered and 1,289 selected for promotion. Those selected include: Maj. Russell Custer, 373rd Training Squadron; Maj. Scott Harding, 82nd Training Wing; Maj. Walter

  • 13 selected for promotion to E-8

    Thirteen Sheppard master sergeants were selected to pin on another stripe by a promotion board in February. The Sheppard senior NCOs were among 1,282 Air Force-wide selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. Those selected for promotion include: Master Sgt. Jody Bell, 365th Training Squadron;

  • Cop-shop top of the crop in AF

    Some jobs are seemingly thankless, from teachers and waste-disposal personnel to cops and nurses. Luckily though, the 82nd Security Forces Squadron received the accolades they deserve for keeping Sheppard safe when the unit was named the 2006 Outstanding Security Forces Unit, in the small unit

  • Customer service, with a 'catch'

    Two of the newest members to the 82nd Security Forces Squadron made their presence known, leading to a "coining" by 82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux. Tammy Drew was utilizing the Texas Law Enforcement Terminal System at the visitor control center to conduct a background

  • Sheppard Inn competes for Inns of Excellence title

    A team of inspectors are set to put on their white gloves March 19 to determine if Sheppard lodging is "inn" or out among the best in Air Education and Training Command. The team arrives March 18 and will be on base until March 22 conducting their annual inspection during the AETC Inns of Excellence