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  • 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

  • Roll Call focuses on NCO conference

    Addressing the concerns of Airmen by the Air Force's top leaders during an NCO conference with is the subject of this week's Roll Call. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley met with 50 NCOs at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., to

  • ABU moving full-speed ahead

    Officials at the Air Force Uniform Program at the Pentagon announced recently that manual production of the Airmen Battle Uniform will soon make way for automated production. This change in production methods would mean an increase from 7,000 ABUs produced per month to over 100,000 per month by

  • JATDI to put updated info in Airmen's hands

    Sheppard's ability to train Airmen like they will fight is jumping up a notch in the near future with advancements in technology that will mimic what they'll do at their first duty location. The innovation isn't so new to the military, but the Joint Aviation Technical Data Integration Joint Data