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  • General Gould visits Sheppard

    "Where did this water originally come from?" the general asked, having just finished a toast, and holding the now-drained Styrofoam cup in his hand. Various Airmen and civilians shot looks at each other before sidestepping the question with, "... all over." Others who'd joined the toast glanced

  • Sheppard supports Operation Iraqi Kids

    A teddy bear here or new school supplies there for most children in the U.S. is commonplace. It's not hard to come across new clothes or books either. But for children in the war-torn country of Iraq, these miniscule items here are treasures for years to come. That's why a collective group of people

  • Sheppard ready to get technical with 5th Annual Tech Expo

    A crew chief at a flightline at a forward deployed location grabs what appears to be a laptop computer; something that normally wouldn't survive in austere conditions of a sandy region. Thousands of miles away, an instructor in a maintenance course uses a 3D model to show the inner-workings of a

  • 2nd AF command chief visits Sheppard

    Chief Master Sgt. Jimmy Kelly Jr. didn't intend to spend his birthday at Sheppard Feb. 16. But, Sheppard personnel gave him their own type of birthday present with a tour of the Air Force's largest technical training base. Chief Kelly, the 2nd Air Force command chief, made his first official visit

  • Commentary - Mother recalls tragic loss to drunk driving

    When I saw the e-mails that went out about Airmen drinking and driving, I felt I had to reply. So I did. I was asked if I would write a commentary from a mother's point of view on drunk driving and my first thought was, "What am I going to say? What could I possibly say that would make a difference

  • Top chaplain visits Sheppard, says make every day count

    A day may not seem like much. After all it's only 24 hours. According to Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Charles Baldwin, the U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains, though, one day can change a life forever. Chaplain Baldwin visited Sheppard Feb. 16 and was the guest speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast held at

  • AF honor guard visits Sheppard, teaches ceremony

    Six Airmen solemnly step in unison toward the waiting casket. Slowly, they remove a fallen hero's casket and begin carrying him on what has become his final journey. So begins the ceremony to lay to rest a military member. The Airmen are the stoic guards of the fallen, they are members of the base

  • Dental digital imagery no longer a dream

    "That's so dial-up" is often heard when referring to outdated technology. Across the Air Force many customer-based processes are becoming streamlined with the most current hi-tech advances. Incorporating the newest technological advances into our everyday lives is no longer surprising, it's