HAWC to help Sheppard smokers kick the habit

Among the countless New Year's resolutions to lose weight, drink less or resolve debt, many will promise to finally part ways with their cigarettes, cigars, chew or pipe. The staff at the Health and Wellness Center plans to make that resolution a bit easier to keep. The staff will offer free

Officials rebut local newspaper article

There is a lot of dirt digging, welding and construction taking place at Sheppard to upgrade infrastructure of the Air Force's largest technical training base. But, contradictory to a Scripps Howard News Service article published in the Times Record News today, the more than $300 million project has

Home for the holidays: Sheppard Airmen leave for annual Exodus

27 selected for promotion to major

Twenty-seven Sheppard captains were selected for promotion to major recently as part of the 2006B line of the Air Force, chaplain, nurse corps and biomedical sciences corps central selection board. Eleven captains were selected from the 82nd Training Wing, while 16 from the 80th Flying Training Wing

General Devereaux sends holiday message to Sheppard

Team Sheppard officers, NCOs, Airmen, and civilians; I wanted to meet briefly with you today and pass along some thoughts before we all take some well-deserved time off for the holidays. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to listen. As your commander, I want you to know how proud I am of

Flu shots available at base clinic

The flu vaccine is now available at the 82nd Medical Group Clinic. Although the flu shot is recommended to everyone, there are groups of people identified by the Center for Disease Control as high-risk for contracting influenza. The following is a list of high-risk groups: · People who are 50 years

Here kitty, kitty

Curled between an air conditioning compressor and a building wall, yellow eyes glaring at the Security Forces and Entomology personnel surrounding him, he flexed his paws, claws at the ready. Suddenly a collar dropped down over his furry head, tightening around his neck, and he found himself at the

Thanks for the ride Sheppard

It all began in the early 1940s as the Tex-Acts, the first official newspaper of Sheppard Field. That newspaper went away when the installation was closed down shortly after World War II. But, the need of Sheppard Air Force Base in the late 1940s breathed new life into the base newspaper, this time

CGOs, Sheppard provides early Christmas for Wichita Falls ISD elementary students

The holiday season for most people is a time of joy and excitement; a time of trees covered in lights and presents on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, not everyone is so lucky and Sheppard has gone out of its way to change that for some local children. Sheppard held its 10th Annual Give a Child a

Pakistani Air Force leaders tour technical training facilities

Eight representatives from the Pakistani Air Force Academy visited Sheppard Dec. 7-8 for a tour of the base facilities. The purpose of the tour was to orient the Pakistanis to Sheppard's aircraft maintenance training procedures, and allow them to enjoy the leisure activities available both on base