JROTC group tours Sheppard

More than 30 Junior ROTC students from Spring, Texas, made a seven-hour drive Oct. 26 for an on-site visit to the largest technical training base in the Air Force. The group, led by retired Air Force Col. Dan Crum from Klein Collins High School, visited several training squadrons in the 82nd

Family Practice Clinic shows off new digs

Not so long ago, someone attending an appointment at the 82nd Family Practice Clinic could expect a close, personable experience - in a negative way. A cramped waiting and reception area, where every word spoken between the customer and receptionist could be heard by all, was followed by a hallway

Freedom Fest 2006

Sheppard delivers the goods during local food drive

A caravan of cars, trucks and SUVs delivered more than 21,000 pounds of food Friday to the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank, capping off a week-long food drive. Various base organizations rounded up canned and dried foods to help the local agency in its annual U Can Share Food Drive. Michelle Schuster,

New PCS plan to save AF money

Personnel expecting to move might have to wait a year before packing up household goods as a new money-saving initiative goes into affect. Air Force leaders have directed several assignment-related initiatives to reduce the permanent change of station budget deficit. Linda Howard, Sheppard's chief

Halter: Sheppard is 'first class'

After a two-day visit, Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr., 19th Air Force commander, left here Thursday with two words in mind: first class. An October ceremony handed control of 19th AF to the general and this visit to the 80th Flying Training Wing allowed him to get a better idea of the important mission

AMOC students use teamwork to battle fiery experience

Four students and a communications officer had a fiery bonding experience about one month ago when they battled a brush fire in Meers, Okla. Capt. Derrick Miller, from the 82nd Communications Squadron, and Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course students Capt. Ishmael Djagmah, from Ghana, Capt. Udaya

Corps of Engineers civilians earn Civilian Combat Service pin

Three Sheppard civilians were among those recently recognized by the Army Corps of Engineers for combat service in Afghanistan. They and others like them volunteered to go to Afghanistan to help construct facilities. Robert Owens, David Hudson and Donald Hendrix chose to wear the same uniform as

New OG commander looks to continue tradition of international program

German Air Force Col. Axel Pohlmann accepted command of the 80th Operation Group June 30 from Col. Heinrich Schneider in a change of command ceremony in Bldg. 2408. "I will try to follow in his footsteps," Colonel Pohlmann said of Colonel Schneider, who took the 80th OG through the 2004 Operational

Sergeant finalist for Air Force Times Airman of the Year honor

Tech. Sgt. Brian Westington is a man with many faces. His is a face that supplied hours of work to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. It's also one that manages about $14 million in assets as the supply custodian at the 381st Training Squadron's Medical Readiness Flight. And also one that saved lives