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  • Fond farewell

    Brig. Gen. James Whitmore sat in his office Tuesday afternoon, briefly pausing as he contemplated the answer to the question he was just asked. The commander of the 82nd Training Wing thought of all the achievements the men and women of Sheppard accomplished during his tenure here. He mentioned the

  • 80th FTW CC visits England

    While the pilots of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program took to the Texoma skies, Col. Jeffrey Kendall, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, attended a fighter training conference last week in England to gain insight into how other pilot-training programs do business and share the ENJJPT

  • Sheppard pumps alternative fuel

    Sheppard officially opened its new safer and greener military fuel service station Monday at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new station is the fruition of two simultaneous contracts, at a cost of about $498,000 total, that started up in August 2004, one for environmental remediation and

  • Man, woman set to 'Race Across America'

    Amy Preskitt, a fuels apprentice instructor with the 366th Training Squadron, and retired Master Sgt. Donnie Dow have surpassed the 500-mile mark in the fitness center's Race Across America program. Preskitt is "midway" through the state of Arizona with 522.67 miles and Dow is approaching the Great

  • 882nd TRG welcomes Dezell as new commander

    The 882nd Training Group welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony Monday in Hangar 1045. Col. Nancy Dezell accepted command of the 882nd TRG from departing Col. Kimberly Siniscalchi. During her command, Colonel Siniscalchi has increased the usage of the medical readiness site by

  • Learning the ropes

    A group of 13 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Air Force Academy cadets arrived at Sheppard Sunday night for three weeks as part of Operation Air Force. "(Operation Air Force) allows cadets to take their academic skills and knowledge and apply it to their Air Force careers in a real-world

  • HHH goes off without a hitch

    Over 12,000 cyclists descended this past weekend on Wichita Falls to participate in the Hotter'N Hell Hundred bicycle race. The HHH offers numerous courses for those wanting to participate. First is the namesake of the race, the 100-mile endurance ride, also, the race offers a 25-mile, 50-mile, 100K

  • Family support center set to continue great service with new name, location

    In the past 25 years, the Family Support Center has had three homes on Sheppard. Now, just a few months before its 25th anniversary, it has relocated again and has changed its name as well. The Family Support Center, now the Airman and Family Readiness Flight, is settling into its new home in Bldg.