July 17, 2020 North Carolina native ACEs munitions systems course Airman 1st Class Jan Pabon, munitions systems course apprentice course graduate, was awarded the ACE award after scoring perfect scores on all seven block tests.
July 17, 2020 113 Sheppard Airmen to promote to master sergeant The Air Force selected 113 technical sergeants assigned to Sheppard or one of its geographically separated units for promotion to master sergeant in the 20E7 promotion cycle.
July 16, 2020 Lofton returns to Sheppard, takes command of 82nd TRG Col. John C. Lofton III took command of the 82nd Training Group on July 15, 2020, during a ceremony at Sheppard. He replaced Col. Michael Donahue II, who held the position for three years.
July 10, 2020 AFAF campaign resumes July 13-24 Efforts to raise funds for four Air Force Assistance Fund charities will pick back up July 13, 2020, after a more than two-month hiatus due to the effects of COVID-19. The Sheppard drive will continue from July 13-24.
July 2, 2020 Photos: Armament training foundation of Air Force bite The 363rd Training Squadron is where the Air Force's armament specialists begin their careers, learning the foundations of the career field that gives the service's weapons systems their bite.
June 30, 2020 Sheppard NCOA mission doesn't falter amid global pandemic The Sheppard AFB NCO Academy launched its first virtual class June 15, 2020, in the face of COVID-19, and the format, although new, is flourishing.
June 30, 2020 Metals tech training the foundation for NCO's innovative success Tech. Sgt. Ryan McBride, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 19th Maintenance Squadron’s metals technology shop at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, was on the right side of a success story when his idea to have a C-130J Super Hercules hydraulic pump bracket fabricated using 3D printing technology
June 25, 2020 Bioenvironmental releases annual water quality report A consumer confidence report released by the 82nd Medical Group Bioenvironmental Flight recently shows the water supply serving Sheppard AFB meets or exceeds standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency.
June 22, 2020 Haas assumes command of 80th FTW Col. Robert F. Haas Jr. assumed command of the 80th Flying Training Wing on June 19, 2020 during a change of command ceremony.
June 22, 2020 Air Force senior leaders direct IG review into racial disparity On 2 June 2020, Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond directed the Department of the Air Force Inspector General to conduct a review into racial disparity in the Department of the Air Force.