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  • Incredibly realistic

    For a moment Sept. 14, the 882nd Training Group transformed into a comical setting reminiscent of the 4077th MASH unit in Korea. Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, worked his way into the "operating room" during his orientation with the 882nd TRG to perform an appendectomy

  • First lady

    The only lofty goal Cadet Ulrike Flender has is one that would catapult her into the sky as a pilot. As the German student prepares to graduate from Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program tonight, she'll complete a goal that wasn't on her radar until now. She'll be the first female fighter pilot

  • Leading in diversity

    If there was one word Brig. Gen. Richard Devereaux would use to describe the 782nd Training Group, it would definitely be "diverse." The 82nd Training Wing commander toured squadrons of the 782nd TRG Sept. 19 to become familiar with the courses taught, discovering there isn't one particular area of

  • Support agencies identified for A-76

    Brigadier General Richard T. Devereaux, 82nd Training Wing commander, in conjunction with Air Education and Training Command, has announced selected base operating support functions for an A-76 Cost Comparison study. The study will encompass 508 civilian and military billets spread through out civil

  • Required PT uniform ready for wear

    The new physical training uniform became mandatory Sunday, exactly one year after the Air Force began issuing it at Basic Military Training last October. According to the AF PTU Wear Guidance, the PTU is a work out uniform designed to provide maximum comfort and visibility (to others) for Airmen.

  • New found identity

    Imagine working in a world where a simple badge tells the story of what you do, but not having that badge. That's the world 82nd Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness Flight personnel have lived in since the inception of their career field in the days of the U.S. Army Air Corps in the 1940s. Now, CE

  • Team Sheppard is Excellent

    Any doubt of how the 82nd Training Wing performed during the Operational Readiness Inspection was cleared up Wednesday morning when it was announced the wing earned an "excellent" rating. The Air Education and Training Command Inspector General team hosted a final outbriefing at the base theater for

  • Base housing residents look for answers during privatization meeting

    Sheppard's housing officials are a little more than a month away from turning over control of housing units to a contractor, and that has many Sheppard families excited and a few others concerned. Housing residents were able to ask questions at a town hall meeting Oct. 12 at the base theater. Most

  • Officials outline A-76 process

    The military and civilian workforce has been shaken up over the past year with force shaping and Presidential Budget Decision 720 results. With more workforce changes on the way in the form of an A-76 Cost Comparison Study, a few military and civilians attended two town hall meetings Oct. 11 at the