March 25, 2020 Officials confirm Sheppard's first positive COVID-19 case Public Health officials here notified Sheppard AFB leadership of the installation’s first confirmed case of Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The first case is travel related and involves a member of the 80th Flying Training Wing, home to the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program.
March 24, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made.
March 19, 2020 Marquez Boulevard north, southbound lanes to be resurfaced Work will begin on or about March 23, 2020 on a construction project that will resurface Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Boulevard’s north and southbound lanes.
March 19, 2020 Goldfein emphasizes protecting force from COVID-19 while fulfilling all missions, operational priorities Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein said March 18 there have been seven confirmed cases of the new coronavirus to date among active-duty personnel, but that the Air Force is “still conducting global missions … which is priority one.”
March 17, 2020 Air Force BMT, technical and flying training mission essential, to continue with mitigation The Department of Defense response to the coronavirus outbreak continues to be dynamic and policy may quickly change, but as of March 17, U.S. Air Force's basic military training, technical training and flying training operations have been deemed mission essential and will continue with mitigation
March 15, 2020 Bell: We will work to flatten the COVID-19 curve, take care of each other Team Sheppard, we are entering new era as we work to manage and mitigate this national emergency, as declared by the president. We will now diligently work to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus, or COVID-19, activity in our community.
March 13, 2020 Air Force suspends all international military student travel to the U.S. Air Education and Training Command officials announced all travel for international military students scheduled to begin Air Force-sponsored training in the United States has been suspended effective March 13, 2020.
March 11, 2020 Sitka, Alaska, Native perfects Avionics Technician Course Airman Miah Dumag ACEd her avionics technician apprentice course at Sheppard AFB by scoring 100 percent scores on all of her performance checks and tests during the nine block course. An ACE award is only given to those who performed above and beyond in their technical training school, we can just
March 11, 2020 Hurry: Producing highly qualified, skilled Airmen key to AF logistics mission Brig. Gen. Linda Hurry, Director of Logistics for the Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection at the Pentagon responsible for organizing, training and equipping the Air Force’s logisticians who maintain and support missions, said during a visit to Sheppard
March 6, 2020 23 Sheppard master sergeants to pin on another stripe The Air Force selected 23 Sheppard AFB master sergeant for promotion to senior master sergeant as part of the 20E8 promotion cycle.