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Nov. 6, 2018
AMOC prepares maintenance officers for the flightline

Every Air Force aircraft maintenance officer comes to Sheppard AFB to complete their three-month training, where they learn maintenance fundamentals. Avionics, weapons, propulsion and logistics are just a few examples of what the course covers.
Nov. 5, 2018
Time running out for BRS opt-in eligible service members

Service members eligible to opt in to the Blended Retirement System should see their choise reflected on their Leave and Earnings Statement.
Nov. 1, 2018
Sheppard in Photos

Sheppard stays busy. Fueling, servicing liquid oxygen, functional checks, transferring MQ-9A Reaper drones...give these Airmen a break or better yet your support and see why these Airmen will become the ones who drive the world's greatest Air Force to greater heights.
Oct. 31, 2018
Units garner recycling program honors for 2nd, 3rd quarters

The Recycling Incentive Award program on Sheppard AFB recognized four units Oct. 31, 2018, during the regular meeting of the Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Council.
Oct. 31, 2018
WFSM receives solid-steel upgrade to plumbing booths

The 982nd Maintenance Squadron built new all-steel plumbing booths to replace the antiquated wooden structures used by students in the 366th Training Squadron’s water and fuel systems maintenance apprentice course.
Oct. 30, 2018
365th Training Squadron wins JWC

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors competed in the Joint Warrior Challenge Oct. 27, 2018 at the parade field on base. The JWC is a six-part challenge consisting of a low crawl and litter carry relay, water jug and pumpkin carry relay, tire flip race, log carry, tug-of-war
Oct. 26, 2018
Sheppard in Photos

The 364th Training Squadron's cable and antenna apprentice course aims high in this week's Sheppard in Photos atop some loft towers, while Air Education and Training Command Deputy Command Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington delves into virtual and augmented realities during an immersion visit to the
Oct. 26, 2018
Changes to TRICARE affecting urgent care policies

With the 2018 changes in TRICARE and new Wisconsin Physician Service billing system, there are a number of local facilities that are no longer TRICARE- authorized for urgent care. At this time, the only TRICARE authorized urgent care facility for active duty family members and retirees is
Oct. 24, 2018
Battle, win over breast cancer prompts McKinstry to encourage others to self-exam

When Master Sgt. Nicole McKinstry was a young Airman, she didn't take her "lumpy breasts" serious because she was told it was just how they are. But a post-deployment physical and diagnostic tests in 2003 proved otherwise as her battle with had begun.
Oct. 22, 2018
Sheppard donates 4,000 pounds of food during campaign

Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, organizations donated about 4,000 pounds of nonperishable goods during their inaugural Feds Feed Families campaign, which ended Oct. 22, 2018. The Wichita Falls Area Food Bank benefited from the three-week food drive.

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