Jan. 4, 2017 Sheppard Celebrates 75 Years of Excellence In July 1940, two Army Air Corps officers stepped off a plane into the sweltering summer heat of north Texas.Maj. Oscar Beal and Capt. Joe Miller had been sent to evaluate nearby Call Field, which had been a World War I flight training base, as a potential location for a technical training school.
Dec. 22, 2016 Colossal Cookie Drive Nets 27K Cookies Sheppard Air Force Base hosted the 15th annual Colossal Cookie Drive Dec. 19 – 22. The four-day event collected more than 27,000 cookies to be distributed to Airmen-in-Training before the holiday exodus.
Dec. 21, 2016 Sheppard Hosts Toy Run for Local Children The 364th Training Squadron Booster Club held a Santa Hat and Toy Run for service members and civilian personnel assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base Dec. 20.
Dec. 7, 2016 Sheppard Hosts Relationship Resiliency Seminar Sheppard hosted a relationship resiliency seminar for Airmen and their families at the base theater Dec. 6, 2016.
Dec. 2, 2016 Wing leadership light up the night Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Pritchard, 82nd TRW command chief, light the holiday tree at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, during the annual tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 1, 2016.
Nov. 21, 2016 Operation Thanksgiving Photo Contest Post photos of your holiday guests with Sheppard Airmen using #OperationThanksgiving and tagging Sheppard Air Force Base!
Nov. 15, 2016 Non-Judicial Punishment Review: October 2016 Sheppard Airmen recently received non-judicial punishment for their actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 15 in the month of October.
Nov. 15, 2016 Wichita County and Sheppard join forces to combat flu The 82nd Medical Group and the Wichita County Public Health District are partnering to conduct a joint flu line on Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community Activity Center on Sheppard. Vaccinations will be available at no cost for civilian and contractor personnel with Medicare, Medicaid,
Nov. 14, 2016 82nd TRW commander visits Det 16 at RAF Lakenheath Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, visited Detachment 16 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Nov. 3.
Nov. 9, 2016 Three service members gain U.S. citizenship at Sheppard Members serving in the U.S. armed forces come from all over the world. For some, joining the military isn’t just to travel or for education opportunities, but to become an American citizen.