82 MSG, 782 TRG take home quarterly recycling awards Published Oct. 29, 2013 By Dan Hawkins xxx SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The 82nd Mission Support Group and the 782nd Training Group were named Team Sheppard's 4th quarter, 2013 Recycling Incentive Award winners during the base's quarterly Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council meeting Oct. 29. The award, which is broken down into separate categories for permanent party and students, is based on the total amount of recyclable material reported to the environmental flight by the unit's recycling monitors. The final numbers are calculated on a per capita basis to account for unit size differences. This quarter, the 82nd MSG recycled a total of 78,261 pounds to claim the permanent party title, a per capita rate of 134.2 pounds. The 782nd TRG captured the student category, bringing in 6,998 pounds worth of recyclables, a per capita rate of 3.05 pounds. Lt. Col. Paul Lips, 782nd TRG deptuty commander, accepted the award on behalf of the student winners. Maj. Samuel Payne, 82nd LRS commander, accepted the permanent party award on behalf of the 82nd MSG commander. The goal of the awards is to help highlight awareness of the base recycling program and provide an incentive for groups to recycle. The $1,000 prize in each category can be used by commanders for quality of life programs or can be donated to the base recycling program. For more information about recycling, please contact the base recycling center at 676-4600.