Commentaries

  • Honeywell conducting energy surveys of base facilities

    Honeywell International has been selected to provide a proposal under an Energy Savings Performance Contract. As part of this, engineers from Honeywell are conducting energy surveys of Sheppard facilities during the month of May. The purpose of the surveys is to determine which facilities are

  • How's Our A-76 Study Going?

    When we announced our A-76 study back on 29 September 2006, I committed to keeping you informed on its progress every step of the way. Let me give you a brief update. First, for base newcomers or those of you who don't remember the study, Sheppard's A-76 Study is an effort to determine the most

  • Strategic Bombing in the History of the USAF

    Among the 52 buildings that comprised Maxwell AFB during the 1930s were eight acres of land dotted with a school, hangars, warehouses, a headquarters, and an operation facility. Some of these buildings date back to World War I when Maxwell Field was known as Air Repair Depot for the Army Air

  • Why am I wearing ABUs

    Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be having a series of Commander's Calls for 82 TRW personnel. More than likely during those sessions you'll see me sporting our new utility uniform--the Airman's Battle Uniform (ABU) which was recently made available to all Air Force general officers for purchase.

  • Money management important from the start

    As a newcomer to Sheppard AFB in 2005, I was required to attend briefings at the First Term Airmen's Center as part of my inprocessing. Quite a bit of good information was provided, but one briefing in particular stood out: money management. The class included topics such as opening checking and

  • Careful what you say, somebody could be listening

    Whenever you use government communications for your day-to-day business, whether it is e-mail, Web browsing, telephones, radios or even government smart phones, there's always a risk the "bad guys" could be eavesdropping to find out what you're doing. However, our adversaries aren't the only ones

  • Helping combat cyberspace attacks

    On a daily basis, adversaries continuously try to gain unauthorized access to our computer network by bombarding it with malicious e-mail. It sounds like the type of battle that only a communications troop is equipped to fight. However, as a network user, you are just as important because you have

  • Powerpoint invites prohibited on DoD e-mail

    E-mail, love it or hate it, is a vital communication tool that sometimes has us wondering how we would be able to survive without it. To ensure the availability of this essential tool, our Sheppard system administrators continuously monitor our servers for irregularities. On almost a daily basis,

  • We Remember Them

    Earlier this week, CMSgt McLean and I had the opportunity to visit six of our 82 TRW's 60 detachments and operating locations. One of these was Det 3, 366 TRS, 782 TRG at Eglin AFB. This detachment provides joint training for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) career field and graduates over 150