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  • Boil Water Notice for Bldg 1927

    Effective 1000, 7 June 2012, in accordance with the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sheppard AFB has been directed to issue a Boil Water Notification for the staff and patrons frequenting Bldg 1927. This notification is required due to the expected loss of pressure in the drinking

  • A flight to remember: ROTC cadets takes off with 88th FTS

    Marieke van Gaalen appears to be the ideal American girl. She graduated from Hirschi High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, a few years back and is one year away from earning a bachelor's degree in international studies from Midwestern State University in the same city.The slender, golden-haired young

  • Aerospace Ground Equipment: No Air Power, Without Ground Power

    Aerospace Ground Equipment shops across the Air Force have a singular motto that defines the nature of the career field: "No air power without ground power." As critical as the mission is in the field to get aircraft off the ground, so too is the responsibility of the 361st Training Squadron to

  • Sergeant recalls May 19 attack at Bagram

    The night shift for security forces Airmen protecting Alpha Sector started out just like others May 19, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. But any sense of normalcy for Master Sgt. David Krebs and 12 other security forces Airmen from Sheppard Air Force Base was shattered with the thundering

  • Sheppard's sharpshooters: This is what makes us unique

    Training, dedication, hard work and talent are all parts in what it takes to join one of the most elite forces at Sheppard. Sharpshooters are specifically selected individuals in a security forces unit who are chosen to prove they can perform at a higher level of expertise.Sharpshooters are expected

  • 982nd MXS to create new Reaper trainer

    Members of the 982nd Maintenance Squadron are making progress to create the only trainer available for MQ-9 Reaper maintenance personnel to practice weapon loading and various other functions.The 982nd MXS was asked by Headquarters ACC to convert a crashed MQ-9 Reaper into this new tool after the

  • Tornado Safety

    Severe weather season has begun and there are a few safety tips that can help a household react to a common hazard which is present during this time... tornados. During a tornado, resident in a home or building should move to a pre-designated shelter, like a basement. If underground shelter is not

  • Safety tips on highway driving

    When driving on the highway, motorists need to consider a lot of variables. Speed limits, learning how to share the road, passing emergency vehicles and avoiding fatigue are just a few factors that should be controlled when operating a vehicle safely.The maximum daytime speed limit on most

  • Sheppard instructors, Chilean airmen fly in earthquake relief

    Tremors, which were so powerful they shifted the foundations of the Chilean City of Concepcion, caused 982nd Training Group instructors and their Chilean air force students to dash outside of their hotel rooms there at dawn Feb. 27. Some rushed from the 15th floor. The KC-135E mobile training team