March 30, 2022 Drew: We owe them the same debt Brig. Gen. Lyle K. Drew, Sheppard Air Force Base and 82nd Training Wing commander, local and state officials and Vietnam veterans from the area celebrated the unveiling of a Vietnam War memorial unveiling ceremony at Lake Wichita Park in Wichita Falls, Texas, March 29, 2022. Drew was the keynote
March 27, 2022 Capturing Hope: Sheppard Airmen share AF culture with elementary students About 20 Airmen representing five career fields from Sheppard Air Force Base took the opportunity to share the Air Force culture and its opportunities with Booker T. Washington Elementary students as part of the school’s fifth annual career day March 11, 2022.
Dec. 28, 2021 Sheppard Airmen spread holiday cheer in local communities About 40 volunteers from Sheppard Air Force Base spread holiday cheer at local nursing facilities after two 82nd Medical Group Airmen came up with a plan to deliver cards to residents.
April 5, 2021 Partners in Main Gate project commemorate new entryway After years of planning and months of construction, a true cooperative partnership to reimagine the front door to the home of the Air Force’s combat capability was commemorated April 2, 2021, during a ceremony at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
March 11, 2020 Census info to hit base housing, area mailboxes March 12-20 Area residents will receive notifications from the Census Bureau March 12-20 with a unique ID code and instructions on how to complete the census by phone, mail or online on Census Day, April 1, 2020. Information collected is based on where you are physically living at the time of the census, not
Nov. 14, 2018 Downtown Wichita Falls bicycle rack honors AF, Sheppard Downtown Wichita Falls Development, a group with the broad scope of preserving the history of downtown Wichita Falls while revitalizing it, cemented that notion when they unveiled an Air Force- and Sheppard-themed bicycle rack on the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue.
July 5, 2018 Sheppard leads way in annual Fourth of July parade About 100 Airmen from Sheppard AFB led the procession during the 34th Annual Kell House Museum Fourth of July and Most Patriotic Parade in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, July 4, 2018.
June 13, 2018 Wichita Falls mayor soars with 80th FTW Wichita Falls Mayor Stephen Santellana experienced the mental and physical requirements needed to be an Air Force combat pilot June 12 when he flew a training mission in a T-38C Talon with 80th Flying Training Wing Commander Col. Andrea Themely.
Feb. 20, 2018 Sheppard honors Williams, Iwo Jima Vets “When you go home, tell them of us, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.” -Patrick K. O’Donnell, Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II’s Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat.
Jan. 10, 2018 Sheppard has busiest joint-use airfield in AF The airfield at Sheppard Air Force Base has supplanted the airfield at Eglin AFB, Florida, as the busiest joint-use airfield in the Air Force.