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82nd SFS honors National Police Week
The 82nd Security Forces Squadron honored their defenders and fellow civilian brethren in downtown Wichita Falls during a National Police Week ceremony May 12. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed...
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AMMO Airman achieves perfection
Eagerness to learn and hard work paid off for an Airman as he received the ACE award for making perfect scores in the munitions systems course. Airman 1st Class Kenneth Horlback, 363rd Training...
View Article150 Airmen awarded CCAF degrees
One hundred fifty Airmen here earned their Community College of the Air Force associate of science degrees during a commencement ceremony held at the Sheppard Club, May 21, 2014. The CCAF partners with...
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81 Team Sheppard E-6's earn promotion to Master Sgt.
Team Sheppard had 81 technical sergeants selected for promotion to master sergeant in promotion results released by Air Force officials May 22. Promotion sequence numbers for those selected for master...
View ArticleThe detriment of distracted driving
A split second. In a split second, distracted driving can irrevocably change lives for the worse. Airmen are reminded of the responsibility they have to combat distracted driving wherever they can...
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Sheppard clinches Verne Orr award
The 982nd Training Group here received the Verne Orr award for the 2013 fiscal year. The award is presented annually by the Air Force Association to a unit or organization that most effectively uses...
View ArticleSheppard receives high scores for UEI inspection
Sheppard Air Force Base earned high scores during an Air Education and Training Command unit effectiveness inspection. The 82nd Training Wing received an 'effective' rating and the 80th Flying Training...
View ArticleInternational bonds fly high at Sheppard
Sheppard is honoring its international partners through the sacred military tradition of retreat. Each Tuesday as retreat plays, a ceremony initiated to signal the end of the duty day, the national...
View ArticleMedical group answers questions about ‘Access to Care,’ TRICARE options
With the April 1, 2014, closure of the TRICARE customer service office, the 82nd Medical Group has been taking steps to ensure beneficiaries are educated about their access to care. The transition has...
View ArticleAirman pleads guilty to sexual assault
Airman 1st Class Brandur Jensen, 362nd Training Squadron student, pled guilty May 27 before a military judge to violating Article 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for sexual assault of a...
View ArticleSheppard opens pool under drought restrictions, trucks in water
Sheppard Air Force Base plans to open up its pools this year using non-city water sources in respect of drought restrictions in the surrounding city of Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls has entered stage 5...
View Article'Street Smart' event June 10 in the base theater
The wing safety office will be hosting two "Street Smart" presentations June 10 at the base theater, building 840, 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All base personnel and dependents age 15 or older, accompanied...
View ArticleSheppard Airmen receive Article 15's in May
Three Sheppard Airmen recently received non-judicial punishment for their actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 15. An airman basic from the 363rd Training Squadron, received...
View ArticlePublic Affairs relocating to bldg 1917; reduced ops June 13-23
The 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs office will be relocating to building 1917 during the week of June 16-20 and will have reduced operations during that time. The photo, video and graphics...
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Wingmanship: A&FRC takes lead on mission on, off base
As human beings, every Airman has a certain amount of needs, goals and aspirations that can affect them on and off base; the Airmen and Family Readiness Center makes it their goal to meet those needs...
View ArticleLGBT Pride Month and a History of its Pioneers
A great American reformer and abolitionist of the 19th century, Theodore Parker, once wrote, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I...
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Airman earns rare ACE award
Through dedication and drive, an electrical and environmental systems apprentice student here has achieved the ACE award June 5, 2014. The ACE award, given for maintaining a 100 percent average...
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Excellence: electronic warfare student achieves ACE award
South Dakota native and 365th Training Squadron student, Senior Airman Derek Jaeger, received the ACE award June 5, 2014. The ACE award was earned through hard work and effort as he scored a 100...
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'David' beats 'Goliath' at annual Joint Warrior Challenge
Garbed in all black, they huddled around each other while their coach screamed at them, "You've trained hard for this." The 363rd Training Squadron scored in top two of every event and sprinted away...
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