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  • AETC selects Troester to compete for GEICO Military Service Awards

    Air Education and Training Command selected Staff Sgt. Pamela Troester, 383rd Training Squadron mental health instructor, to represent the command in the 2009 Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Awards. Sergeant Troester will compete against her peers in the Drug and Alcohol

  • Sheppard observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    President Barack Obama proclaimed October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month and asked that Americans celebrate the contributions of individuals with disabilities to their workplaces and communities. In support of the initiative, Sheppard is scheduled to host a social at the community

  • BRATS tell their story

    It's often said that when someone joins the military, they aren't the only ones serving.  Husbands and wives offer support, but recently another group gained recognition when an organization produced a film telling the story of military BRATs. Operation Military BRAT presented the movie "BRATS: Our

  • AFJROTC cadets track NASA's moon spacecraft

    Air Force JROTC cadets at the Lewis Center for Educational Research's Academy for Academic Excellence can now say they made history by being some of the first American children to venture to the moon. The students at AAE in Apple Valley, Calif., represent the largest number of youth from schools

  • International Officer School honors distinguished alumni

    Air Force leadership recently identified building partnerships as a critical mission focus.  The International Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base builds partnerships by opening professional military educational opportunities to rising stars worldwide. This year, eight former international Air

  • AF Historical Foundation recognizes Maxwell writers

    During its annual symposium in Arlington, Va., Oct. 8, the Air Force Historical Foundation recognized a professor from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and two members of the Air Force Historical Research Agency with writing awards.Dr. Richard R. Muller, a professor at SAASS, and

  • Department of the Air Force police officers now at base gates

    Visitors to Maxwell-Gunter may have noticed a change at the gates. Once manned by contracted guards, the gates now have Department of Air Force police officers.The 22 new officers began duty at the base Sept. 14, and are being trained to handle all the duties of 42nd Security Forces Squadron

  • Sheppard, community come together for 2009 Air Show

    More than 23,000 spectators were marveled by performers in the air and on the ground Oct. 10-11 during Sheppard's 2009 Open House and Air Show. From the awe-inspiring aerial performance of the C-17 Globemaster III to the life-like realism of the Virtual Army Experience to miniature tricycle aircraft