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  • Team Sheppard instructor pilot competing for AFA David C. Schilling award

    Air Education and Training Command selected Maj. John Kelly, 80th Operations Group T-38 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals instructor pilot, as their nominee for the Air Force Association David C. Schilling award.The David C. Schilling is awarded to the person AFA recognizes as making the greatest

  • AETC Command Chief on developing today's Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert Tappana, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Education and Training Command, took a few minutes during his recent visit to Sheppard AFB, to comment on some of Sheppard and AETC's contributions to today's Air Force.During his tour of Sheppard, Chief Tappana visited many of the

  • CSFE hosts 15th Seabee Ball

    The first Sheppard Navy officer in charge shared his years of knowledge and experience with Sheppard at the annual Seabee Ball in Wichita Falls, Texas, March 6.Members of the Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering, Detachment Sheppard, celebrated two significant anniversaries. This year's

  • Pilot-for-day visits 56th Training Squadron

    A six-year-old quadriplegic set his sights on flying Feb. 26 when he was a pilot-for-a-day at Luke Air Force Base.Brandon "Hulk" Davis was selected to participate in the program at Luke because he was the victim of a car accident about a year ago, which left him paralyzed and with some dreams

  • Solar array to 'dim' Luke's electric bill

    The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron at Luke Air Force Base is exploring ways to reduce the multi-million dollar electric bill and 'go green' with plans to build one of the largest solar arrays in the Air Force by December 2011.2nd Lt. Christopher Warshaw, 56th CES Energy Projects manager, said Luke

  • Best 82nd TRW Airmen recognized at annual awards

    Team Sheppard members in the 82nd Training Wing were announced at the Sheppard Club during the wing's 2009 Annual Awards banquet March 5. Although only 14 of about 70 nominees were selected as the best in their perspective category, all contributed to the wing's 78,000 graduates in more than 100

  • National leaders set to discuss Euro-NATO pilot training

    The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program hosts the ENJJPT Steering Committee at the 80th Flying Training Wing March 8-12. During this 59th meeting of the committee, program participants, including national leaders, plan to discuss issues and set policies. As the commander of the 80th Flying

  • Air Force FSA curriculum, organization mirrors total force

    The life of an Air Force first sergeant is truly a tale of two experiences. There exists the joy of watching Airmen receive well-deserved promotions and recognition, and there is the disappointment and sadness at receiving a 3 a.m. phone call from a law enforcement desk or casualty affairs. These

  • Remnant of Lackland's past gets new home

    The last of three remaining remnants from Lackland's World War II-era housing facilities, a military open-bay barracks, was moved to a site behind the History and Traditions Museum.The only basic military training dormitory left from the 1940s, Bldg. 6351, was loaded by a crane onto a flatbed