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  • Build-a-Boat helps build Team Sheppard morale

    Cardboard, duct tape and non-buoyant decorations were the only tools teams could use to devise their watercraft during Sheppard's 10th annual Build-a-Boat Race at the Bunker Hill Pool July 31. The end results varied for each team as they lowered their vessel into the water, provided a fearless

  • Hike the Appalachian Trail without leaving Altus

    An aviations technician assigned to the 97th Maintenance Directorate walked 3,790,970 steps during the last year, equaling 1,896 miles, as part of a Health and Wellness Center "Hike the Appalachian Trail" competition.Last July, Ms. Annamarie Mason participated in a Health and Wellness and fitness

  • Air Force dental team helps patients 'face' the world

    The 59th Dental Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base has a unique service they provide their patients ... they help reconstruct their faces.The MacKown Dental Clinic Maxillofacial Prosthetics department employs a team that deals with the rehabilitation of patients with acquired and

  • Wilford Hall is "baby-friendly hospital"

    Wilford Hall Medical Center has been designated a "Baby-Friendly Hospital" through the Texas Department of State Health Services' Texas Ten Step facility program.The announcement coincided with World Breastfeeding Week 2010, which kicked off Aug. 1 and continues through Aug. 7. The Texas Hospital

  • New equipment helps Sheppard fire department reach new heights

    Under the Air Force Firefighting Vehicle Modernization Program, the Sheppard AFB Fire Department received a fire engine equipped with a 75-foot rescue ladder and elevated water stream.The new truck provides the base and surrounding community with improved capabilities and safety assurances,

  • Sheppard sets goal for disability employment

    The Americans with Disabilities Act celebrated its 20th Anniversary July 26. The 82nd Force Support Squadron at Sheppard AFB, Texas, is working to help achieve a local goal of filling two percent of Sheppards civilian workforce by qualified persons with targeted disabilities.The Department of

  • Blog: Three ways virtual reality can improve military training

    Col. John Thompson is the Future Learning Advisor to the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments. He is responsible for facilitating innovation across AETC's recruiting, training and education mission.Efficiency of flight simulators has

  • Facility managers aid resource conservation

    In 2009, Sheppard spent an average $41,556 a day on electricity, natural gas, water, and waste water, equating to $290,892 a week or $15 million for the year. Each of the buildings on Sheppard has a facility manager who has certain responsibilities for helping conserve these resources. Facility

  • Units could win money through recycling program

    What could your group do with $1,000? Do your part to recycle, and you may find out."There is a $1,000 award for the winners of each quarter," said Michael Pettibon, DS2 hazardous waste program manager.The purpose of this program is to encourage participation in the recycling program among all of

  • Sheppard members set the pace in mini-biathlon

    More than 40 men, women and children from Sheppard AFB, Texas, participated in the mini-biathlon July 24.The biathlon consisted of a 20K bike ride and a 5K run. The winners were selected based on the three fastest times in the categories of men 40 and over, men 39 and under, women 39 and under,